Our thirteenth national staff equality data report for higher education institutions (HEIs) aims to assist the sector in better understanding the main equality challenges for staff and students, directing future efforts to overcome them.
This report presents a snapshot of the age, disability, ethnicity, gender, and religion and belief of students in higher education (HE) for the 2018/19 academic year, as well as on the interplay of these identities (for example, female Black students and male disabled students). In addition, our report presents high-level and experimental data related to gender identity, sexual orientation and social background.
New to this year's report is the experimental data section which includes social background data for students. This is the first time that social background data has been included in the Advance HE statistical reports. Socio-economic status is not listed as a protected characteristic in the 2010 Equality Act. However, the Equality Act makes explicit reference to the duty of authorities to take regard of inequalities of outcome that result from socio-economic disadvantage.
Advance HE Members can access the reports below.
Download the Equality in higher education: staff statistical report 2020 (Word)
Download the Equality in higher education: students statistical report 2020 (Word)
PDF Reports
Staff statistical report 2020
Students statistical report 2020
Data Tables
To help you access and analyse the data, all of the tables presented in these reports are available to download in Excel format. These also include further detail not included in the report
Infographics
We have produced a set of infographics for both the staff and student report, which visualises some of the key statistics. We encourage you to download the infographics and use them in your work in your institution.
