Education spending Participation in classroom-based further education qualifications by adults (19+) in England Published on 16 January 2025 There have been large and sustained reductions to public spending on classroom-based learning over time. Education and skills Education Further education Skills Government spending
Share of apprenticeship budget spent on each apprenticeship level data item The proportion of funding directed to higher-level apprenticeships (level 4 and above) has trebled between 2017–18 and 2021–22 from 13% to 39%. 16 January 2025
Why are universities in financial trouble? podcast Why are universities struggling, what happens if they go bust and what can government do to help? What other challenges do the HE and FE sectors face? 21 August 2024
What is this government’s ‘theory of growth’? Nobody knows comment "Shifting the performance of an entire economy requires a long-term, consistent and persistent direction." Paul Johnson writes for the Times. 20 January 2025
Hourly funding rate for ‘Preparation for work and life’ and ‘Health, public services and care’ courses data item The new funding rates for the 2024–25 academic year establish a consistent hourly rate, simplifying the funding system. 16 January 2025
Spending per pupil or student per year at different stages of education (2024–25 prices) data item This chart compares the trends in public spending per student on various stages of education over time in England. 16 January 2025
Projecting options for 16–18 education spending per student after 2025, 2009–10 = 1 data item To maintain spending per student at 2025–26 levels, total funding would need to rise by almost £200 million in today's prices by the end of 2027–28. 16 January 2025
Changes in marital sorting: theory and evidence from the US working paper Measuring how assortative matching differs between two economies is difficult, we show how the use of different measures can create different outcomes 27 November 2024
The effects of youth clubs on education and crime working paper Using quasi-experimental variation from austerity-related cuts, I provide the first causal estimates of youth clubs' effects on education and crime. 12 November 2024
Schooled by trade? Retraining and import competition working paper We study the interaction of retraining and international trade in Germany, a highly open economy with extensive state-subsidized retraining programs. 28 October 2024
