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The Education Challenge

Progression

Number of students living in Cumbria enrolling in HEIs in the UK
The number of enrolments in higher education institutions by
students domiciled in Cumbria was 10,600 in 2018/9, a 6%
decline compared to 2014/5. Using data from the Office for

Students, the young participation rate (a measure of the
proportion of a young cohort who has entered HE by age 19) is
estimated at 27.6% for Barrow in 2018 (the median participation
rate for MSOAs in England is 40%). The areas in red illustrate
where young people are least likely to participate in Higher

Education.

Number of HE qualifiers by level of qualification

Outside of higher education provision delivered within Furness
College, the nearest universities to Barrow are:

▪ The University of Cumbria which had 3,070 graduates in
2018/19 of which 2,040 were undergraduates

▪ Lancaster University which had 5,115 graduates in 2018/19
of which, 3,045 were undergraduate

Source: HE Student Enrolments, HESA, 2020; Young Participation by Area (Polar 4), Office for Students, 2018; Furness College (Website); HE Qualifiers, HESA, 2020