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Table 1 shows the number of adult (aged 24+) learners participating on further education courses, Level 3 and above, in England by gender and age band in 2010/11, the latest year for which final data are available.<Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><thead><tr><th>Table 1: Adult (aged 24+) participation on Level 3 and above further education courses by gender and age band, 2010/11</th></tr></thead><TR><TD>Gender</TD><TD>Age</TD><TD>Level 3 and above</TD></TR><TR><TD>Female</TD><TD>24-30</TD><TD>68,770</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>31-40</TD><TD>75,350</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>41-50</TD><TD>67,940</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>51-60</TD><TD>23,290</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>61-65</TD><TD>2,190</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>66+</TD><TD>2,270</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Unknown</TD><TD>40</TD></TR><TR><TD>24+ Female total</TD><TD></TD><TD>239,840</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>Male</TD><TD>24-30</TD><TD>46,020</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>31-40</TD><TD>40,870</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>41-50</TD><TD>33,180</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>51-60</TD><TD>13,780</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>61-65</TD><TD>2,030</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>66+</TD><TD>1,160</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Unknown</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR><TD>24+ Male total</TD><TD></TD><TD>137,060</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>Gender total</TD><TD>24-30</TD><TD>114,800</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>31-40</TD><TD>116,220</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>41-50</TD><TD>101,120</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>51-60</TD><TD>37,070</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>61-65</TD><TD>4,220</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>66+</TD><TD>3,440</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Unknown</TD><TD>50</TD></TR><TR><TD>24+ total</TD><TD></TD><TD>376,900</TD></TR><tfoot><TR><td>Notes:</td></TR><TR><td>1. All figures are rounded to the nearest ten except the total which is rounded to the nearest hundred.</td></TR><TR><td>2. Information in this table is based on all government-funded learners.</td></TR><TR><td>3. These data include Education and Training, Apprenticeships, Work Place Learning and Community Learning provision.</td></TR><TR><td>4. Age is based on age at the start of the academic year.</td></TR><TR><td>Source:</td></TR><TR><td>Individualised Learner Record</td></TR></tfoot></Table>Information on the number of learners participating in further education is published in a quarterly Statistical First Release (SFR). The latest SFR was published on 31 January 2012:"http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/statistics/statisticalfirstrelease/sfr_current" |