There were 288 higher education institutions in the United Kingdom in the 2021/22 academic year, compared with the previous year when there were 295.
Number of higher education institutions in the United Kingdom from 2016/17 to 2021/22
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GOV.UK. (November 9, 2023). Number of higher education institutions in the United Kingdom from 2016/17 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/915603/universities-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of higher education institutions in the United Kingdom from 2016/17 to 2021/22." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915603/universities-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. (2023). Number of higher education institutions in the United Kingdom from 2016/17 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915603/universities-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Number of Higher Education Institutions in The United Kingdom from 2016/17 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915603/universities-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, Number of higher education institutions in the United Kingdom from 2016/17 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915603/universities-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Number of higher education institutions in the United Kingdom from 2016/17 to 2021/22 [Graph], GOV.UK, November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/915603/universities-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/