Annual qualifications market report: academic year 2022 to 2023 in Wales

STATISTICS

Release date:

22.02.24

Period covered:

2022/23

Next update:

February 2025 (Provisional)

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Annual qualifications market report: academic year 2022 to 2023 in Wales

An annual report which summarises official statistics on the qualifications market in Wales for the academic year 2022 to 2023.

Key Points

  • 730,416 certificates were awarded in the 2022 to 2023 academic year, an increase of 1.1% compared to the 2021 to 2022 academic year. WJEC was the awarding body with the largest market share, awarding 67.3% of all certificates, a similar proportion to last year.
  • On 31 August 2023, there were 91 recognised awarding bodies in Wales, which is two fewer than in 2022. Since Qualifications Wales was established on 21 September 2015, there are 42 fewer recognised awarding bodies, a decrease of 31.6%.
  • These statistics have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contact

Statistician
Tel: 01633 373 250
Email: statistics@qualifications.wales

Media
Tel: 01633 373 222
Email: media@qualifications.wales

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