UK ELT market intelligence
We provide members with in-depth analysis of the UK ELT industry's source markets, helping them make informed business decisions based on rigorous data.
English UK annual student statistics
Our annual student statistics report offers a comprehensive, retrospective view of the full year, providing a complete sector-wide picture, but without the same in-year tracking or benchmarking depth as QUIC.
In addition to providing a comprehensive overview of student data (student numbers and student weeks) across the UK ELT sector, it also highlights differences between state and private-sector performance, regional and city-level trends, and developments in part-time and online provision.
All English UK member centres submit their student data each year, and we publish our annual student statistics report each May.
In addition to the main report on UK student data, we publish a supplement giving an overview of the UK in the global ELT context. The global report is published after all eight major English-language teaching destinations release their annual student statistics, usually in September.
2026 reports
- English UK student statistics report 2026: English language students in the UK in 2025 (full report) - published 21 May 2026
- English UK student statistics report 2026: English language students in the UK in 2025 (summary) - published 21 May 2026
- UK ELT in the global context 2026 (available in Sept 2026)
- Bonard's Global ELT annual report 2026 (available in Sept 2026)
2025 reports
2024 reports
2023 reports
Quarterly student statistics (via QUIC)
Quarterly Intelligence Cohort (QUIC) is our quarterly student statistics scheme that provides timely, in-year insight into trends across the UK ELT sector and enables contributing centres to monitor change and benchmark performance.
Data is collected each quarter, offering more frequent and granular insight than the annual report, with analysis by sector, source market, age group, course type and booking behaviour.
Participation is open to English UK members on an opt-in basis. Outputs are structured in two distinct tiers:
- QUIC snapshot (public): headline UK-wide trends and direction of travel. It provides a concise summary of key patterns, but only a small proportion of the insight generated through QUIC
- Participant-only outputs: full reports, datasets and webinars that provide detailed, granular analysis. These tools enable contributing member centres to benchmark performance against peers, explore variation across markets and segments, and extract insights tailored to their own organisations.
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Source market reports and insights
English UK and the British Council collaborate on joint research initiatives to support the recruitment of students at accredited UK ELT institutions.
These reports are designed as practical 'how-to' guides for helping members work in the target source market.
English Language Market Report: Saudi Arabia published November 2023:
English Language Market Report: Saudi Arabia 
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Europe Future Outlook Report published June 2021:
Europe Future Outlook Report [login required]
English Language Market Report: Japan published July 2020:
English Language Market Report: Japan [login required]
English Language Market Report: Thailand published 2018:
English Language Market Report: Thailand [login required]
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UK ELT sector impact survey: War in the Middle East
From April 2026 onwards, we are running a series of planned monthly surveys to gather member centres' perceptions of the impact of the war in the Middle East on their businesses.
The survey findings help English UK and its members understand shared sentiment across the sector.
Other reports and research
Report on accommodation in the UK ELT Sector - published July 2024
Report on UK ELT student accommodation shortages in 2023 
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The report, compiled from responses from 91 English UK member centres, quantifies the sector's accommodation offer. It accurately depicts shortages and their effects on the industry in 2023. These shortages impacted the centres' ability to grow their enrolment numbers and match their students' preferences. Respondents also suggest initiatives that could help improve the situation.
The online market for UK ELT 2021 - published March 2022
QUIC: online market for UK ELT 2021 [login required]
This report marks the industry's first attempt to document the UK's online English language course offerings. English UK commissioned BONARD to undertake a supplementary survey of its members who participated in the quarterly student statistics scheme QUIC in 2021.
The data collected provides insight into how much this type of product development was a result of the pandemic (i.e. 'emergency remote teaching') and what part of the offer is 'standalone'. (Standalone online English language courses are not customarily declared in student statistics requested by English UK.)
