Some key facts and figures about the Higher Education sector and its contribution to the UK cleaning industry.

(The following information is sourced from Universities UK; AUDE Estates Management Report 2016; Higher Education Statistics Agency and London Universities Purchasing Consortium.)

In 2014-15 there were 164 higher education providers in the UK.

In 2015-16 there were 2.28 million students studying at UK higher education institutions.

In 2015-16 there were 201,380 academic staff and 208,750 non-academic staff employed at UK universities.

Total income for the sector in 2014-15 was £33.2 billion.

Total expenditure by the sector in 2014-15 was £31.2 billion.

In 2011-12 universities across the UK generated more than £73 billion in output for the economy of which £39.9 billion contributed to UK GDP.

In 2014-15, 129 new university-owned or part-owned spin-off companies were created supporting nearly 12,500 jobs (FTE).

In 2014-15 the nett internal area of the UK universities estate was 14.3 million square metres.

Capital spending in 2014-15 on both new-build and all other capital was £2.75 billion.

The mean property costs per sq. m in 2014-15 was £98 in total with over 50% of UK universities having a total cost per sq.m of between £75 and £125.

In 2014-15 UK universities managed over 300,000 bedspaces.

In 2014/2015 the Higher Education sector spent c£235 million on non-residential and c£88.4 million on residential cleaning.  

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Whilst a breakdown of these figures is not available for all purchasing regions, a snap shot from three indicates the following spend data for 2014/2015:

Cleaning Services (including window, building external) c£71.1 million

Janitorial and Domestic Supplies and Services c£18.3 million

Cleaning/Maintenance Machines and Consumables c£4.3 million

Personal Hygiene/Vending/Washroom Supplies and Services c£1.2 million

Paper disposables c£475k

Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services, Equipment purchase and hire c£3.9 million