Data set from A level and other 16 to 18 results

Time-series - A level subject entries and grade by gender

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Published 30 March 2023

Last updated 30 March 2023

Data for A level entries and grades for individual subjects from 1995/96.

Coverage of data is all students in England aged 16-18, entires/grades within the academic year stated (where 2022 means 2021/22)

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: A level and other 16 to 18 results
• Release: Academic year 2021/22
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Exam entries
  • Percent achieving grade A*
  • Percent achieving grade A* - A
• Filters:
  • Characteristic
  • Subject
• Time period: 1995/96 to 2021/22

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	data_version	subject_name	characteristic_value	perc_astar_grade_achieved	perc_astar_a_grade_achieved	perc_astar_b_grade_achieved	perc_astar_c_grade_achieved	perc_astar_d_grade_achieved	perc_astar_e_grade_achieved	entry_count
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Accounting and finance	All students	6.2	21.5	44	68.3	86.1	95.8	2220
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Accounting and finance	Female	7.5	25.5	47	70.5	85.2	96.6	643
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Accounting and finance	Male	5.7	19.8	42.7	67.4	86.4	95.5	1577
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Art & design	All students	18.9	38.8	70.3	90.2	97.1	99.2	41788
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Art & design	Female	20.4	41.7	73.5	91.8	97.7	99.3	30951

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 9 variables

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic_value	Characteristic
entry_count	Exam entries
perc_astar_a_grade_achieved	Percent achieving grade A* - A
perc_astar_b_grade_achieved	Percent achieving grade A* - B
perc_astar_c_grade_achieved	Percent achieving grade A* - C

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