Data set from A level and other 16 to 18 results

Retention - region

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Published 4 November 2021

Last updated 4 November 2021

Retention metrics for all qualification cohorts, by region or local authority.

Data set details

Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
Publication: A level and other 16 to 18 results
Release: Academic year 2020/21
Release type
Geographic levels: Local authority, Regional
Indicators: % retained
% retained and assessed
% returned and retained for a second year
Filters: Cohort
Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	school_type	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	exam_cohort	level_of_study	student_count_year_1	student_count_year_2	retained	retained_and_assessed	returned_and_retained	perc_retained	perc_retained_and_assessed	perc_returned_and_retained
202021	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Final	All state-funded mainstream providers	E12000005	West Midlands	333	E08000028	Sandwell	Academic	Level 3	974	954	936	932	890	96.099	95.688	93.291
202021	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Final	All state-funded mainstream providers	E12000005	West Midlands	333	E08000028	Sandwell	Applied general	Level 3	578	554	517	505	388	89.446	87.37	70.036
202021	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Final	All state-funded mainstream providers	E12000005	West Midlands	333	E08000028	Sandwell	Tech level	Level 3	80	80	75	67	69	93.75	83.75	86.25
202021	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Final	All state-funded mainstream providers	E12000005	West Midlands	333	E08000028	Sandwell	Technical certificate	Level 2	22	z	22	21	z	100	95.455	z
202021	Academic year	Local authority	E92000001	England	Final	All state-funded mainstream providers	E12000008	South East	852	E06000045	Southampton	A level	Level 3	380	376	307	304	298	80.789	80	79.255

Table showing first 5 of 6 variables
Variable name	Variable description
exam_cohort	Cohort
perc_retained	% retained
perc_retained_and_assessed	% retained and assessed
perc_returned_and_retained	% returned and retained for a second year
student_count_year_1	Number of students

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