A. National data, 16-19. Time period based on the academic year the young person turned (or will turn) 19
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The numbers and proportions achieving Level 2/3 by cohort year, age, qualification type and institution type.
Overall cohort numbers are taken from school census population data when learners were academic age 14 (i.e. age 14 at the start of the academic year; 15 by the end of the academic year).
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Data set details
- Theme
- School and college outcomes and performance
- Publication
- Level 2 and 3 attainment age 16 to 25
- Release
- Academic year 2019/20
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Level 2
- Level 3
- Number in national cohort
- Filters
- Age
- Institution type
- Numbers or percentages
- Time period
- 2003/04 to 2022/23
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | age | qualification_level | qualification_type | institution_type | number_or_percentage | number_in_cohort | Level_2 | Level_3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200304 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | Total | Total | Total | Number | 614564 | 303924 | 755 |
| 200405 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | Total | Total | Total | Number | 618397 | 311767 | 740 |
| 200506 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | Total | Total | Total | Number | 633117 | 330376 | 829 |
| 200607 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | Total | Total | Total | Number | 653657 | 346539 | 815 |
| 200708 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | Total | Total | Total | Number | 647457 | 358207 | 723 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age | Age - The academic year shown is the year in which the young person has turned (or will turn) 19, irrespective of the age selected. 19 not 16 refers to young people who had not achieved at 16 but had achieved by 19. |
| institution_type | Institution type - Total only available for age 19 |
| Level_2 | Level 2 |
| Level_3 | Level 3 |
| number_in_cohort | Number in national cohort |
Footnotes
- Figures in table images have been rounded.
- These figures are based on qualifications held at 19 prioritised in the following order: A levels, International Baccalaureates (displayed in the ‘Other’ category), AS levels, Advanced Apprenticeships (displayed in the ‘Other’ category) and Vocational Qualifications.
- In these statistics AS levels count for 25% of Level 3 and can be aggregated, so that four AS levels or two AS levels and one A level (which counts as 50% of Level 3) are counted as achievement of Level 3.
- These figures are based on qualifications prioritised in the following order: GCSEs, Apprenticeships (displayed in the ‘Other’ category), Vocational qualifications, Level 3 qualifications (displayed in the ‘Other’ category) and combinations of qualifications (displayed in the ‘Other’ category).
- See: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-vocational-education-the-wolf-report
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