Participation by local authority ages 16-21 (educated in England state-sector at 15)
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Number and proportion of the state funded population at age 15 participating in education or apprenticeships at ages 16-21 by local authority, region, age, provider type and highest qualification aim.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Destination of pupils and students
- Publication
- Participation in education, training and employment age 16 to 21
- Release
- Calendar year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 1,279,162
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number
- Percent of population
- Population
- Filters
- Academic age
- Participation measure
- Highest qualification aim
- Time period
- 2015 to 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | new_la_code | old_la_code | la_name | age | participation_measure | provider_type | qualification_level | qualification_sublevel | population | number | percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Calendar year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | E06000001 | 805 | Hartlepool | 16 | Apprenticeships | Total | Intermediate Apprenticeship | Level 2 Apprenticeship | 1096 | 39 | 3.558 |
| 2015 | Calendar year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | E06000001 | 805 | Hartlepool | 16 | Apprenticeships | Total | Advanced Apprenticeship | Level 3 Apprenticeship | 1096 | 5 | 0.456 |
| 2015 | Calendar year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | E06000001 | 805 | Hartlepool | 16 | Apprenticeships | Total | Total | Total | 1096 | 44 | 4.015 |
| 2015 | Calendar year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | E06000001 | 805 | Hartlepool | 16 | Education | All state-funded | Level 3 | A/AS levels | 1096 | 184 | 16.788 |
| 2015 | Calendar year | Local authority | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | E06000001 | 805 | Hartlepool | 16 | Education | General FE tertiary and specialist colleges | Level 3 | A/AS levels | 1096 | 15 | 1.369 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age | Academic age - Age as at 31st August (start of the academic year) |
| number | Number |
| participation_measure | Participation measure |
| percent | Percent of population |
| population | Population |
Footnotes
- HE participation estimates from administrative data (HESA) are not yet available for 2025. No overall participation estimates are shown for the latest year for age 18+ as proportions would be misleading due to this missing HE data.
- Some local authority data is not shown where boundaries have changed for some of the cohort. For example, in 2024 at ages 16-21, as the local authority is based on where the young person was educated at age 15, those age 21 would have their LA based on boundaries as at 2018 and 16 year olds as as at 2023.
- The apprenticeship framework is broken down into specific levels: Intermediate (Level 2): equivalent to: 5 GCSE passes (Grades 9–4 or A*–C), Advanced (Level 3): equivalent to: 2 A Level passes, or a Level 3 Diploma, Higher (Levels 4 and 5): equivalent to: Foundation degree, Higher National Certificate (HNC), Higher National Diploma (HND), Degree (Levels 6 and 7): equivalent to: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
- 'Other' provider types are primarily private providers, alongside a limited number of smaller organisations such as institutions funded by other government departments.
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Post-16 statistics team
Email: post16.statistics@education.gov.ukContact name: Sally Marshall