Level 2 and 3 attainment - characteristics of those aged 16 to 25
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Time period refers to the academic year in which the young person turned 19.
The numbers and proportions of young people in the state sector who reached Level 2/3 or Level 2 with English and maths by age and characteristics (gender, FSM eligibility, disadvantaged status, ethnicity, SEN and IDACI).
Also includes numbers and proportions achieving GCSE/other Level 2 English, maths by age and the numbers and proportions achieving at 19 (of those below at 16).
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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 2021/22
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Level 2
- Level 2 in English and Maths (all qualifications)
- Level 2 in English and Maths (GCSEs only)
- Filters
- Age
- Characteristic
- Numbers or percentages
- Time period
- 2004/05 to 2024/25
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | age | cohort_age_in | characteristic_group | characteristic | number_or_percentage | number_in_ss_cohort | Level_2 | Level_3 | L2_eng_GCSE_ac | L2_eng_GCSE_othL2 | L2_maths_GCSE_ac | L2_maths_GCSE_othL2 | L2_em_GCSE_ac | L2_em_GCSE_othL2 | L2_with_EM | L2_eng_FSQ | L2_maths_FSQ | L3_maths | L3_maths_core | L3_maths_AS | L3_maths_A | L3_maths_IB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200405 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | 200102 | FSM (Free School Meal) status | FSM not eligible | Percentage | 100 | 53.38677011 | 0.034313356 | 57.45834275 | 57.46441035 | 50.71932511 | 50.71974357 | 44.5385272 | 44.53915489 | 43.130215 | 0 | 0 | 0.034522584 | 0 | 0.032639534 | 0.00188305 | 0 |
| 200405 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | 200102 | FSM (Free School Meal) status | FSM eligible | Percentage | 100 | 22.66557584 | 0.007437433 | 26.57022796 | 26.57022796 | 21.28965081 | 21.28965081 | 16.07972928 | 16.07972928 | 15.00625984 | 0 | 0 | 0.007437433 | 0 | 0.003718716 | 0.003718716 | 0 |
| 200405 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | 200102 | FSM (Free School Meal) status | FSM not eligible | Number | 477948 | 255161 | 164 | 274621 | 274650 | 242412 | 242414 | 212871 | 212874 | 206140 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 0 | 156 | 9 | 0 |
| 200405 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | 200102 | FSM (Free School Meal) status | FSM eligible | Number | 80673 | 18285 | 6 | 21435 | 21435 | 17175 | 17175 | 12972 | 12972 | 12106 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 200405 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | 200102 | FSM (Free School Meal) status | Attainment gap | Percentage | z | 30.72119427 | z | 30.88811479 | 30.8941824 | 29.4296743 | 29.43009276 | 28.45879793 | 28.45942561 | 28.12395516 | z | z | z | z | z | z | z |
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. |
| characteristic | Characteristic |
| L2_em_GCSE_ac | Level 2 in English and Maths (GCSEs only) |
| L2_em_GCSE_othL2 | Level 2 in English and Maths (all qualifications) |
| L2_eng_FSQ | Level 2 English via Functional Skills Qualifications |
Footnotes
- Figures for pupil characteristics do not include those in independent schools.
- Attainment gaps refer to the difference in attainment between one characteristic group and another. 1) Special Educational Need (SEN) gap: between those with and without SEN, with non-SEN individuals typically having higher attainment; 2) Free School Meal (FSM) gap: between those eligible and not eligible for FSM, with those not eligible for FSM typically having higher attainment; 3) Disadvantage gap: between those deemed disadvantaged (see methodology) and those not disadvantaged, with those not disadvantaged typically having higher attainment; 4) Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) gap: between the 25% most deprived and the 25% least deprived, with the 25% least deprived typically having higher attainment; 5) Gender gap: between males and females, with females typically having higher attainment.
- See accompanying methodology for definitions of characteristics.
- Figures for disadvantage only available from 2016/17 onwards.
- Figures for English and maths do not include those from independent schools.
- Condition of Funding changes for young people were introduced by the Education and Skills Funding Agency from 2014/15 onwards. This has resulted in most students having to study English and/or maths at level 2 as part of their programmes between the ages of 16 and 19 if they are yet to achieve qualifications at this level.
- These figures are based on qualifications prioritised by age first achieved.
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