5 Headline measures timeseries (national only)
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Headline measures, including historical time series data.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Early years
- Publication
- Early years foundation stage profile results
- Release
- Academic year 2024/25
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 13
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Percentage of children with a good level of development
- Percentage of children at expected level across all early learning goals
- Average number of early learning goals at expected level per child
- Time period
- 2012/13 to 2024/25
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | children_count | elgs_expected_average | all_elgs_expected_children_percent | comm_lang_lit_expected_children_percent | gld_children_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202425 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 589471 | 14.1 | 66.9 | 69.7 | 68.3 |
| 202324 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 608217 | 14.1 | 66.2 | 69.2 | 67.7 |
| 202223 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 618891 | 14.1 | 65.6 | 68.8 | 67.2 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | 622583 | 14.1 | 63.4 | 67.1 | 65.2 |
| 202021 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | b | b | b | b | b |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| all_elgs_expected_children_percent | Percentage of children at expected level across all early learning goals |
| children_count | Number of children |
| comm_lang_lit_expected_children_percent | Percentage of children at expected level in Communication & Language and Literacy areas of learning |
| elgs_expected_average | Average number of early learning goals at expected level per child |
| gld_children_percent | Percentage of children with a good level of development |
Footnotes
- The early years foundation stage profile was significantly revised in September 2021. It is therefore not possible to directly compare assessment outcomes since 2021/22 with earlier years. See the methodology page for more information.
- The 2019/20 and 2020/21 data collections were cancelled due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
- Figures for 2012/13 to 2018/19 have been calculated using the National Pupil Database, which excludes service children living abroad, shielded pupils, and duplicate records. Therefore these figures may not exactly match previously published figures that were calculated using raw data.
- In 2018/19, 23 schools piloted the revised set of early learning goals and the revised approach to assessment and moderation. These schools are excluded from the results for 2019. In 2018, the pupils in these 23 schools represented 0.2% of the national cohort of children.
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Early Years Statistics Team
Email: earlyyears.statistics@education.gov.ukContact name: Jay Morris