Data set from Level 2 and 3 attainment age 16 to 25

1. Level 2 and 3 attainment at 19 headlines (includes English and maths and progression in English and maths)

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Published 29 April 2021

Last updated 29 April 2021

A table summarising the headline figures of the release, including the proportions of young people achieving level 2 and 3, level 2 in English and maths and progression in level 2 English and maths (i.e. those who had not achieved by 16 but had achieved both by 19). Also included are annual change figures for the aforementioned figures.

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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
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Level 2
  • Level 2 annual change
  • Level 2 in English and maths
• Time period: 2003/04 to 2019/20

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Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	Level_2_percentage	Level_3_percentage	L2_em_GCSE_othL2_percentage	Level_2_progression_EM	Level_2_annual_change	Level_3_annual_change	L2_em_GCSE_othL2_annual_change	Level_2_progression_EM_annual_change
200304	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	66.06097982	42.09683613	z	z	z	z	z	z
200405	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	69.07391207	45.64462635	46.48110457	10.15848499	3.01293225	3.54779022	z	z
200506	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	71.11702892	46.88027647	47.17035604	11.48326335	2.04311685	1.23565012	0.68925147	1.32477836
200607	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	73.51240788	48.15828485	49.41441487	13.7400015	2.39537896	1.27800838	2.24405883	2.25673815
200708	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	76.16845597	49.61657685	52.02383756	14.90374137	2.65604809	1.458292	2.60942269	1.16373987

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 8 variables

Variable name	Variable description
L2_em_GCSE_othL2_annual_change	Level 2 in English and maths annual change
L2_em_GCSE_othL2_percentage	Level 2 in English and maths
Level_2_annual_change	Level 2 annual change
Level_2_percentage	Level 2
Level_2_progression_EM	Progression in level 2 English and maths

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Footnotes

1. Figures in table images have been rounded.
2. Level 2 and 3 attainment at 19 figure refers to the whole 19 year old population.
3. English and maths figures relate to those educated in the state-sector at age 15.

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