Data set from A level and other 16 to 18 results

Entries - vocational qualifications by subject and student characteristics (single academic year)

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Published 13 February 2025

Last updated 13 February 2025

Vocational qualification entries, by Ofqual subject area and student characteristics. Includes entries in the current exam year for age 16-18 students. Includes pending awards and the total column includes grade X (no result).

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: A level and other 16 to 18 results
• Release: Academic year 2023/24
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Exam entries
  • Exam passes
  • Percent of exam passes
• Filters:
  • Characteristic
  • Exam cohort
  • Ofqual subject area
• Time period: 2019/20 to 2023/24

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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	version	exam_cohort	characteristic_type	characteristic_value	ofqual_tier_1	ofqual_tier_2	institution_count	entry_count	entry_pass	perc_entry_pass
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Applied General	Sex	Female	All	All	1970	74338	73115	98.355
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Applied General	Sex	Female	All	All	2007	107079	104847	97.916
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Applied General	Sex	Female	All	All	2031	124676	118835	95.315
202223	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Applied General	Sex	Female	All	All	2059	119170	113987	95.651
202324	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Applied General	Sex	Female	All	All	2051	120495	116783	96.919

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 6 variables

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic_value	Characteristic
entry_count	Exam entries
entry_pass	Exam passes
exam_cohort	Exam cohort
ofqual_tier_2	Ofqual subject area

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Footnotes

1. Exam entries are for the current academic year. Includes pending awards and the total column includes grade X (no result). Covers students aged 16, 17 or 18 at the start of the academic year.
2. A change to the trigger rules was introduced in 2020/21 such that students were no longer automatically reported after two years in 16-18 study. The introduction caused a fall in cohort size, particularly within the vocational and technical cohorts. A full impact analysis can be found in the methodology document.

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