Data set from A level and other 16 to 18 results

Retention - institution type and gender

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Published 4 November 2021

Last updated 4 November 2021

Retention metrics for all qualification cohorts, by institution type and student gender.

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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 2020/21
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • % retained
  • % retained and assessed
  • % returned and retained for a second year
• Filters:
  • Cohort
  • Gender
  • Institution type
• Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	characteristic_gender	school_type_group	school_type	exam_cohort	level_of_study	student_count_year_1	student_count_year_2	retained	retained_and_assessed	returned_and_retained	perc_retained	perc_retained_and_assessed	perc_returned_and_retained
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Female	All state-funded	All state-funded mainstream providers	A level	Level 3	123674	122680	116646	115728	113809	94.317	93.575	92.769
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Female	All state-funded	All state-funded mainstream providers	Academic	Level 3	124788	123731	117655	116722	114585	94.284	93.536	92.608
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Female	All state-funded	All state-funded mainstream providers	Applied general	Level 3	34931	33012	31564	30707	27380	90.361	87.908	82.94
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Female	All state-funded	All state-funded mainstream providers	Tech level	Level 3	11050	10321	9973	9532	8208	90.253	86.262	79.527
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Female	All state-funded	All state-funded mainstream providers	Technical certificate	Level 2	2618	z	2111	1603	z	80.634	61.23	z

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 8 variables

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic_gender	Gender
exam_cohort	Cohort
perc_retained	% retained
perc_retained_and_assessed	% retained and assessed
perc_returned_and_retained	% returned and retained for a second year

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Footnotes

1. Totals may be less than the sum of separate institution types as students who attend multiple institutions during 16 to 18 can be included more than once in institution breakdowns. More information can be found in the Quality and Methodology section.

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