Qualification level destinations (QUA01)
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Reports on the employment and learning destinations of all age 16+ FE learners that achieved their aim. Broken down by qualification title, learner age, level of learning, apprenticeship type, access to higher education and SSA (tiers 1 & 2).
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Data set details
- Theme
- Destination of pupils and students
- Publication
- Further education outcomes
- Release
- Academic year 2021/22
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 6,961,180
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Learners
- Number of learners matched to LEO data
- Sustained positive destination rate
- Sustained employment and learning
- Destination not sustained
- Destination not sustained and not on benefits
- Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
- In receipt of benefits only
- No activity captured in data
- Sustained employment rate
- Sustained employment only rate
- Self-employed rate
- Sustained learning rate
- Sustained learning only rate
- Any learning rate
- Community learning
- Sustained further education rate
- Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills)
- Essential Skills
- English, Maths & ESOL
- Level 2
- T Level foundation year
- Full Level 2
- Level 3
- T Level
- Full Level 3
- Level 4/5
- Level not assigned
- Sustained apprenticeship rate
- Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
- Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above)
- Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
- Sustained progression from achieved aim
- Lower quartile annualised earnings
- Median annualised earnings
- Upper quartile annualised earnings
- Number of learners with earnings
- Filters
- Cohort Selection
- Age Group
- Level of learning
- Provision
- Access to Higher Education
- Apprenticeship type
- Sector subject area tier 2
- T Level aim
- Qualification title
- Time period
- 2017/18 to 2021/22
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | cohort_selection | age_youth_adult | age_group | provision | level_of_learning_group | level_of_learning | app_type | ssa_tier_1 | ssa_tier_2 | access_to_he | t_level_aim | qualification_title | number_of_learners | number_of_matched_learners | spd_percent | emp_percent | self_emp_percent | emp_only_percent | emp_and_learn_percent | learn_percent | learn_only_percent | fe_percent | below_l2_ex_essential_percent | essential_skills_percent | eng_math_esol_percent | level_2_percent | full_level_2_percent | level_3_percent | full_level_3_percent | level_4_plus_percent | t_level_percent | t_level_foundation_year_percent | not_assigned_percent | he_percent | app_percent | app_intermediate_percent | app_advanced_plus_percent | any_learn_percent | community_learning_percent | progression_sustained_prior_percent | not_sustained_percent | not_sustained_nb_percent | not_sustained_benefit_percent | benefit_percent | no_dest_percent | learners_with_earnings | 25th_percentile | median | 75th_percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 1324060 | 1306800 | 80 | 59 | 4 | 39 | 20 | 41 | 21 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 4 | 63 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | z | z | z | z |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Access to HE | Total | Total | 16840 | 16800 | 92 | 58 | 3 | 19 | 40 | 72 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 97 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | z | z | z | z |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | FE Provision | Total | Total | 1307210 | 1290000 | 80 | 59 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 40 | 21 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 4 | 62 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | z | z | z | z |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care | Total | Total | Total | Total | 29230 | 29050 | 83 | 60 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 44 | 23 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 54 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | z | z | z | z |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care | Total | Access to HE | Total | Total | 130 | 130 | 91 | 61 | 3 | 25 | 36 | 65 | 29 | 25 | 0 | c | c | c | 0 | c | c | 20 | 0 | 0 | c | 40 | c | 0 | c | 72 | c | 95 | 5 | c | 4 | c | 2 | z | z | z | z |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| 25th_percentile | Lower quartile annualised earnings |
| 75th_percentile | Upper quartile annualised earnings |
| access_to_he | Access to Higher Education - Filter by whether aim is an Access to Higher Education qualification |
| age_group | Age Group - Filter by age group |
| any_learn_percent | Any learning rate |
| app_advanced_plus_percent | Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3 or above) |
| app_intermediate_percent | Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2) |
| app_percent | Sustained apprenticeship rate |
| app_type | Apprenticeship type - Filter by apprenticeship type (framework or standard) |
| below_l2_ex_essential_percent | Below Level 2 (excluding Essential skills) |
| benefit_percent | In receipt of benefits only |
| cohort_selection | Cohort Selection - Select either original cohort only (19+ Education & Training learners, all age apprenticeship and traineeship learners), additional 16-18 learners only (16-18 Education & Training learners) or Total (all 16+ FE learners) |
| community_learning_percent | Community learning |
| emp_and_learn_percent | Sustained employment and learning |
| emp_only_percent | Sustained employment only rate |
| emp_percent | Sustained employment rate |
| eng_math_esol_percent | English, Maths & ESOL |
| essential_skills_percent | Essential Skills |
| fe_percent | Sustained further education rate |
| full_level_2_percent | Full Level 2 |
| full_level_3_percent | Full Level 3 |
| he_percent | Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+) |
| learn_only_percent | Sustained learning only rate |
| learn_percent | Sustained learning rate |
| learners_with_earnings | Number of learners with earnings |
| level_2_percent | Level 2 |
| level_3_percent | Level 3 |
| level_4_plus_percent | Level 4/5 |
| level_of_learning | Level of learning - Filter by level of learning |
| median | Median annualised earnings |
| no_dest_percent | No activity captured in data |
| not_assigned_percent | Level not assigned |
| not_sustained_benefit_percent | Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits |
| not_sustained_nb_percent | Destination not sustained and not on benefits |
| not_sustained_percent | Destination not sustained |
| number_of_learners | Learners |
| number_of_matched_learners | Number of learners matched to LEO data |
| progression_sustained_prior_percent | Sustained progression from achieved aim |
| provision | Provision - Filter by provision type (Education & Training, Apprenticeships or Traineeships) |
| qualification_title | Qualification title - Filter by qualification title |
| self_emp_percent | Self-employed rate |
| spd_percent | Sustained positive destination rate |
| ssa_tier_2 | Sector subject area tier 2 - Filter by sector subject area |
| t_level_aim | T Level aim - Filter by whether aim is a T Level or T Level Foundation Year qualification |
| t_level_foundation_year_percent | T Level foundation year |
| t_level_percent | T Level |
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