Data set from Further education and skills

Learner characteristics - Participation, Achievement by Age, Sex, Detailed Ethnicity, LLDD, Provision Type

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Published 30 November 2023

Last updated 30 November 2023

Further education and skills learner participation and achievements detailed demographic breakdowns. Breakdowns for adult (19+) Education and training can also be obtained. 

Academic years: 2017/18 to 2022/23

Indicators: Total Participation and Achievement by Level 

Filters: Minority Ethnic, LLDD, Sex, Ethnicity Major, Ethnicity Minor, Age group, Provision type

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Data set details

• Theme: Further education
• Publication: Further education and skills
• Release: Academic year 2022/23
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Achievements Basic skills
  • Achievements Below level 2 (excluding basic skills)
  • Achievements Full level 2
• Filters:
  • Age (under 19/19+)
  • Age group (with unknowns)
  • Ethnicity Major
• Time period: 2017/18 to 2022/23

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_name	country_code	age_summary_with_unknowns	age_youth_adult	minority_ethnic	sex	lldd	ethnicity_major	ethnicity_minor	provision_type	p_total	p_bl2_ex_basic_skills	p_basic_skills	p_full_l2	p_full_l3	p_l2	p_l3	p_l4plus	p_no_lx	ach_total	ach_bl2_ex_basic_skills	ach_basic_skills	ach_full_l2	ach_full_l3	ach_l2	ach_l3	ach_l4plus	ach_no_lx
201718	Academic year	National	England	E92000001	19-24	Adult	White	Female	LLDD - no	White	Any other White background	Education and Training	9910	1410	6550	490	1780	3290	1880	80	390	8000	1230	5380	340	1280	2490	1330	30	300
201718	Academic year	National	England	E92000001	25-49	Adult	White	Female	LLDD - no	White	Any other White background	Education and Training	51170	8020	32480	2300	3770	18250	4490	610	350	41600	7040	27340	1720	2320	14090	2670	220	320
201718	Academic year	National	England	E92000001	50+	Adult	White	Female	LLDD - no	White	Any other White background	Education and Training	6120	1380	3740	100	160	1730	210	50	60	5040	1190	3090	70	100	1320	120	20	50
201718	Academic year	National	England	E92000001	Total	Adult	White	Female	LLDD - no	White	Any other White background	Education and Training	67210	10810	42770	2890	5710	23260	6570	740	790	54640	9460	35800	2130	3700	17900	4130	270	680
201718	Academic year	National	England	E92000001	Total	Total	White	Female	LLDD - no	White	Any other White background	Education and Training	67210	10810	42770	2890	5710	23260	6570	740	790	54640	9460	35800	2130	3700	17900	4130	270	680

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 26 variables

Variable name	Variable description
ach_basic_skills	Achievements Basic skills
ach_bl2_ex_basic_skills	Achievements Below level 2 (excluding basic skills)
ach_full_l2	Achievements Full level 2
ach_full_l3	Achievements Full level 3
ach_l2	Achievements Level 2

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Footnotes

1. Total participation is the count of learners that participated at any point during the stated academic period. Learners undertaking more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
2. Total achievements are the count of learners that achieved at any point during the stated academic period. Learners achieving more than one course will appear only once in the grand total.
3. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
4. Learner characteristics (such as sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
5. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.
6. Basic skills total excludes Essential Digital Skills qualifications, unless otherwise specified.
7. Ethnic minorities do not include white minorities.
8. White comprises white British, Gypsy or Irish Traveller, Irish, and any other white background.
9. Education and Training includes Traineeships.

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