Data set from Higher Education Entrants and Qualifiers by their Level 2 and 3 Attainment

First degree entrant completion by level 3 prior attainment for FEPs

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Published 25 April 2024

Last updated 25 April 2024

Number and percentage of English domiciled first degree entrants at FEPs that qualified within 5 years by their level 3 prior attainment, 2016/17 to 2017/18

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Data set details

• Theme: Higher education
• Publication: Higher Education Entrants and Qualifiers by their Level 2 and 3 Attainment
• Release: Academic year 2021/22
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number of first degree entrants
  • Number of first degree entrants that qualified within 5 years
  • Percentage of first degree entrants that qualified within 5 years
• Filters:
  • Level 3 prior attainment
• Time period: 2016/17 to 2017/18

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_name	country_code	provider_type	priorattainment_groupl3	entrant_count	qualifier_count	percentage_qualifiers
201617	Academic year	National	England	E92000001	FEPs (ILR data)	1. A or AS level only	1010	730	72.2
201617	Academic year	National	England	E92000001	FEPs (ILR data)	2. Vocational qualifications only	2475	1670	67.5
201617	Academic year	National	England	E92000001	FEPs (ILR data)	3. Other qualifications only	350	255	73.4
201617	Academic year	National	England	E92000001	FEPs (ILR data)	4. Mixed qualifications	2200	1600	72.6
201617	Academic year	National	England	E92000001	FEPs (ILR data)	5. No or missing qualifications	405	135	33.7

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables

Variable name	Variable description
entrant_count	Number of first degree entrants
percentage_qualifiers	Percentage of first degree entrants that qualified within 5 years
priorattainment_groupl3	Level 3 prior attainment - 1
qualifier_count	Number of first degree entrants that qualified within 5 years

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Footnotes

1. Vocational qualifications only (e.g. BTECs, T levels)
2. Other qualifications only (e.g. apprenticeships, occupational, or other general qualifications)
3. Mixed qualifications (combination of different qualifications) 

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