Data set from Early years foundation stage profile results

2 Early learning goals and areas of learning by characteristics

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Published 24 November 2022

Last updated 24 November 2022

Early learning goals and areas of learning by child characteristics (gender, major ethnic group, first language, free school meal eligibility, term of birth and special educational needs (SEN) provision).

Breakdowns by local authority district are based on the location of the child’s school or provider.

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Data set details

• Theme: Early years
• Publication: Early years foundation stage profile results
• Release: Academic year 2021/22
• Geographic levels: Local authority, Local authority district, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Number of children
  • Number of children at emerging level
  • Percentage of children at emerging level
• Filters:
  • Early learning goal
  • Child characteristics
  • Gender
• Time period: 2021/22

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	lad_code	lad_name	area_of_learning	early_learning_goal	characteristic	characteristic_type	gender	children_number	emerging_number	emerging_percentage	expected_number	expected_percentage
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England								All prime areas	All early learning goals	Total	Total	Total	622583	160707	25.8	461876	74.2
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England								All prime areas	All early learning goals	Total	Total	Girls	304334	55407	18.2	248927	81.8
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England								All prime areas	All early learning goals	Total	Total	Boys	318249	105300	33.1	212949	66.9
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England								All prime areas	All early learning goals	Ethnic group: major	White	Total	439484	106689	24.3	332795	75.7
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England								All prime areas	All early learning goals	Ethnic group: major	White	Girls	214421	35979	16.8	178442	83.2

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 8 variables

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic_type	Child characteristics
children_number	Number of children
early_learning_goal	Early learning goal
emerging_number	Number of children at emerging level
emerging_percentage	Percentage of children at emerging level

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Footnotes

1. Autumn-born = September, October, November, December. Spring-born = January, February, March, April. Summer-born = May, June, July, August.
2. The 'Unclassified' first language category describes cases where a child's first language could not be determined. These children are included in the 'Total' numbers.
3. The 'Unclassified' SEN provision category describes cases where SEN provision could not be determined. These children are included in the 'Total' numbers.
4. The early years foundation stage profile was significantly revised in September 2021. This included changes to the 17 early learning goals and 7 areas of learning. See the methodology page for more information.
5. The 'Unclassified' ethnic group category describes cases where a child's ethnicity was refused or not obtained. These children are included in the 'Total' numbers.
6. A small number of children in the City of London, Isles of Scilly, and Sutton local authorities in 2021/22 were not recorded due to issues arising during the data collection process. See the methodology page for more information.
7. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
8. Previously, Chinese children were included in the 'Other' category. Based on new guidance, Chinese children are now included in the 'Asian' category in the 2021/22 data.

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