Data set from Level 2 and 3 attainment age 16 to 25

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Published 25 April 2024

Last updated 25 April 2024

A table summarising the headline figures of the release, including the proportions of young people achieving level 2 and 3 (overall and for state-funded only), level 3 in maths, level 2 in English and maths and progression in level 2 English and maths (i.e. those who had not achieved by 16 but had achieved both by 19). Also included are annual change figures for the aforementioned figures. English and maths figures are for those who were educated in the state-sector at academic age 15.

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Data set details

• Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
• Publication: Level 2 and 3 attainment age 16 to 25
• Release: Academic year 2022/23
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Level 2 (5 GCSEs 9-4 or equivalent, state-funded sector only)
  • Level 2 (5 GCSEs 9-4 or equivalent)
  • Level 2 (5 GCSEs 9-4 or equivalent) (number)
• Time period: 2003/04 to 2022/23

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	Level_2_percentage	Level_3_percentage	L2_em_GCSE_othL2_percentage	Level_2_progression_em	Level_3_maths_percentage	Level_2_annual_change	Level_3_annual_change	L2_em_GCSE_othL2_annual_change	Level_2_progression_em_annual_change	Level_3_maths_annual_change	Level_2_number	Level_3_number	L2_em_GCSE_othL2_number	Level_2_progression_em_number	Level_3_maths_number	Level_2_percentage_state	Level_3_percentage_state
200304	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	66.082	42.102	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	z	406119	258742	z	z	z	z	z
200405	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	69.076	45.646	46.48	10.158	7.25	2.994	3.544	z	z	z	427164	282271	259647	33804	40502	66.802	42.479
200506	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	71.117	46.88	47.17	11.483	7.175	2.041	1.234	0.69	1.325	-0.075	450253	296807	271216	39407	41252	68.683	43.477
200607	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	73.512	48.158	49.414	13.74	7.547	2.395	1.278	2.244	2.257	0.372	480518	314790	293067	47788	44757	71.13	44.786
200708	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	76.168	49.617	52.024	14.904	8.312	2.656	1.459	2.61	1.164	0.765	493156	321246	304843	49237	48705	73.92	46.211

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 17 variables

Variable name	Variable description
L2_em_GCSE_othL2_annual_change	Level 2 in English and maths annual change
L2_em_GCSE_othL2_number	Level 2 in English and maths (number)
L2_em_GCSE_othL2_percentage	Level 2 in English and maths
Level_2_annual_change	Level 2 annual change
Level_2_number	Level 2 (5 GCSEs 9-4 or equivalent) (number)

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Footnotes

1. Figures for English and maths are based on those educated in the mainstream state-funded sector in year 11, therefore overall attainment rates differ to headline measures (see the 'About this publication' section) although trends are comparable.
2. Condition of Funding changes for young people were introduced by the Education and Skills Funding Agency from 2014/15 onwards. This has resulted in most students having to study English and/or maths at level 2 as part of their programmes between the ages of 16 and 19 if they are yet to achieve qualifications at this level.

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