Data set from Further education and skills

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

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Published 30 November 2023

Last updated 30 November 2023

Further education and skills learner participation and achievements by detailed learning difficulty and/or disability. 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 flag, LLDD, Primary LLDD, Age group (with unknowns), Age group (under 19/19+), 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:
  • Total Participation
  • Participation Below level 2 (excluding basic skills)
  • Participation Basic skills
• Filters:
  • Age (under 19/19+)
  • Age group (with unknowns)
  • Learning difficulty/disability
• 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_code	country_name	provision_type	age_youth_adult	age_summary_with_unknowns	lldd	lldd_primary	minority_ethnic	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	E92000001	England	Further Education and Skills	Adult	19-24	LLDD - no	Not Provided	White	329390	34810	76380	94650	139360	140840	141380	20240	19990	202360	30710	37840	46970	57890	81950	59160	4270	17130
201718	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Further Education and Skills	Adult	19-24	LLDD - no	Not Provided	Unknown	6740	620	1560	940	3400	1670	3510	470	610	3400	540	910	470	1080	990	1110	60	510
201718	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Further Education and Skills	Adult	19-24	LLDD - no	Not Provided	Ethnic minorities (excluding white minorities)	78300	17100	33330	12980	24300	31520	24860	3260	8800	55640	14860	23100	6430	12380	20400	12680	580	7180
201718	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Further Education and Skills	Adult	19-24	LLDD - no	Not Provided	Total	414420	52530	111260	108570	167060	174020	169750	23970	29400	261410	46100	61840	53870	71350	103330	72960	4910	24820
201718	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Further Education and Skills	Adult	19-24	LLDD - no	Total	White	329390	34810	76380	94650	139360	140840	141380	20240	19990	202360	30710	37840	46970	57890	81950	59160	4270	17130

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 24 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. Volumes are rounded to the nearest 10 and 'low' indicates a base value of fewer than 5. Where data shows 'x' this indicates data is unavailable, 'z' indicates data is not applicable, and 'c' indicates data is suppressed.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Age is based on age as at 31 August of the academic year.
5. Learner characteristics (such as sex, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and ethnicity) are based upon self-declaration by the learner.
6. Ethnicity categories have been aligned with the ethnicities recorded in the 2011 UK Census.
7. Learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities (LLDD) categories but must indicate which of these is the primary disability, difficulty or health problem. Overall ‘Primary LLDD and health problem’ totals may not match the main LLDD figures.
8. Basic skills total excludes Essential Digital Skills qualifications, unless otherwise specified.
9. Ethnic minorities do not include white minorities.
10. White comprises white British, Gypsy or Irish Traveller, Irish, and any other white background.
11. Education and Training includes Traineeships.

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