Data set from A level and other 16 to 18 results

Retention by institution type

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Published 26 November 2020

Last updated 26 November 2020

Retention metrics by institution type.

Data set details

Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
Publication: A level and other 16 to 18 results
Release: Academic year 2019/20
Release type
Geographic levels: National
Indicators: % retained
% retained and assessed
% returned and retained for a second year
Filters: Cohort
Institution type
Time period: 2017/18 to 2019/20

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	school_type_group	school_type	version	exam_cohort	level_of_study	retention_in_scope	retained	retained_and_assessed	2yr_retention_in_scope	2yr_retained
201718	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	All state-funded	All state-funded mainstream providers	Revised	A level	Level 3	257237	92.464	90.673	254525	80.619
201718	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	All state-funded	All state-funded mainstream providers	Revised	Academic	Level 3	259559	92.422	90.595	256736	80.434
201718	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	All state-funded	All state-funded mainstream providers	Revised	Applied General	Level 3	29951	90.398	83.102	29164	79.962
201718	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	All state-funded	All state-funded mainstream providers	Revised	Technical certificate	Level 2	41144	88.314	75.982	z	z
201718	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	All state-funded	All state-funded mainstream providers	Revised	Tech level	Level 3	12114	90.606	78.81	11402	84.187

Table showing first 5 of 7 variables
Variable name	Variable description
2yr_retained	% returned and retained for a second year
2yr_retention_in_scope	Number of students in two-year programme
exam_cohort	Cohort
retained	% retained
retained_and_assessed	% retained and assessed

The total number of students may be higher than the sum of separate institution types as students who attend multiple institutions during 16 to 18 can be included more than once in institution breakdowns. More information can be found in the Quality and Methodology section.
Percentages in tables are presented to 1dp. Percentage differences presented in the text are calculated using underlying data at 3dp.
'z' denotes that there are no applicable observations of the indicator.
'z' denotes that there are no applicable observations of the indicator.

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