Data set from A level and other 16 to 18 results

Retention - institution type and gender

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Published 30 March 2023

Last updated 30 March 2023

Retention metrics for all qualification cohorts, by institution type and gender.

Data set details

Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
Publication: A level and other 16 to 18 results
Release: Academic year 2021/22
Release type
Geographic levels: National
Indicators: % retained
% retained and assessed
% returned and retained for a second year
Filters: Cohort
Gender
Institution type
Time period: 2017/18 to 2021/22

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	characteristic_gender	school_type_group	school_type	exam_cohort	level_of_study	student_count_year_1	student_count_year_2	retained	retained_and_assessed	returned_and_retained	perc_retained	perc_retained_and_assessed	perc_returned_and_retained
201718	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Female	All state-funded	All state-funded mainstream providers	A level	Level 3	142182	140666	131878	129603	115719	92.753	91.153	82.265
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Female	All state-funded	All state-funded mainstream providers	A level	Level 3	133146	131838	121861	119572	112747	91.524	89.805	85.519
201920	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Female	All state-funded	All state-funded mainstream providers	A level	Level 3	128190	125721	118420	116569	111957	92.379	90.935	89.052
202021	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Final	Female	All state-funded	All state-funded mainstream providers	A level	Level 3	123674	122680	116646	115728	113809	94.317	93.575	92.769
202122	Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Revised	Female	All state-funded	All state-funded mainstream providers	A level	Level 3	126737	126141	120576	119666	118474	95.139	94.421	93.922

Table showing first 5 of 8 variables
Variable name	Variable description
characteristic_gender	Gender
exam_cohort	Cohort
perc_retained	% retained
perc_retained_and_assessed	% retained and assessed
perc_returned_and_retained	% returned and retained for a second year

Figures for the total number of students may not match the sum of females and males, as not all institutions recorded the gender for every student.

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