Data set from A level and other 16 to 18 results

Maths and science entries - time series by student characteristics

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Published 4 November 2021

Last updated 4 November 2021

Time line of STEM subject entries, by student characteristics.

Student characteristics include gender, ethnicity, disadvantage status, free school meal provision, first language and SEN provision.

Data set details

Theme: School and college outcomes and performance
Publication: A level and other 16 to 18 results
Release: Academic year 2020/21
Release type
Geographic levels: National
Indicators: Number of students
Percent entered for 1 or more STEM subjects
Percent entered for 2 or more STEM subjects
Filters: Characteristic
Time period: 2009/10 to 2020/21

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	version	time_period	characteristic_type	characteristic_value	number_alev_students	pc_entered_Maths	pc_entered_FurtherMaths	pc_entered_Biology	pc_entered_Chemistry	pc_entered_Physics	pc_entered_Computing	pc_entered_no_MatSci	pc_entered_1plus_MatScis	pc_entered_2plus_MatScis	pc_entered_3plus_MatScis	pc_entered_4plus_MatScis	pc_entered_5plus_MatScis
Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	200910	All Students	All state-funded students	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	200910	All Students	All students	267345	24.7	3.9	18.9	14.5	10.1	1.3	61	39	22.1	10.4	1.8	0.1
Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	200910	Disadvantage	Disadvantaged	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	200910	Disadvantage	Non-Disadvantaged	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:
Academic year	National	E92000001	England	Provisional	200910	Disadvantage	Unknown disadvantaged status	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:	:

Table showing first 5 of 14 variables
Variable name	Variable description
characteristic_value	Characteristic
number_alev_students	Number of students
pc_entered_1plus_MatScis	Percent entered for 1 or more STEM subjects
pc_entered_2plus_MatScis	Percent entered for 2 or more STEM subjects
pc_entered_3plus_MatScis	Percent entered for 3 or more STEM subjects

EHC plans and statements of SEN are legal documents which detail the needs of the individual student, and the assistance they are to receive.
Disadvantage status is as reported at the end of key stage 4. Analysis involving disadvantage status includes students at state-funded schools and colleges only.
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.
Includes students triggered for inclusion in performance tables who completed A levels during 16-18 study, after discounting of exams.

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