Data set from Early years foundation stage profile results

Early Learning Goals (2013 - 2019)

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Published 5 February 2021

Last updated 5 February 2021

Attainment in the 17 early learning goals. 

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Data set details

• Theme: Early years
• Publication: Early years foundation stage profile results
• Release: Academic year 2018/19
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Number of children achieving at least expected level in EYFSP assessment
  • Number of children achieving emerging level in EYFSP assessment
  • Number of children achieving exceeded level in EYFSP assessment
• Filters:
  • Early Learning Goal category
  • Gender of child: total (girls and boys); girls; boys
• Time period: 2012/13 to 2018/19

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	new_la_code	la_name	gender	elg_category	number_of_children	emerging_number	expected_number	exceeded_number	at_least_expected_number	emerging_percent	expected_percent	exceeded_percent	at_least_expected_percent
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Total	Listening and attention	638995	90209	401104	147682	548786	14.1	62.8	23.1	85.9
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Girls	Listening and attention	311553	29265	194927	87361	282288	9.4	62.6	28	90.6
201819	Academic year	National	E92000001	England						Boys	Listening and attention	327442	60944	206177	60321	266498	18.6	63	18.4	81.4
201819	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East				Total	Listening and attention	29024	4208	17375	7441	24816	14.5	59.9	25.6	85.5
201819	Academic year	Regional	E92000001	England	E12000001	North East				Girls	Listening and attention	14053	1360	8291	4402	12693	9.7	59	31.3	90.3

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 11 variables

Variable name	Variable description
at_least_expected_number	Number of children achieving at least expected level in EYFSP assessment
at_least_expected_percent	Percentage of children achieving at least expected level in EYFSP assessment
elg_category	Early Learning Goal category - Select ELG: eg, numbers, reading and others.
emerging_number	Number of children achieving emerging level in EYFSP assessment
emerging_percent	Percentage of children achieving emerging level in EYFSP assessment

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Footnotes

1. Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place.
2. Before using this table please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats about the data that may not be included in these footnotes.
3. Only includes children with a valid result for every ELG.

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