Retention: historic data
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Time line of the retention measure (2015/16 to 2019/20) by exam cohort and student gender.
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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
- Number of students
- Filters
- Cohort
- Gender
- Time period
- 2015/16 to 2019/20
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | version | characteristic_gender | exam_cohort | level_of_study | retention_in_scope | retained |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201920 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Final | All genders | A level | Level 3 | 228289 | 92.066 |
| 201920 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Final | All genders | Academic | Level 3 | 230739 | 92.032 |
| 201920 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Final | All genders | Applied General | Level 3 | 61596 | 86.853 |
| 201920 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Final | All genders | Technical certificate | Level 2 | 10623 | 87.047 |
| 201920 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Final | All genders | Tech level | Level 3 | 23533 | 89.156 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| characteristic_gender | Gender |
| exam_cohort | Cohort |
| retained | % retained |
| retention_in_scope | Number of students |
Footnotes
- Percentages in tables are presented to 1dp. Percentage differences presented in the text are calculated using underlying data at 3dp.
- 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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