Attainment ages 16 to 19
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Time period refers to the academic year in which the young person turned 19. Numbers & proportions achieving Level 2/3 by cohort year, age, qualification type (GCSE, A level etc.) and institution type (state-funded schools, sixth form colleges etc.)
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- Theme
- School and college outcomes and performance
- Publication
- Level 2 and 3 attainment age 16 to 25
- Release
- Academic year 2023/24
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Number in cohort
- Filters
- Age
- Institution Type
- Qualification Type
- Time period
- 2007/08 to 2026/27
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | age | cohort_age_in | qualification_level | qualification_type | institution_type | number_in_cohort | number | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200708 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | by age 16 | 200405 | Level 2 | Total | Total | 647457 | 357580 | 55.228 |
| 200708 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | by age 17 | 200506 | Level 2 | Total | Total | 647457 | 413885 | 63.925 |
| 200708 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | by age 18 | 200607 | Level 2 | Total | Total | 647457 | 464438 | 71.733 |
| 200708 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | by age 19 | 200708 | Level 2 | Total | Total | 647457 | 492218 | 76.023 |
| 200708 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | by age 19 not 16 | 200708 | Level 2 | Total | Total | 647457 | 134638 | 20.795 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age | Age - The academic year shown is the year in which the young person has turned (or will turn) 19, irrespective of the age selected. 19 not 16 refers to young people who had not achieved at 16 but had achieved by 19. |
| institution_type | Institution Type - Institution type only available for age 19 not 16 at level 2 and age 19 at level 3. |
| number | Number |
| number_in_cohort | Number in cohort |
| percentage | Percentage |
Footnotes
- In these statistics AS levels count for 25% of Level 3 and can be aggregated, so that four AS levels or two AS levels and one A level (which counts as 50% of Level 3) are counted as achievement of Level 3.
- Attainment through AS levels requires four or more AS levels. AS levels combined with A levels are counted in the A level category.
- The fall in AS level attainment coincides with the decoupling of AS levels from A levels as part of reforms which started in the 2015/16 academic year. This has resulted in AS results no longer counting towards an A level (and AS levels becoming standalone qualifications), which has led to a reduction in AS level entries (see A level and other 16-18 results for more information).
- Other qualifications includes all other non-academic qualifications not otherwise named including National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and Vocationally Related Qualifications (VRQs).
- Other institution includes any institution not covered by the other categories e.g. special schools and where institution information was missing.
- All state-funded schools include converter academies, free schools, maintained schools, sponsor academies and city technical colleges.
- Institution type for post-16 study is only available for those who have attained level 2/3. Percentages are therefore given as the proportion of the total number in the cohort. These percentages sum to the overall proportion attaining and do not provide attainment rates of the institution type itself.
- There were alternative methods of awarding qualifications during the Covid-19 pandemic when traditional exams and assessments were cancelled. In 2020, centre assessed grades (CAGs) (opens in a new tab) were used and in 2021, teacher assessed grades (TAGs) (opens in a new tab). There were also some adaptations to exams in 2022 (opens in a new tab)to ensure fairness for students.
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