Participation Institutions and Qualifications
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Number and proportion of population participating in education or training by age, sex, institution type and highest qualification aim.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Destination of pupils and students
- Publication
- Participation in education, training and employment age 16 to 18
- Release
- Calendar year 2024
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 830,025
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number
- Percent of population
- Filters
- Academic age
- Full or part-time
- Institution type
- Time period
- 1994 to 2024
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | age | sex | participation_measure | institution_type_major | institution_type_minor | mode_of_study | qualification | qualification_sublevel | number | percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | Female | Total in education | Other educational institution | General FE tertiary and specialist colleges | Full-time | Entry level | Total entry level | 2791 | 0.800066504990741 |
| 2024 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | Female | Total in education | Other educational institution | General FE tertiary and specialist colleges | Full-time | Further education (level 3 or below) | Total further education | 124825 | 35.7822649535898 |
| 2024 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | Female | Total in education | Other educational institution | General FE tertiary and specialist colleges | Full-time | Higher education (level 4 or above) | Total higher education | 21 | 0.00601984829982284 |
| 2024 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | Female | Total in education | Other educational institution | General FE tertiary and specialist colleges | Full-time | Level 1 | Total level 1 | 5434 | 1.55770741243987 |
| 2024 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | Female | Total in education | Other educational institution | General FE tertiary and specialist colleges | Full-time | Level 2 | GCSE | 47914 | 13.7350005446529 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age | Academic age - Age as at 31st August (start of the academic year) |
| institution_type_minor | Institution type |
| mode_of_study | Full or part-time |
| number | Number |
| participation_measure | Participation measure |
Footnotes
- Pre-2023, entry level qualifications were included within 'Other qualifications'. 'Other qualifications' include non regulated qualifications and funded work experience placement aims. Young people in special schools and Pupil Referral Units (PRUs), for whom there are no qualification breakdowns, are also included under 'Other qualifications'.
- The Labour Market Status (employed, unemployed, Inactive) of the 16-18 population and proportions in wider training (e.g. Employer funded training not captured by DfE administrative data) are estimated from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The LFS has been reweighted to account for population revisions back to 2019 meaning comparisons prior to this point should be viewed with some caution. In addition, an increasing number of missing responses related to education status at age 16 have led DfE to revise the methodology for reapportioning these cases from 2019 which may also lead to a discontinuity. See accompanying methodology document for further information.
- The ILR includes records from Higher Education Organisations (HEO) where young people are studying for qualifications below HE level. From end 2022, the HEI rows in the underlying data include those participating in HEOs from the ILR whereas previously they were included within General FE colleges. This gives a more accurate breakdown of the highest qualification at level 3 and below in HEIs.
- Most non apprenticeship study at age 18 classified within the highest qualification aim ‘Higher education (level 4 or above)’ is at level 6 (degree level or equivalent), with just 2% doing a level 4 or 5 qualification in 2024.
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