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1. Step 1

   • Publication: A level and other 16 to 18 results

2. Step 2

   • Data set: Retention - student characteristics and disadvantage status

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2018/19 to 2020/21

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • % retained
     • Number of students
   • Characteristic:
     • Any other ethnic group
     • Asian or Asian British
     • Black or Black British
     • Chinese
     • Mixed Dual background
   • Characteristic disadvantage:
     • Disadvantaged
     • Non-Disadvantaged
   • Cohort:
     • Technical certificate
     • A level
     • Applied general
     • Tech level

6. Step 6 Explore data

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   View latest data: Academic year 2022/23

   'Retention - student characteristics and disadvantage status' for A level, Any other ethnic group, Applied general, Asian or Asian British, Black or Black British and 8 other filters in England between 2018/19 and 2020/21

   				2020/21		2019/20		2018/19
   				Number of students	% retained	Number of students	% retained	Number of students	% retained
   Level 3	A level	Any other ethnic group	Disadvantaged	1,603	92.6%	1,700	90.8%	1,798	89.7%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	2,743	96.0%	2,512	93.6%	2,465	92.8%
   		Asian or Asian British	Disadvantaged	6,667	93.7%	7,395	91.5%	7,597	90.1%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	23,415	96.5%	22,528	95.5%	22,018	94.1%
   		Black or Black British	Disadvantaged	5,148	92.1%	5,524	89.5%	5,891	88.5%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	7,367	95.6%	7,192	93.6%	7,367	92.8%
   		Chinese	Disadvantaged	174	95.4%	193	94.3%	226	91.6%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	1,274	98.6%	1,235	96.9%	1,352	96.3%
   		Mixed Dual background	Disadvantaged	2,642	89.1%	2,683	85.6%	2,815	84.3%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	8,894	95.4%	8,587	92.9%	8,289	92.4%
   		White	Disadvantaged	15,173	87.0%	17,303	83.7%	19,449	82.6%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	133,183	94.6%	138,654	92.7%	146,566	92.2%
   		Unknown ethnicity	Disadvantaged	481	89.0%	545	84.8%	490	84.1%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	9,936	94.0%	9,466	92.0%	9,774	91.1%
   	Applied general	Any other ethnic group	Disadvantaged	651	89.6%	596	88.1%	503	87.3%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	672	93.0%	637	91.1%	510	89.8%
   		Asian or Asian British	Disadvantaged	2,734	90.6%	2,733	90.0%	2,430	88.2%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	5,507	93.3%	5,194	92.9%	4,553	91.5%
   		Black or Black British	Disadvantaged	2,769	90.1%	2,615	87.9%	2,155	86.8%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	2,695	92.5%	2,459	90.9%	2,046	89.6%
   		Chinese	Disadvantaged	28	92.9%	23	91.3%	30	93.3%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	119	96.6%	124	90.3%	101	97.0%
   		Mixed Dual background	Disadvantaged	1,297	86.4%	1,129	84.3%	880	82.0%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	1,877	91.2%	1,676	86.3%	1,340	87.3%
   		White	Disadvantaged	8,744	84.6%	9,077	80.6%	7,764	80.0%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	35,760	90.3%	32,682	86.8%	29,297	87.0%
   		Unknown ethnicity	Disadvantaged	257	89.5%	216	86.1%	156	86.5%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	2,107	91.5%	1,703	89.0%	1,490	87.6%
   	Tech level	Any other ethnic group	Disadvantaged	103	90.3%	118	89.8%	98	85.7%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	116	87.9%	121	90.1%	93	86.0%
   		Asian or Asian British	Disadvantaged	366	92.4%	619	90.3%	510	85.5%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	869	94.8%	1,156	92.5%	967	91.9%
   		Black or Black British	Disadvantaged	403	89.8%	425	91.3%	374	85.6%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	396	92.2%	425	89.6%	385	88.8%
   		Chinese	Disadvantaged	7	100.0%	7	71.4%	9	88.9%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	31	100.0%	29	93.1%	31	93.5%
   		Mixed Dual background	Disadvantaged	298	85.9%	308	84.4%	255	83.9%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	431	92.8%	476	90.5%	341	88.3%
   		White	Disadvantaged	3,534	86.5%	4,677	85.6%	3,968	84.2%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	12,422	91.4%	14,171	90.0%	12,524	88.9%
   		Unknown ethnicity	Disadvantaged	66	83.3%	78	80.8%	58	91.4%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	667	92.8%	689	89.6%	626	89.1%
   Level 2	Technical certificate	Any other ethnic group	Disadvantaged	34	85.3%	33	84.8%	27	85.2%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	32	96.9%	43	86.0%	32	93.8%
   		Asian or Asian British	Disadvantaged	145	86.2%	252	92.1%	176	89.8%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	208	90.9%	335	91.6%	251	94.0%
   		Black or Black British	Disadvantaged	106	84.9%	164	84.8%	88	85.2%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	80	87.5%	112	95.5%	101	84.2%
   		Chinese	Disadvantaged	1	100.0%	1	100.0%	2	100.0%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	2	100.0%	11	100.0%	9	100.0%
   		Mixed Dual background	Disadvantaged	103	81.6%	175	81.7%	128	82.8%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	108	80.6%	153	89.5%	145	86.2%
   		White	Disadvantaged	1,181	74.9%	3,032	83.7%	2,228	84.7%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	2,548	83.5%	5,748	88.2%	4,126	89.7%
   		Unknown ethnicity	Disadvantaged	31	80.6%	47	89.4%	40	80.0%
   			Non-Disadvantaged	203	83.3%	325	85.5%	246	82.1%

   Footnotes

   1. 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.

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   • Publication: A level and other 16 to 18 results, Academic year 2022/23

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