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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Level 2 and 3 attainment age 16 to 25

2. Step 2

   • Subject: Level 2 and 3 attainment - ages 16 to 19

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2003/04 to 2020/21

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Level 3
   • Age:
     • 19
   • Institution type:
     • Total
   • Numbers or percentages:
     • Number
     • Percentage
   • Qualification type:
     • Total
     • A levels
     • AS levels
     • Advanced apprenticeship
     • International baccalaureate

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   Level 3 for 'Level 2 and 3 attainment - ages 16 to 19' for 19, A levels, AS levels, Advanced apprenticeship, International baccalaureate and 3 other filters in England between 2003/04 and 2020/21

   	Level 3
   	Percentage						Number
   	Total	Level 3 qualification type					Total	Level 3 qualification type
   		A levels	AS levels	Advanced apprenticeship	International baccalaureate	Vocational qualification (outside of apprenticeship)		A levels	AS levels	Advanced apprenticeship	International baccalaureate	Vocational qualification (outside of apprenticeship)
   2003/04	42.10	37.07	1.52	0.26	0.00	3.23	258,712	227,816	9,349	1,617	2	19,865
   2004/05	45.64	36.96	1.49	0.69	0.03	6.47	282,265	228,560	9,187	4,264	155	40,005
   2005/06	46.88	36.44	1.53	0.98	0.20	7.72	296,807	230,711	9,685	6,235	1,247	48,866
   2006/07	48.16	35.90	1.56	1.01	0.25	9.43	314,790	234,672	10,199	6,577	1,650	61,646
   2007/08	49.62	35.20	1.64	1.07	0.31	11.39	321,246	227,905	10,616	6,950	1,984	73,768
   2008/09	51.37	35.67	1.67	1.21	0.33	12.47	338,194	234,840	11,004	7,977	2,202	82,115
   2009/10	53.84	36.00	1.60	1.48	0.45	14.28	358,133	239,417	10,611	9,868	3,011	94,975
   2010/11	56.52	37.21	1.60	1.75	0.53	15.29	374,002	246,229	10,607	11,550	3,518	101,187
   2011/12	57.95	37.67	1.61	1.87	0.60	15.98	371,268	241,333	10,301	11,968	3,848	102,361
   2012/13	59.06	38.04	1.72	1.68	0.58	16.84	378,526	243,796	11,003	10,744	3,708	107,960
   2013/14	60.01	38.57	1.65	1.52	0.55	17.65	375,827	241,509	10,359	9,494	3,471	110,541
   2014/15	60.53	38.27	1.70	1.58	0.60	18.35	374,928	237,048	10,510	9,814	3,737	113,632
   2015/16	60.30	38.24	1.55	1.65	0.59	18.25	380,950	241,577	9,766	10,404	3,721	115,315
   2016/17	60.74	38.70	1.36	1.78	0.62	18.26	374,759	238,765	8,388	11,007	3,831	112,637
   2017/18	60.44	39.18	0.86	1.79	0.63	17.97	369,867	239,767	5,293	10,949	3,838	109,976
   2018/19	59.96	39.30	0.34	1.85	0.63	17.84	358,352	234,850	2,013	11,053	3,773	106,643
   2019/20	60.46	39.48	0.13	1.90	0.64	18.31	355,033	231,832	772	11,139	3,739	107,515
   2020/21	62.24	40.13	0.08	1.65	0.64	19.73	362,479	233,723	461	9,602	3,729	114,910

   Footnotes

   1. 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). In turn, this had resulted in a fall in Level 3 attainment via AS levels, with just 0.1% of 19-year olds having achieved Level 3 through this route in 2020/21.
   2. 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.
   3. These figures are based on qualifications held at 19 prioritised in the following order: A levels, International Baccalaureates (displayed in the ‘Other’ category), AS levels, Advanced Apprenticeships (displayed in the ‘Other’ category) and Vocational Qualifications.

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   Related information

   • Publication: Level 2 and 3 attainment age 16 to 25, Academic Year 2020/21