Level 2 and 3 attainment by ages 16, 17, 18 and 19 from 2004 to 2023.

Table 1 - Headlines: Level 2 and 3 attainment - ages 16 to 19.

Level 2 attainment by age 19 by qualification type (including GCSEs, apprenticeships, vocational qualifications etc.)

Table 2 - Level 2 by 19 by qualification type

Level 3 by 19 by qualification type (including A levels, T levels etc.)

Table 3 - Level 3 by 19 by qualification type

Level 2 attainment post-16 by institution type from 2003/04 to 2022/23.

Table 4 - Level 2 attainment post-16 by institution type

Level 3 attainment by 19 by institution type from 2003/04 to 2022/23.

Table 5 - Level 3 by 19 by institution type

Level 3 attainment by 19 by disadvantage and Special Educational Need (SEN).

Table 6 - Level 3 attainment by 19 by disadvantage and Special Educational Need (SEN)

Level 2 attainment in English and maths by 19 by disadvantaged status and special educational need (SEN)

Table 7 - Level 2 attainment in English and maths by 19 by disadvantaged status and Special Educational Need (SEN)

Level 2, Level 3 and Level 2 in English and maths attainment by age 19 by local authority district and disadvantaged status

Table 8 - Level 2, Level 3 and Level 2 in English and maths attainment by age 19 by local authority district and disadvantaged status

Level 3 maths by 19 by qualification type from 2004/05 to 2022/23 including A levels, AS levels, International Baccalaureate and core maths.

Table 9 - Level 3 maths by 19 by qualification type.

Level 2 attainment in English, progression between ages 16 and 19 by prior attainment

Table 10 - Level 2 attainment in English, progression between ages 16 and 19 by prior attainment

Level 2 attainment in maths, progression between ages 16 and 19 by prior attainment.

Table 11 - Level 2 attainment in maths, progression between ages 16 and 19 by prior attainment

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A table summarising the headline figures of the release, including the proportions of young people achieving level 2 and 3 (overall and for state-funded only), level 3 in maths, level 2 in English and maths and progression in level 2 English and maths (i.e. those who had not achieved by 16 but had achieved both by 19). Also included are annual change figures for the aforementioned figures. English and maths figures are for those who were educated in the state-sector at academic age 15.

Headlines

Time period refers to the academic year in which the young person turned 19.The numbers and 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.)Overall cohort numbers are taken from school census population data when learners were academic age 14 (i.e. age 14 at the start of the academic year; 15 by the end of the academic year).

Attainment ages 16 to 19

Time period refers to the academic year in which the young person turned 19.This file contains the numbers and proportions achieving Level 2/3 for the cohorts aged 19 in 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 (i.e. those aged 25 in 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23) from age 16 up to 25. Level 2 and 3 attainment figures from 16 to 19 are included in the files above and are repeated here for convenience of use.Overall cohort numbers are taken from school census population data when learners were academic age 14 (i.e. age 14 at the start of the academic year; 15 by the end of the academic year).

Attainment ages 19 to 25

Time period refers to the academic year in which the young person turned 19.The numbers and proportions of young people in the state sector who reached Level 2/3 or Level 2 with English and maths and level in maths by age and characteristics (sex, Free School Meal (FSM) eligibility, disadvantaged status, ethnicity, Special Educational Need (SEN) and Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index&nbsp;(IDACI)).&nbsp;Also includes numbers and proportions achieving GCSE/other Level 2 English, maths by age and the numbers and proportions achieving at 19 (of those below at 16).

Attainment by characteristics - ages 16 to 25

Time period refers to the academic year in which the young person turned 19.The numbers and proportions of young people in the state sector who reached Level 2/3 or Level 2 with English and maths and level in maths by age and characteristics (ethnicity by Free School Meal (FSM) eligibility and sex).&nbsp;Also includes numbers and proportions achieving GCSE/other Level 2 English, maths by age and the numbers and proportions achieving at 19 (of those below at 16).

Attainment by characteristics - ages 16 to 25 (with detailed ethnicity by FSM and sex)

Time period refers to the academic year in which the young person turned 19.Local authority and regional level figures for the number of young people in the state sector who reached Level 2/3 or Level 2 with English and maths by age , sex, Free School Meal (FSM) eligibility and Special Educational Need (SEN). Also includes numbers and proportions achieving GCSE/other Level 2 English and maths by 16 and the numbers and proportions achieving at 19 (of those below at 16).

Attainment by local authority data - ages 16 to 19

Time period refers to the academic year in which the young person turned 19.Local authority district, Opportunity area and regional level figures for the number of young people in the state sector who reached Level 2/3 or Level 2 with English and maths by age ,qualification type, disadvantaged status and Free School Meal (FSM) eligibility.&nbsp;

Attainment by local authority district data - ages 16 to 19

Time period refers to the academic year in which the young person turned 19.English and maths attainment post-16 by prior GCSE grade. Post-16 attainment figures shown by GCSE and Functional Skills Qualifications, disadvantaged status and geographic region.

Post-16 English and maths attainment by prior grade (includes region and disadvantaged status)

Including children in need and child protection, children looked after and social work workforce statistics

Children's social care

Including Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

COVID-19

Including not in education, employment or training (NEET) statistics

Destination of pupils and students

Including early years foundation stage profile and early years surveys statistics

Early years

Including local authority (LA) and student loan statistics

Finance and funding

Including advanced learner loan, benefit claimant and apprenticeship and traineeship statistics

Further education

Including university graduate employment, graduate labour market and participation statistics

Higher education

Labour market and skills

Including absence, application and offers, capacity, exclusion and special educational needs (SEN) statistics

Pupils and schools

School and college outcomes and performance

Including initial teacher training (ITT) statistics

Teachers and school workforce

Including summarised expenditure, post-compulsory education, qualification and school statistics

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