Academic year 2018/19

Detailed destinations of 16 to 18 year olds in Further Education

Data guidance

Published 25 May 2022

Description

The Detailed destinations of 16 to 18 year olds in Further Education provides qualification level statistics on the destinations of 16-18 year olds in Further Education settings including:

• The number of learners completing 16-18 study and whose full education history is available
• The proportion of learners progressing into positive outcomes in employment or further learning 
• Detailed destination information by industry sector of employment and sector subject area of further learning

Coverage

Learner who completed 16 to 18 study in further education institutions in England and achieved a qualification in 2018/19.   

File formats and conventions

The underlying data files are provided in comma separated value (csv) format.

Whole numbers are rounded to the nearest 10, percentages are provided to the nearest whole number. Figures have been suppressed with the value ‘c’ for numbers lower than 6, and percentages where the numerator is less than 3 or the denominator is less than 6.

Data files

All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.

Destinations by qualification Title, Sector Subject area, prior attainment and free school meal eligibility

• Filename: qualdest01.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19
• Content:

  Overall destination measures for each qualification, including sustained positive destination rate, sustained employment rate and sustained learning rate.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
emp_and_learn_percent	Sustained employment and learning rate
emp_only_percent	Sustained employment only rate
emp_percent	Sustained employment rate
fe_percent	Sustained further education rate
fsm	Free school meal entitlement at age 15
gcse	Prior GCSE attainment at age 15 group
he_percent	Sustained higher education rate
learn_only_percent	Sustained learning only rate
learn_percent	Sustained learning rate
learners	Number of learners
qualification_level	Level
qualification_number	Qualification reference
qualification_title	Qualification title
qualification_type	Broad qualification type
spd_percent	Sustained positive destination rate
ssatier1	Sector subject area tier 1 - Sector subject area tier 1
ssatier2	Sector subject area tier 2 - Sector subject area tier 2

Footnotes

1. Some information on self-assessment for 2019/20 is missing, resulting in lower sustained employment rates and sustained positive destination rates for qualifications and subject areas where there are higher numbers of self-employed.
2. Learners are counted once for each qualification achieved. Where a learner achieved more than one qualification they are counted more than once in the overall total numbers.
3. The sustained employment only rate; sustained employment and learning rate; and sustained learning only rate may not add to the total sustained positive destination rate due to rounding.

Industry sector of employment by qualification

• Filename: qualdest02.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19
• Content:

  For each qualification, details of the industry sector of those in sustained employment.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
administration_percent	Administration
agriculture_percent	Agriculture
arts_percent	Arts
construction_percent	Construction
education_percent	Education
finance_percent	Finance
health_and_social_care_percent	Health and social care
hospitality_percent	Hospitality
information_and_communication_percent	Information and communication technology
learners	Number of learners
manufacturing_percent	Manufacturing
other_activities_percent	Other activities
professional_scientific_technical_percent	Professional, scientific and technical
public_administration_percent	Public Administration
qualification_level	Level
qualification_number	Qualification reference
qualification_title	Qualification title
qualification_type	Broad qualification type
real_estate_percent	Real estate
sector_information_not_available_percent	Industry sector information not available
ssatier1	Sector subject area tier 1
ssatier2	Sector subject area tier 2
transport_percent	Transport
wholesale_retail_percent	Retail

Footnotes

1. Some information on self-assessment for 2019/20 is missing, resulting in lower sustained employment rates and sustained positive destination rates for qualifications and subject areas where there are higher numbers of self-employed.
2. Learners are counted once for each qualification achieved. Where a learner achieved more than one qualification they are counted more than once in the overall total numbers.
3. 'Other activities' includes sectors such as 'other service activities', water supply and waste management, electricity and gas supply, and 'activities of households as employers'.
4. Proportions may not sum up to 100 due to rounding

Subject area of learning destination by qualification

• Filename: qualdest03.csv
• Geographic levels: National
• Time period: 2018/19
• Content:

  For each qualification, details of the subject area of learning of those in a sustained learning destination.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name	Variable description
agric_hort_animalcare_percent	Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care
arts_media_pub_percent	Arts, Media and Publishing
business_admin_law_percent	Business, Administration and Law
construction_percent	Construction, Planning and the Built Environment
education_percent	Education and Training
eng_manufacturing_percent	Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies
health_services_care_percent	Health, Public Services and Care
history_philosophy_theology_percent	History, Philosophy and Theology
ict_percent	Information and Communication Technology
lang_lit_culture_percent	Languages, Literature and Culture
learners	Number of learners
leisure_travel_tourism_percent	Leisure, Travel and Tourism
life_skills_percent	Preparation for Life and Work
qualification_level	Level
qualification_number	Qualification reference
qualification_title	Qualification title
qualification_type	Broad qualification type
retail_commercial_percent	Retail and Commercial Enterprise
science_mathematics_percent	Science and Mathematics
social_sciences_percent	Social Sciences
ssatier1	Sector subject area tier 1
ssatier2	Sector subject area tier 2
subject_information_not_available_percent	Subject information not available
sustained_learning_destination	higher or further education destination

Footnotes

1. Learners are counted once for each qualification achieved. Where a learner achieved more than one qualification they are counted more than once in the overall total numbers.
2. Proportions may not sum up to 100 due to rounding