National destinations and progression of younger learners by demographics (NAT03)
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Reports on the employment and learning destinations and progression of younger learners that achieved their FE & skills, and apprenticeship aims.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Destination of pupils and students
- Publication
- Further education outcomes
- Release
- Academic year 2021/22
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 4,599,788
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Learners
- Sustained positive destination rate
- Sustained employment and learning rate
- Destination not sustained
- Destination not sustained and not on benefits
- Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits
- In receipt of benefits only
- No activity captured in data
- Sustained employment rate
- Sustained employment only rate
- Self-employment rate
- Sustained learning destination rate
- Number of matched learners with any learning destination
- Sustained learning rate
- Any learning rate
- Community learning
- Sustained further education rate
- Below Level 2 (excluding Essential Skills)
- Essential Skills
- English, Maths & ESOL
- Level 2
- T Level foundation year
- Full Level 2
- Level 3
- T Level
- Full Level 3
- Level 4/5
- Level not assigned
- Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2)
- Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3)
- Higher apprenticeship (Level 4/5)
- Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+)
- Percent of matched learners achieving at this level for the first time
- Progression for learner overall
- Sustained progression from achieved aim
- Filters
- Cohort Selection
- Provision
- Age Group
- Level of learning
- T Level aim
- Free school meals
- Ethnicity
- Learning difficulties
- Benefit learner
- Sex
- Time period
- 2017/18 to 2021/22
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | cohort_selection | provision | level_of_learning_group | level_of_learning | t_level_aim | sex | age_group | learning_difficulties | ethnicity_major | ethnicity_minor | benefit_learner | fsm | number_of_learners | learning_destination | learning_destination_percent_pa | spd_percent_pa | emp_percent_pa | self_emp_percent_pa | emp_only_percent_pa | emp_and_learn_percent_pa | learn_percent_pa | fe_percent_pa | below_l2_ex_essential_percent_pa | essential_skills_percent_pa | eng_math_esol_percent_pa | level_2_percent_pa | full_level_2_percent_pa | level_3_percent_pa | full_level_3_percent_pa | level_4_plus_percent_pa | t_level_percent_pa | t_level_foundation_year_percent_pa | not_assigned_percent_pa | he_percent_pa | app_intermediate_percent_pa | app_advanced_percent_pa | app_higher_percent_pa | first_time_at_level_percent | progression_sustained_prior_percent_pa | progression_sustained_overall_percent | any_learn_percent_pa | community_learning_percent_pa | not_sustained_percent_pa | not_sustained_nb_percent_pa | not_sustained_benefit_percent_pa | benefit_percent_pa | no_dest_percent_pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 777420 | 390060 | 50 | 83 | 56 | 2 | 32 | 24 | 50 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 63 | 55 | 60 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Free school meals | 302990 | 144180 | 48 | 76 | 47 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 48 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 63 | 53 | 60 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Not on Free school meals | 474220 | 245750 | 52 | 87 | 62 | 3 | 35 | 27 | 52 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 63 | 57 | 60 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Unknown | 220 | 140 | 64 | 78 | 44 | 2 | 14 | 30 | 64 | 51 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 19 | c | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | c | c | c | 44 | 70 | 63 | 75 | c | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 202122 | Academic year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Benefit learners | Total | 82550 | 14440 | 17 | 62 | 53 | 4 | 44 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 78 | 56 | 36 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 3 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age_group | Age Group - Filter by age group |
| any_learn_percent_pa | Any learning rate |
| app_advanced_percent_pa | Advanced apprenticeship (Level 3) |
| app_higher_percent_pa | Higher apprenticeship (Level 4/5) |
| app_intermediate_percent_pa | Intermediate apprenticeship (Level 2) |
| below_l2_ex_essential_percent_pa | Below Level 2 (excluding Essential Skills) |
| benefit_learner | Benefit learner - Filter by whether learner was receiving benefits at start of learning aim |
| benefit_percent_pa | In receipt of benefits only |
| cohort_selection | Cohort Selection - Select either original cohort only (19+ Education & Training learners, all age apprenticeship and traineeship learners), additional 16-18 learners only (16-18 Education & Training learners) or Total (all 16+ FE learners) |
| community_learning_percent_pa | Community learning |
| emp_and_learn_percent_pa | Sustained employment and learning rate |
| emp_only_percent_pa | Sustained employment only rate |
| emp_percent_pa | Sustained employment rate |
| eng_math_esol_percent_pa | English, Maths & ESOL |
| essential_skills_percent_pa | Essential Skills |
| ethnicity_minor | Ethnicity - Filter by detailed ethnicity categories |
| fe_percent_pa | Sustained further education rate |
| first_time_at_level_percent | Percent of matched learners achieving at this level for the first time |
| fsm | Free school meals - Filter by free school meals status |
| full_level_2_percent_pa | Full Level 2 |
| full_level_3_percent_pa | Full Level 3 |
| he_percent_pa | Sustained higher education rate (Level 6+) |
| learn_percent_pa | Sustained learning rate |
| learning_destination | Number of matched learners with any learning destination |
| learning_destination_percent_pa | Sustained learning destination rate |
| learning_difficulties | Learning difficulties - Filter by learning difficulties |
| level_2_percent_pa | Level 2 |
| level_3_percent_pa | Level 3 |
| level_4_plus_percent_pa | Level 4/5 |
| level_of_learning | Level of learning - Filter by level of learning |
| no_dest_percent_pa | No activity captured in data |
| not_assigned_percent_pa | Level not assigned |
| not_sustained_benefit_percent_pa | Destination not sustained and in receipt of benefits |
| not_sustained_nb_percent_pa | Destination not sustained and not on benefits |
| not_sustained_percent_pa | Destination not sustained |
| number_of_learners | Learners |
| progression_sustained_overall_percent | Progression for learner overall |
| progression_sustained_prior_percent_pa | Sustained progression from achieved aim |
| provision | Provision - Filter by provision type (Education & Training, Apprenticeships or Traineeships) |
| self_emp_percent_pa | Self-employment rate |
| sex | Sex - Filter by sex |
| spd_percent_pa | Sustained positive destination rate |
| t_level_aim | T Level aim - Filter by whether aim is a T Level or T Level Foundation Year qualification |
| t_level_foundation_year_percent_pa | T Level foundation year |
| t_level_percent_pa | T Level |
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