Research and analysis
GCSE attainment and lifetime earnings
This research report estimates the earnings return to grade improvements at GCSE.
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Details
The main report uses data from the Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) dataset to estimate the earnings return to grade improvements at GCSE.
The estimates are used by the Department for Education in the economic valuation of educational attainment as part of the appraisal process.
The schools policy appraisal handbook provides advice for using valuations of educational attainment in policy appraisal. It covers:
- social welfare
- distributional weights
- productivity
- growth
- signalling
- wellbeing