Higher education entrants and qualifiers by their prior attainment
Statistics on English-domiciled first degree higher education entrants, including their attainment at levels 2 and 3, and how many qualified within 5 years.
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This statistical release presents a time-series of English-domiciled, full time, first degree entrants to UK higher education (HE) providers by their level 2 and 3 attainment from the academic year 2016 to 2017 to the academic year 2021 to 2022.
These statistics provide data on higher education entrant numbers by their:
- level 2 attainment (GCSE or equivalent) in English and maths
- level 3 attainment (A level or equivalent)
- level 2 and 3 attainment
For entrants in the academic years 2016 to 2017 and 2017 to 2018, there is data on the number and proportion of entrants who complete their qualification within 5 years by their:
- level 2 attainment (GCSE or equivalent) in English and maths
- level 3 attainment (A level or equivalent)
- level 2 and 3 attainment
The aim of this release is to provide information on the relationship between students who complete their degree and their prior attainment, rather than the completion rates of the higher education sector.
Feedback on these statistics should be sent to PSPSTeam@education.gov.uk.