Research and analysis

Post-16 education: highest level of achievement by age 25

Research showing how a group of school leavers progressed through post-16 education and into the labour market.

From:
Department for Education
Published
10 May 2018

Documents

Post-16 education: highest level of achievement by age 25

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-833-6 , DFE-RR815

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Details

This research uses ‘Longitudinal education outcomes’ (LEO) data, which compares students’ level of education to their level of employment and earnings in later life. It includes information from:

  • the Department for Education (DfE)
  • the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
  • Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

It looks at a group of people who took their GCSEs in 2004 to 2005. It describes their:

  • educational achievement at GCSE
  • educational achievement by ages 18, 23 and 25
  • achievements in the labour market in the 2016 to 2017 tax year

We will continue to develop the data, so the methods and results are likely to change over time.

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Published 10 May 2018

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