Asked by: Adrian Bailey (Labour (Co-op) - West Bromwich West)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of the age cohort achieved a A* to C grade in GCSE (a) mathematics, (b) English and (c) English literature by the age of (i) 19, (ii) 20, (iii) 21, (iv) 22, (v) 23, (vi) 24 and (vi) 25 years in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The following tables show the proportion of 18, 19 and 20 year-olds who had achieved A*-C grade in GCSE English and GCSE mathematics. The figures relate to academic age, that is age at the start of the academic year, so young people of academic age 18 are those turning 19 during the academic year. The figures cover young people who were in the state sector at academic age 15. The data source used for this analysis does not differentiate between English Literature and English Language so the figures for English include those that have A*-C in either subject. The Department does not hold information on the attainment of people older than academic age 20. The earliest data available is for the cohort that was academic age 18 in 2004/05.
Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE mathematics by academic age and cohort
Academic age | |||
Cohort academic age 18 in | 18 | 19 | 20 |
2004/05 | 49.3% | 49.4% | 49.4% |
2005/06 | 48.6% | 48.7% | 48.8% |
2006/07 | 50.5% | 50.6% | 50.6% |
2007/08 | 52.7% | 52.7% | 52.8% |
2008/09 | 54.6% | 54.7% | 54.7% |
2009/10 | 56.5% | 56.6% | 56.7% |
2010/11 | 59.1% | 59.2% | 59.3% |
2011/12 | 61.9% | 62.0% | |
2012/13 | 65.2% | ||
Source: DfE Young Person's Matched Administrative Dataset.
Proportion achieving A*-C grade in GCSE English by academic age and cohort
Academic age | |||
Cohort academic age 18 in | 18 | 19 | 20 |
2004/05 | 55.9% | 56.0% | 56.0% |
2005/06 | 56.7% | 56.8% | 56.9% |
2006/07 | 57.3% | 57.4% | 57.4% |
2007/08 | 58.9% | 58.9% | 59.0% |
2008/09 | 60.1% | 60.2% | 60.2% |
2009/10 | 61.2% | 61.3% | 61.4% |
2010/11 | 63.2% | 63.3% | 63.3% |
2011/12 | 65.4% | 65.5% | |
2012/13 | 69.0% | ||
Source: DfE Young Person's Matched Administrative Dataset.