Department for Education written question – answered on 7th April 2016.
The Earl of Clancarty
Crossbench
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individuals took Art and Design GCE AS/A level in each year since 2011 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland combined, and what percentage of the total number of GCE AS/A levels this constitutes.
Lord Nash
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education
The Department for Education produces statistics on England only.
Information on the number of entries of art and design GCE AS/A level and the percentage of the total number of all GCE AS/A level entries for the 2010/11 to 2014/15 academic years is provided in the table below. This information is published in the “A level and other level 3 results: 2014 to 2015 (revised)” Statistical First Release available on GOV.UK.
GCE/A level[1] entries | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
42,633 | 43,236 | 41,388 | 40,763 | 40,747 | |
Percentage of all A level entries that were in A level art and design | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
GCE/AS level[2] entries | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Art and Design | 64,945 | 60,179 | 59,457 | 58,460 | 55,430 |
Percentage of all AS level entries that were in AS level art and design | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
[1] A level only.
[2] AS level only.
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