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Written question asked by Stephen O'Brien (Conservative) on Wednesday, 16 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 November 2005. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Thursday, 1 December 2005 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Exam Results

Question
(2) what percentage of (a) 15 and (b) 16 to 19-year-olds achieved a Level 2 qualification in literacy and numeracy in 2004.
Answer

The answer to this question is based on the approach taken during this year's Achievement and Attainment Tables English and maths pilot.For the 2005 Achievement and Attainment Tables pilot the following rules have been applied:"For the English and maths indicators, to demonstrate achievement in GCSE maths, any maths GCSE qualification will be recognised. To demonstrate achievement in GCSE English, any English GCSE qualification will be recognised, except English Literature."

Results in all educational establishments by the end of 2003/04(36)
Number of 15-year-old pupils achieving Percentage of 15-year-old pupils achieving Number of 16 to 19-year-olds achieving
GCSE English A* to C or level 2 functional English 359,323 55.8 9,257
Of which:
Level 2 English GCSE 359,250 55.8 9,039
Of which:
Level 2 functional English 73 0.0 218
GCSE maths A* to C or Level 2 functional mathematics 318,908 49.6 10,705
Of which:
Level 2 mathematics GCSE 318,874 49.5 10,623
Of which:
Level 2 functional mathematics 34 0.0 82
(36) Includes achievements in previous academic years for 15-year-old pupils and achievements in 2003/04 only for 16 to 19-year-olds. Includes schools for 15-year-old pupils and schools and colleges for 16 to 19-year-olds.
(37) Age at start of academic year i.e. 31st August.
(38) 16 to 19-year-olds achieving as a percentage of all 16 to 19-year-olds cannot be provided, as we only have information on those in that age range who attempted a qualification.
(39) To demonstrate functional English through Key Skills and Basic Skills, only Key Skills qualifications in communication and Basic Skills qualifications in literacy are recognised.
(40) To demonstrate functional mathematics through Key Skills and Basic Skills, only Key Skills qualifications in application of number and Basic Skills qualifications in numeracy are recognised.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
440 c770W;440 c770W; 30820
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Qualifications Literacy GCSE Basic skills Numeracy
Contains statistics
Yes