Written question asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 May 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 May 2024. It was answered by Baroness Barran (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 May 2024 on behalf of the Department for Education.

T-Levels: Student Wastage

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government how many students have dropped out of T Levels since 2020; and what percentage of those enrolling have dropped out.

Answer: The department’s recently published 2023/24 T Level Action Plan outlines the developments and next steps for T Levels. It also includes the latest student data for the programme. It shows that 5,321 students began their T Level in 2021/22. In summer 2023, 3,592 of those students were retained (68%), and 3,510 were retained and assessed (66%). Similar statistics for students that began their T Level in 2020/21 are not published. Further data about T Levels, as well as details of the methodology used in the above data can be found in the T Level Action Plan Analytical Annex, which is attached.

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