This statistic shows the amount of entrants for at least one A level in England (UK) from academic year 2005/2006 to academic year 2015/2016. There was a net decrease of roughly 13 percent in entrants over this 10 year period, with the number of students entering for A levels amounting to 225,732 for all schools in 2015/2016. Out of all surveyed academic years, the number of A level entrants was highest in 2009/10 at 267,345 students.
Students entered for at least one A level in England from academic year 2005/06 to academic year 2017/18*
Characteristic
Entered students
2017/18
208,393
2016/17
218,017
2015/16**
225,732
2014/15**
266,185
2013/14
257,390
2012/13
261,468
2011/12
262,003
2010/11
258,892
2009/10
267,345
2008/09
261,218
2007/08
256,610
2006/07
249,547
2005/06
258,285
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GOV.UK. (January 24, 2019). Students entered for at least one A level in England from academic year 2005/06 to academic year 2017/18* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/410804/a-level-entrants-england-uk/
GOV.UK. "Students entered for at least one A level in England from academic year 2005/06 to academic year 2017/18*." Chart. January 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/410804/a-level-entrants-england-uk/
GOV.UK. (2019). Students entered for at least one A level in England from academic year 2005/06 to academic year 2017/18*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/410804/a-level-entrants-england-uk/
GOV.UK. "Students Entered for at Least One A Level in England from Academic Year 2005/06 to Academic Year 2017/18*." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/410804/a-level-entrants-england-uk/
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Students entered for at least one A level in England from academic year 2005/06 to academic year 2017/18* [Graph], GOV.UK, January 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/410804/a-level-entrants-england-uk/
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