School Leaver Qualifications and Destinations in Northern Ireland

National Statistics from the Department of Education (Northern Ireland) track the highest qualification and destination of school leavers. Data is broken down by classificatory variables including gender, school type, ethnic group, religion, and free school meal entitlement. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze educational attainment gaps based on free school meal entitlement mentioned in the description.
• Track post-school destination trends (e.g., employment, further education) based on the highest qualification variable.
• Compare qualification outcomes across school types and demographic groups like gender and ethnic group.

Strengths

• Designated as National Statistics, indicating official quality standards.
• Includes breakdowns by multiple classificatory variables such as gender, school type, and ethnic group.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Department of Education (Northern Ireland)

Collection Method

Likely administrative data collection from schools.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:22.445071; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern Ireland