noun · academic
attainment
/əˈteɪnmənt/at·TAIN·ment
the level or standard that someone reaches, especially in education; the qualifications people have
Examples
“Countries with higher educational attainment tend to have stronger economies.”
“Improving literacy is essential for raising overall educational attainment.”
“The report compares attainment by age and by region.”
Band 8 sentence
“When policymakers discuss social mobility they often look at educational attainment as an indicator of opportunity rather than just test results.”
Collocations
- educational attainment
- attainment levels
- raise/improve attainment
Word family
Common mistakes
achievement→attainment
academic achievement→educational attainment
attainments (always used plural)→attainment
Say it for a higher band
5achievement→6academic achievement→7+attainment
Synonyms
achievement
Easily confused
achievement
“Her academic achievement last year included two top grades in mathematics.”
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