| 1 | Higher degree | 443 | 
                                                
                                                    | 2 | NVQ level 5 | 7 | 
                                                
                                                    | 3 | First degree | 932 | 
                                                
                                                    | 4 | Other degree | 103 | 
                                                
                                                    | 5 | NVQ level 4 | 37 | 
                                                
                                                    | 6 | Diploma in higher education | 103 | 
                                                
                                                    | 7 | HNC,HND,BTEC etc higher | 365 | 
                                                
                                                    | 8 | Teaching, further education | 29 | 
                                                
                                                    | 9 | Teaching, secondary education | 34 | 
                                                
                                                    | 10 | Teaching, primary education | 39 | 
                                                
                                                    | 11 | Teaching, level not stated | 0 | 
                                                
                                                    | 12 | Nursing etc | 181 | 
                                                
                                                    | 13 | RSA higher diploma | 7 | 
                                                
                                                    | 14 | Other higher education below degree | 56 | 
                                                
                                                    | 15 | NVQ level 3 | 224 | 
                                                
                                                    | 16 | GNVQ advanced | 51 | 
                                                
                                                    | 17 | A level or equivalent | 644 | 
                                                
                                                    | 18 | RSA advanced diploma | 19 | 
                                                
                                                    | 19 | OND,ONC,BTEC etc, national | 199 | 
                                                
                                                    | 20 | City & Guilds advanced craft | 338 | 
                                                
                                                    | 21 | Scottish CSYS | 11 | 
                                                
                                                    | 22 | SCE higher or equivalent | 97 | 
                                                
                                                    | 23 | A,S level or equivalent | 57 | 
                                                
                                                    | 24 | Trade apprenticeship | 821 | 
                                                
                                                    | 25 | NVQ level 2 or equivalent | 248 | 
                                                
                                                    | 26 | GNVQ intermediate | 40 | 
                                                
                                                    | 27 | RSA diploma | 17 | 
                                                
                                                    | 28 | City & Guilds craft | 100 | 
                                                
                                                    | 29 | BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general diploma etc | 16 | 
                                                
                                                    | 30 | O level, GCSE grade A-C or equivalent | 1801 | 
                                                
                                                    | 31 | NVQ level 1 or equivalent | 59 | 
                                                
                                                    | 32 | GNVQ,GSVQ foundation level | 4 | 
                                                
                                                    | 33 | CSE below grade1,GCSE below grade c | 363 | 
                                                
                                                    | 34 | BTEC,SCOTVEC first/general certificate | 3 | 
                                                
                                                    | 35 | SCOTVEC modules | 18 | 
                                                
                                                    | 36 | RSA other | 110 | 
                                                
                                                    | 37 | City & Guilds other | 28 | 
                                                
                                                    | 38 | YT,YTP certificate | 15 | 
                                                
                                                    | 39 | Other qualification | 744 | 
                                                
                                                    | 40 | No qualifications | 1508 | 
                                                
                                                    | 41 | Don't know | 23 | 
                                                
                                                    | -9 | Does not apply | 175 | 
                                                
                                                    | -8 | No answer | 1 |