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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2019

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 6258
2 NVQ level 5 295
3 Level 8 Diploma 7
4 Level 8 Certificate 4
5 Level 7 Diploma 6
6 Level 7 Certificate 3
7 Level 8 Award 0
8 First degree/foundation degree 10507
9 Other degree 539
10 NVQ level 4 478
11 Level 6 Diploma 9
12 Level 6 Certificate 11
13 Level 7 Award 3
14 Diploma in higher education 945
15 Level 5 Diploma 9
16 Level 5 Certificate 5
17 Level 6 Award 4
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2210
19 Teaching further education 88
20 Teaching secondary education 79
21 Teaching primary education 132
22 Teaching foundation stage 18
23 Teaching level not stated 61
24 Nursing etc 702
25 RSA higher diploma 25
26 Other higher education below degree 661
27 Level 4 Diploma 20
28 Level 4 Certificate 12
29 Level 5 Award 0
30 NVQ level 3 3007
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 57
32 Level 3 Diploma 44
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 4
34 International Baccalaureate 76
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 3
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 197
37 A-level or equivalent 4642
38 RSA advanced diploma 118
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1129
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 887
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 12
42 SCE higher or equivalent 459
43 Access qualifications 56
44 AS-level or equivalent 262
45 Trade apprenticeship 2173
46 Level 3 Certificate 38
47 Level 4 Award 3
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2088
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 3
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 83
51 RSA diploma 76
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 274
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 267
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 24
55 Level 2 Diploma 15
56 Level 2 Certificate 41
57 Scottish National Level 5 76
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 9551
59 Level 3 Award 1
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 190
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 1
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 5
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 2
64 Level 1 Diploma 6
65 Scottish National Level 4 16
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1379
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 14
68 SCOTVEC modules 2
69 RSA other 73
70 Scottish National Level 3 3
71 Scottish National below level 3 0
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 46
73 Level 1 Certificate 13
74 Level 2 Award 2
75 YT/YTP certificate 20
76 Key skills qualification 17
77 Basic skills qualification 167
78 Entry level qualification 45
79 Entry level Diploma 0
80 Entry level Certificate 4
81 Level 1 Award 1
82 Entry level Award 0
83 Other qualification 2877
84 No qualifications 5477
85 Don't know 920
-9 Does not apply 27134
-8 No answer 246
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2019
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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