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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2019

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 6263
2 NVQ level 5 302
3 Level 8 Diploma 4
4 Level 8 Certificate 2
5 Level 7 Diploma 5
6 Level 7 Certificate 6
7 Level 8 Award 0
8 First degree/foundation degree 10470
9 Other degree 532
10 NVQ level 4 522
11 Level 6 Diploma 10
12 Level 6 Certificate 14
13 Level 7 Award 2
14 Diploma in higher education 935
15 Level 5 Diploma 11
16 Level 5 Certificate 4
17 Level 6 Award 2
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2112
19 Teaching further education 86
20 Teaching secondary education 70
21 Teaching primary education 113
22 Teaching foundation stage 14
23 Teaching level not stated 59
24 Nursing etc 650
25 RSA higher diploma 33
26 Other higher education below degree 651
27 Level 4 Diploma 8
28 Level 4 Certificate 12
29 Level 5 Award 1
30 NVQ level 3 2895
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 66
32 Level 3 Diploma 54
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 8
34 International Baccalaureate 66
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 4
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 165
37 A-level or equivalent 4364
38 RSA advanced diploma 124
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1094
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 853
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 15
42 SCE higher or equivalent 440
43 Access qualifications 54
44 AS-level or equivalent 237
45 Trade apprenticeship 2093
46 Level 3 Certificate 35
47 Level 4 Award 1
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 2004
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 3
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 89
51 RSA diploma 66
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 265
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 268
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 35
55 Level 2 Diploma 9
56 Level 2 Certificate 36
57 Scottish National Level 5 56
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 9205
59 Level 3 Award 3
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 169
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 1
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 7
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 13
64 Level 1 Diploma 7
65 Scottish National Level 4 9
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1330
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 10
68 SCOTVEC modules 2
69 RSA other 58
70 Scottish National Level 3 0
71 Scottish National below level 3 0
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 37
73 Level 1 Certificate 8
74 Level 2 Award 2
75 YT/YTP certificate 15
76 Key skills qualification 18
77 Basic skills qualification 147
78 Entry level qualification 32
79 Entry level Diploma 0
80 Entry level Certificate 2
81 Level 1 Award 0
82 Entry level Award 0
83 Other qualification 2789
84 No qualifications 5431
85 Don't know 913
-9 Does not apply 26601
-8 No answer 241
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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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