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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, September - November, 2020

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 6039
2 NVQ level 5 211
3 Level 8 Diploma 3
4 Level 8 Certificate 6
5 Level 7 Diploma 12
6 Level 7 Certificate 2
7 Level 8 Award 0
8 First degree/foundation degree 10515
9 Other degree 526
10 NVQ level 4 406
11 Level 6 Diploma 15
12 Level 6 Certificate 3
13 Level 7 Award 3
14 Diploma in higher education 768
15 Level 5 Diploma 7
16 Level 5 Certificate 7
17 Level 6 Award 5
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 1855
19 Teaching further education 89
20 Teaching secondary education 61
21 Teaching primary education 86
22 Teaching foundation stage 17
23 Teaching level not stated 66
24 Nursing etc 690
25 RSA higher diploma 34
26 Other higher education below degree 459
27 Level 4 Diploma 10
28 Level 4 Certificate 13
29 Level 5 Award 0
30 NVQ level 3 2187
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 67
32 Level 3 Diploma 36
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 3
34 International Baccalaureate 34
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 3
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 125
37 A-level or equivalent 3996
38 RSA advanced diploma 94
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 995
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 716
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 10
42 SCE higher or equivalent 386
43 Access qualifications 41
44 AS-level or equivalent 192
45 Trade apprenticeship 1978
46 Level 3 Certificate 41
47 Level 4 Award 0
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 1326
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 1
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 66
51 RSA diploma 68
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 202
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 184
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 17
55 Level 2 Diploma 12
56 Level 2 Certificate 27
57 Scottish National Level 5 52
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 8472
59 Level 3 Award 1
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 92
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 4
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 5
64 Level 1 Diploma 5
65 Scottish National Level 4 7
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 999
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 6
68 SCOTVEC modules 0
69 RSA other 38
70 Scottish National Level 3 1
71 Scottish National below level 3 4
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 31
73 Level 1 Certificate 3
74 Level 2 Award 1
75 YT/YTP certificate 12
76 Key skills qualification 13
77 Basic skills qualification 92
78 Entry level qualification 22
79 Entry level Diploma 0
80 Entry level Certificate 3
81 Level 1 Award 2
82 Entry level Award 0
83 Other qualification 1872
84 No qualifications 3728
85 Don't know 776
-9 Does not apply 22245
-8 No answer 134
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, September - November, 2020
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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