Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, December 2020 - February 2021

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL15
LabelHighest qualification/trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher degree 6632
2 NVQ level 5 212
3 Level 8 Diploma 3
4 Level 8 Certificate 6
5 Level 7 Diploma 12
6 Level 7 Certificate 3
7 Level 8 Award 1
8 First degree/foundation degree 11593
9 Other degree 593
10 NVQ level 4 413
11 Level 6 Diploma 14
12 Level 6 Certificate 7
13 Level 7 Award 5
14 Diploma in higher education 824
15 Level 5 Diploma 9
16 Level 5 Certificate 9
17 Level 6 Award 5
18 HNC/HND/BTEC higher etc 2025
19 Teaching further education 87
20 Teaching secondary education 76
21 Teaching primary education 109
22 Teaching foundation stage 18
23 Teaching level not stated 83
24 Nursing etc 746
25 RSA higher diploma 38
26 Other higher education below degree 507
27 Level 4 Diploma 10
28 Level 4 Certificate 11
29 Level 5 Award 0
30 NVQ level 3 2234
31 Advanced/Progression (14-19) Diploma 70
32 Level 3 Diploma 36
33 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 2
34 International Baccalaureate 38
35 Scottish Baccalaureate 6
36 GNVQ/GSVQ advanced 137
37 A-level or equivalent 4533
38 RSA advanced diploma 93
39 OND/ONC/BTEC/SCOTVEC National etc 1046
40 City & Guilds Advanced Craft/Part 1 776
41 Scottish 6 year certificate/CSYS 11
42 SCE higher or equivalent 440
43 Access qualifications 38
44 AS-level or equivalent 195
45 Trade apprenticeship 2151
46 Level 3 Certificate 37
47 Level 4 Award 1
48 NVQ level 2 or equivalent 1320
49 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 2
50 GNVQ/GSVQ intermediate 65
51 RSA diploma 75
52 City & Guilds Craft/Part 2 244
53 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General diploma etc 214
54 Higher (14-19) Diploma 16
55 Level 2 Diploma 10
56 Level 2 Certificate 31
57 Scottish National Level 5 64
58 O-level, GCSE grade A*-C or equivalent 9250
59 Level 3 Award 3
60 NVQ level 1 or equivalent 85
61 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 1
62 GNVQ/GSVQ foundation level 4
63 Foundation (14-19) Diploma 8
64 Level 1 Diploma 5
65 Scottish National Level 4 3
66 CSE below grade 1, GCSE below grade C 1081
67 BTEC/SCOTVEC First or General certificate 6
68 SCOTVEC modules 0
69 RSA other 40
70 Scottish National Level 3 1
71 Scottish National below level 3 4
72 City & Guilds foundation/Part 1 31
73 Level 1 Certificate 7
74 Level 2 Award 1
75 YT/YTP certificate 11
76 Key skills qualification 9
77 Basic skills qualification 82
78 Entry level qualification 23
79 Entry level Diploma 0
80 Entry level Certificate 3
81 Level 1 Award 2
82 Entry level Award 0
83 Other qualification 1900
84 No qualifications 3936
85 Don't know 854
-9 Does not apply 23902
-8 No answer 161
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, December 2020 - February 2021
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study