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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, December 2021 - February 2022

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 3978
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 2
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 67
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 10
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 19
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 47
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 2
8 First or Foundation Degree 6320
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 30
10 Other Degree 421
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 59
12 Diploma in HE 474
13 HNC/HND Higher 1050
14 Teaching - Further Education 51
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 48
16 Teaching - Primary Education 57
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 13
18 Teaching - not stated 48
19 Nursing 375
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 12
21 Other HE below Degree level 264
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 11
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 360
24 Higher Apprenticeship 37
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 16
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 23
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 2042
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 17
29 OND/ONC National 174
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 21
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 0
32 International Baccalaureate 24
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 0
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 36
35 A Level or equivalent 2289
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 90
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 67
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 6
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 8
40 National Scottish Higher 215
41 Access Qualifications 13
42 AS Level or equivalent 87
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1874
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 865
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 12
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 19
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 3
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 16
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 55
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 10
52 Scottish National level 5 37
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 4721
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 77
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 2
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 5
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 23
59 Scottish National level 4 1
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 645
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 0
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 0
63 Diploma (14-19) 7
64 YT/YTP Certificate 8
65 Scottish National Level 3 4
66 Scottish National < Level 3 2
67 Basic Skills qualifications 51
68 National Scottish Entry Level 1
69 Entry Level qualifications 34
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 1
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 7
72 Other qualifications 1168
73 No qualifications 2545
74 DK 668
-9 Does not apply 42354
-8 No answer 6949
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, December 2021 - February 2022
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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