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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2022

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 5611
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 3
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 93
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 12
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 24
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 66
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 3
8 First or Foundation Degree 9037
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 36
10 Other Degree 568
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 97
12 Diploma in HE 649
13 HNC/HND Higher 1513
14 Teaching - Further Education 69
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 62
16 Teaching - Primary Education 71
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 18
18 Teaching - not stated 71
19 Nursing 539
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 20
21 Other HE below Degree level 373
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 17
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 488
24 Higher Apprenticeship 58
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 20
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 38
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 2922
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 30
29 OND/ONC National 251
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 33
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 1
32 International Baccalaureate 31
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 0
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 55
35 A Level or equivalent 3235
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 119
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 94
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 7
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 14
40 National Scottish Higher 309
41 Access Qualifications 17
42 AS Level or equivalent 132
43 Trade Apprenticeship 2641
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 1240
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 16
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 25
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 6
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 23
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 93
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 15
52 Scottish National level 5 58
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 6787
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 120
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 3
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 6
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 31
59 Scottish National level 4 2
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 925
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 0
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 0
63 Diploma (14-19) 7
64 YT/YTP Certificate 10
65 Scottish National Level 3 6
66 Scottish National < Level 3 3
67 Basic Skills qualifications 75
68 National Scottish Entry Level 2
69 Entry Level qualifications 45
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 3
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 10
72 Other qualifications 1682
73 No qualifications 3600
74 DK 975
-9 Does not apply 24718
-8 No answer 9628
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 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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