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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2022

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 6342
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 2
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 97
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 19
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 28
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 88
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 6
8 First or Foundation Degree 10499
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 33
10 Other Degree 563
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 107
12 Diploma in HE 729
13 HNC/HND Higher 1719
14 Teaching - Further Education 76
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 62
16 Teaching - Primary Education 64
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 19
18 Teaching - not stated 77
19 Nursing 612
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 20
21 Other HE below Degree level 475
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 17
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 600
24 Higher Apprenticeship 75
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 35
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 46
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 3443
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 43
29 OND/ONC National 282
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 43
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 2
32 International Baccalaureate 43
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 0
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 69
35 A Level or equivalent 3772
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 121
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 122
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 10
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 13
40 National Scottish Higher 342
41 Access Qualifications 29
42 AS Level or equivalent 159
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1975
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 1438
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 24
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 26
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 8
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 34
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 104
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 18
52 Scottish National level 5 53
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 8128
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 135
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 3
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 2
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 3
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 29
59 Scottish National level 4 4
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 1067
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 5
66 Scottish National < Level 3 2
67 Basic Skills qualifications 91
68 National Scottish Entry Level 2
69 Entry Level qualifications 43
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 2
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 13
72 Other qualifications 2012
73 No qualifications 4441
74 DK 1152
-9 Does not apply 23702
-8 No answer 556
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 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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