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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2022

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 5988
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 1
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 66
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 21
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 16
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 95
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 7
8 First or Foundation Degree 9847
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 27
10 Other Degree 472
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 94
12 Diploma in HE 642
13 HNC/HND Higher 1610
14 Teaching - Further Education 53
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 50
16 Teaching - Primary Education 57
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 11
18 Teaching - not stated 53
19 Nursing 560
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 17
21 Other HE below Degree level 432
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 17
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 564
24 Higher Apprenticeship 65
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 35
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 41
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 3151
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 51
29 OND/ONC National 275
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 36
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 1
32 International Baccalaureate 42
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 4
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 65
35 A Level or equivalent 3595
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 115
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 113
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 8
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 9
40 National Scottish Higher 321
41 Access Qualifications 30
42 AS Level or equivalent 148
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1790
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 1295
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 18
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 23
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 5
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 25
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 99
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 16
52 Scottish National level 5 58
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 7606
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 144
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 2
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 3
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 20
59 Scottish National level 4 4
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 930
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 0
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 0
63 Diploma (14-19) 9
64 YT/YTP Certificate 10
65 Scottish National Level 3 5
66 Scottish National < Level 3 1
67 Basic Skills qualifications 74
68 National Scottish Entry Level 1
69 Entry Level qualifications 33
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 2
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 15
72 Other qualifications 1860
73 No qualifications 3852
74 DK 1012
-9 Does not apply 21519
-8 No answer 201
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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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