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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2022

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 5537
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 1
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 52
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 16
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 20
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 93
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 7
8 First or Foundation Degree 8955
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 19
10 Other Degree 429
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 92
12 Diploma in HE 621
13 HNC/HND Higher 1491
14 Teaching - Further Education 57
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 41
16 Teaching - Primary Education 45
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 10
18 Teaching - not stated 51
19 Nursing 512
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 14
21 Other HE below Degree level 399
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 10
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 504
24 Higher Apprenticeship 73
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 24
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 36
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 2913
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 44
29 OND/ONC National 239
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 31
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 3
32 International Baccalaureate 39
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 6
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 58
35 A Level or equivalent 3236
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 116
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 103
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 9
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 6
40 National Scottish Higher 282
41 Access Qualifications 31
42 AS Level or equivalent 162
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1566
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 1167
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 11
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 24
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 4
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 25
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 87
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 11
52 Scottish National level 5 56
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 6974
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 132
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 1
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 2
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 11
59 Scottish National level 4 5
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 830
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 0
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 0
63 Diploma (14-19) 7
64 YT/YTP Certificate 7
65 Scottish National Level 3 2
66 Scottish National < Level 3 1
67 Basic Skills qualifications 64
68 National Scottish Entry Level 0
69 Entry Level qualifications 40
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 1
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 14
72 Other qualifications 1651
73 No qualifications 3321
74 DK 834
-9 Does not apply 19446
-8 No answer 181
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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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