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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2023

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 5113
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 0
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 55
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 13
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 18
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 94
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 8
8 First or Foundation Degree 8253
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 26
10 Other Degree 361
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 84
12 Diploma in HE 594
13 HNC/HND Higher 1337
14 Teaching - Further Education 59
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 33
16 Teaching - Primary Education 46
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 10
18 Teaching - not stated 50
19 Nursing 500
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 11
21 Other HE below Degree level 391
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 8
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 464
24 Higher Apprenticeship 70
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 33
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 41
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 2622
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 36
29 OND/ONC National 210
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 29
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 4
32 International Baccalaureate 41
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 13
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 50
35 A Level or equivalent 2973
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 108
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 98
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 9
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 7
40 National Scottish Higher 250
41 Access Qualifications 22
42 AS Level or equivalent 152
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1472
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 1033
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 11
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 20
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 2
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 18
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 68
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 11
52 Scottish National level 5 54
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 6404
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 114
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 1
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 1
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 12
59 Scottish National level 4 4
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 722
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 0
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 0
63 Diploma (14-19) 5
64 YT/YTP Certificate 12
65 Scottish National Level 3 2
66 Scottish National < Level 3 0
67 Basic Skills qualifications 51
68 National Scottish Entry Level 0
69 Entry Level qualifications 32
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 0
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 15
72 Other qualifications 1482
73 No qualifications 3079
74 DK 720
-9 Does not apply 18066
-8 No answer 169
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2023
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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