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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2023

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 4700
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 0
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 54
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 13
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 11
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 76
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 7
8 First or Foundation Degree 7574
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 25
10 Other Degree 349
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 75
12 Diploma in HE 552
13 HNC/HND Higher 1191
14 Teaching - Further Education 54
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 36
16 Teaching - Primary Education 47
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 7
18 Teaching - not stated 43
19 Nursing 467
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 13
21 Other HE below Degree level 364
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 7
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 390
24 Higher Apprenticeship 65
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 22
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 33
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 2368
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 29
29 OND/ONC National 192
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 26
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 2
32 International Baccalaureate 35
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 10
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 55
35 A Level or equivalent 2680
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 97
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 79
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 10
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 13
40 National Scottish Higher 202
41 Access Qualifications 22
42 AS Level or equivalent 155
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1319
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 920
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 11
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 17
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 1
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 20
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 65
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 14
52 Scottish National level 5 48
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 5868
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 115
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 1
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 3
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 7
59 Scottish National level 4 2
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 633
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 3
66 Scottish National < Level 3 0
67 Basic Skills qualifications 52
68 National Scottish Entry Level 0
69 Entry Level qualifications 24
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 0
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 13
72 Other qualifications 1338
73 No qualifications 2931
74 DK 700
-9 Does not apply 16865
-8 No answer 150
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2023
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
SamplingFour sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study Data are collected quarterly
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