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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2023

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 3825
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 0
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 54
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 8
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 14
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 72
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 4
8 First or Foundation Degree 6413
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 29
10 Other Degree 261
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 65
12 Diploma in HE 414
13 HNC/HND Higher 1004
14 Teaching - Further Education 35
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 27
16 Teaching - Primary Education 34
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 6
18 Teaching - not stated 35
19 Nursing 379
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 11
21 Other HE below Degree level 321
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 6
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 314
24 Higher Apprenticeship 62
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 23
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 15
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 2076
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 23
29 OND/ONC National 154
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 30
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 4
32 International Baccalaureate 22
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 4
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 38
35 A Level or equivalent 2333
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 77
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 92
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 6
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 12
40 National Scottish Higher 181
41 Access Qualifications 15
42 AS Level or equivalent 135
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1084
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 793
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 17
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 23
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 0
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 16
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 51
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 13
52 Scottish National level 5 45
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 4869
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 88
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 1
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 1
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 4
59 Scottish National level 4 4
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 543
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 0
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 1
63 Diploma (14-19) 4
64 YT/YTP Certificate 8
65 Scottish National Level 3 2
66 Scottish National < Level 3 1
67 Basic Skills qualifications 52
68 National Scottish Entry Level 1
69 Entry Level qualifications 15
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 1
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 8
72 Other qualifications 1097
73 No qualifications 2279
74 DK 534
-9 Does not apply 14042
-8 No answer 108
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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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