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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2024

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 4359
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 0
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 58
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 12
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 17
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 95
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 4
8 First or Foundation Degree 7486
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 37
10 Other Degree 287
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 79
12 Diploma in HE 493
13 HNC/HND Higher 1096
14 Teaching - Further Education 42
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 25
16 Teaching - Primary Education 37
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 5
18 Teaching - not stated 38
19 Nursing 394
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 11
21 Other HE below Degree level 403
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 10
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 358
24 Higher Apprenticeship 72
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 27
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 19
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 2255
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 36
29 OND/ONC National 165
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 31
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 2
32 International Baccalaureate 22
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 2
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 41
35 A Level or equivalent 2588
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 85
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 102
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 4
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 17
40 National Scottish Higher 214
41 Access Qualifications 13
42 AS Level or equivalent 152
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1188
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 940
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 15
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 25
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 1
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 1
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 18
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 50
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 15
52 Scottish National level 5 65
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 5607
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 109
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 1
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 0
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 6
59 Scottish National level 4 5
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 636
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 0
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 1
63 Diploma (14-19) 5
64 YT/YTP Certificate 12
65 Scottish National Level 3 1
66 Scottish National < Level 3 1
67 Basic Skills qualifications 55
68 National Scottish Entry Level 0
69 Entry Level qualifications 18
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 1
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 8
72 Other qualifications 1247
73 No qualifications 2686
74 DK 633
-9 Does not apply 16111
-8 No answer 129
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2024
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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