Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2023

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 4019
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 0
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 61
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 8
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 14
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 79
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 4
8 First or Foundation Degree 6718
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 29
10 Other Degree 278
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 66
12 Diploma in HE 433
13 HNC/HND Higher 1048
14 Teaching - Further Education 37
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 30
16 Teaching - Primary Education 36
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 6
18 Teaching - not stated 36
19 Nursing 401
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 11
21 Other HE below Degree level 334
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 6
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 324
24 Higher Apprenticeship 68
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 26
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 20
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 2181
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 26
29 OND/ONC National 159
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 32
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 5
32 International Baccalaureate 23
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 4
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 40
35 A Level or equivalent 2514
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 82
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 98
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 6
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 14
40 National Scottish Higher 194
41 Access Qualifications 17
42 AS Level or equivalent 143
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1138
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 838
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 18
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 24
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 0
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 17
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 55
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 14
52 Scottish National level 5 48
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 5100
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 5
59 Scottish National level 4 4
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 563
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 0
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 1
63 Diploma (14-19) 4
64 YT/YTP Certificate 9
65 Scottish National Level 3 3
66 Scottish National < Level 3 1
67 Basic Skills qualifications 53
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 1154
73 No qualifications 2386
74 DK 588
-9 Does not apply 14200
-8 No answer 116
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2023
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeUntil 2015, data were produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year. From January 2015, the household datasets are produced for each quarter.