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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2024

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 5446
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 0
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 57
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 19
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 20
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 109
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 4
8 First or Foundation Degree 8974
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 27
10 Other Degree 372
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 82
12 Diploma in HE 548
13 HNC/HND Higher 1198
14 Teaching - Further Education 52
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 32
16 Teaching - Primary Education 41
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 7
18 Teaching - not stated 35
19 Nursing 442
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 13
21 Other HE below Degree level 441
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 10
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 460
24 Higher Apprenticeship 78
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 35
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 45
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 2712
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 43
29 OND/ONC National 190
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 39
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 3
32 International Baccalaureate 35
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 1
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 45
35 A Level or equivalent 3070
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 94
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 116
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 5
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 10
40 National Scottish Higher 285
41 Access Qualifications 12
42 AS Level or equivalent 149
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1306
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 1067
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 17
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 21
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 3
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 19
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 68
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 13
52 Scottish National level 5 81
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 6468
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 120
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 0
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 3
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 10
59 Scottish National level 4 10
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 772
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 1
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 0
63 Diploma (14-19) 7
64 YT/YTP Certificate 15
65 Scottish National Level 3 3
66 Scottish National < Level 3 0
67 Basic Skills qualifications 65
68 National Scottish Entry Level 0
69 Entry Level qualifications 26
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 0
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 6
72 Other qualifications 1477
73 No qualifications 2913
74 DK 764
-9 Does not apply 18386
-8 No answer 142
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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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