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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2024

Variable Details

VariableHIQUAL22
LabelHighest qualification or Trade apprenticeship
Responses
1 Higher Degree 5848
2 RQF level 8 qualifications 0
3 NVQ level 5 (old) qualifications 64
4 SVQ level 5 qualifications 18
5 RQF level 7 qualifications 20
6 Degree Apprenticsehip 133
7 Graduate Apprenticeship 4
8 First or Foundation Degree 9650
9 RQF level 6 qualifications 37
10 Other Degree 397
11 RQF level 5 qualifications 88
12 Diploma in HE 630
13 HNC/HND Higher 1318
14 Teaching - Further Education 62
15 Teaching - Secondary Education 33
16 Teaching - Primary Education 43
17 Teaching - Foundation Stage 11
18 Teaching - not stated 46
19 Nursing 433
20 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 4 12
21 Other HE below Degree level 486
22 SVQ level 4 qualifications 14
23 RQF level 4 qualifications 481
24 Higher Apprenticeship 86
25 Modern/Technical/Professional Apprentice 34
26 Advanced Higher (Scotland) 48
27 RQF level 3 qualifications 2957
28 SVQ level 3 qualifications 39
29 OND/ONC National 200
30 Advanced or Progression Diploma 42
31 Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate 2
32 International Baccalaureate 38
33 Scottish Baccalaureate 2
34 GNVQ/GSVQ Advanced 47
35 A Level or equivalent 3263
36 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 3 83
37 Advanced Apprenticeship 128
38 Foundation Apprenticeship 6
39 Scottish 6th Year Certificate 12
40 National Scottish Higher 336
41 Access Qualifications 15
42 AS Level or equivalent 159
43 Trade Apprenticeship 1426
44 RQF level 2 qualifications 1127
45 SVQ level 2 qualifications 25
46 Intermediate Apprenticeship 27
47 Intermediate Welsh Baccalaureate 0
48 National Scottish Intermediate 2 4
49 GNVQ/GSCQ Intermediate 25
50 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 2 66
51 Higher Diploma (14-19) 19
52 Scottish National level 5 96
53 O Level/GCSE A*-C and equivalents 6976
54 RQF Level 1 qualifications 133
55 SVQ Level 1 qualifications 0
56 Foundation Welsh Baccalaureate 0
57 GNVQ/GSVQ Foundation Level 5
58 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical level 1 9
59 Scottish National level 4 10
60 GCSE < C/CSE < 1 and equivalents 805
61 SCOTVEC National Certificate modules 1
62 National Scottish Intermediate 1 0
63 Diploma (14-19) 5
64 YT/YTP Certificate 16
65 Scottish National Level 3 3
66 Scottish National < Level 3 0
67 Basic Skills qualifications 62
68 National Scottish Entry Level 0
69 Entry Level qualifications 24
70 Key/Core/Essential/Functional Skills 2
71 RSA/OCR/Cambridge Technical other 9
72 Other qualifications 1538
73 No qualifications 3015
74 DK 776
-9 Does not apply 19380
-8 No answer 160
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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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