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Proportion of population qualified to at least Level 4 or higher (aged 16-64) (37) Metric type

URI
http://id.esd.org.uk/metricType/37
Help text
This shows the proportion of the population aged 16 to 64 qualified to National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) level 4 or above. This covers people holding qualifications equivalent to National Qualifications Framework (NQF) levels 4-8. Level 4-6 qualifications include foundation or first degrees, recognised degree-level professional qualifications, teaching or nursing qualifications, diploma in higher education, HNC/HND or equivalent vocational qualification. Qualifications at level 7-8 include higher degrees, and postgraduate level professional qualifications.

Data are from the Annual Population Survey (APS) which is a continuous household survey, covering the UK with a sample size of approximately 320,000 respondents. The data sets consist of 12 months of survey data and are broken down on a quarterly basis, qualification data is only available for calendar year survey periods, i.e. periods ending in December.
Modified
02 Aug 2023
Data last updated
13 Nov 2023
Also known as
  • Population qualified to level 4 and above (working age population)
Short label
% qualified to NVQ4 and above (aged 16-64)
Status
Live
Output precision
1
Polarity
a high value is good
Measure
Per cent
Dataset
Population - No qualifications - aged 16-64
Collection
Annual Population Survey
Source
Nomis
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