The Datum Report

Measure · Census 2021 - highest level of qualification

Level 4 and above: Degree (BA, BSc), foundation degree, NVQ Level 4 and above, HND, HNC, professional qualifications (teaching or nursing, for example), or equivalent

No short definition is available for this measure. The producer's documentation below is the authority on what it counts.

Published byNISRA
SeriesCensus 2021 - highest level of qualification
How oftenDecennial
Basisadministrative
CoversMarch 21, 2021 to March 21, 2021 (1 period)
GeographiesLocal authority
Areas held11
LicenceOGL-UK-3.0

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The producer states no release date for each period, so publication dates here are derived from the period end plus its typical lag. They are approximate and labelled as such wherever they appear.

Others in this series

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MeasureWhat it counts
Level 1: 1 to 4 GCSEs, O levels, CSEs (any grades); 1 AS Level; NVQ level 1; or equivalent —
Level 2: 5 or more GCSEs (A*-C or 9-4), O levels (passes) CSEs (grade 1); 1 A level, 2-3 AS Levels; NVQ level 2, BTEC General, City and Guilds Craft; or equivalent —
Level 3: 2 or more A Levels, 4 or more AS Levels; NVQ Level 3, BTEC National, OND, ONC, City and Guilds Advanced Craft; or equivalent —
No code required —
No qualifications —
Other: Apprenticeships; other qualifications, equivalent unknown —

Latest figures

Download this measure for every area: Local authority — including the areas the producer withheld, each with its reason.

AreaValuePeriod
Antrim and Newtownabbey 36,690 2021
Ards and North Down 45,752 2021
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 51,769 2021
Belfast 96,156 2021
Causeway Coast and Glens 33,321 2021
Derry City and Strabane 35,219 2021
Fermanagh and Omagh 29,244 2021
Lisburn and Castlereagh 46,620 2021
Mid Ulster 33,912 2021
Mid and East Antrim 32,513 2021
Newry, Mourne and Down 45,135 2021