Scotland's Census 2022 - UV501 - Highest level of qualification

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for highest level of qualification of all people aged 16 and over in Scotland.

Highest level of qualification

The highest level of qualification is derived from the question asking people to indicate all types of qualifications held. There were 14 response options (plus “no qualifications”) covering professional and vocational qualifications, apprenticeships and a range of academic qualifications. For the purpose of statistical outputs, these are combined into five categories for the highest level of qualification, plus a category for no qualifications.

The census question on qualifications asked people to tick all the qualifications they had from a list of options.

The highest qualification variables from the 2011 and 2022 Censuses are not fully comparable due to the inclusion of apprenticeship qualifications in 2022 Apprenticeships were not included in 2011.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	September 16, 2024, 15:38 (BST)
Created	September 16, 2024, 15:38 (BST)
Visibility	Public
Year	2022
Topics	Education and qualifications
Units	Persons
Geographic Layer	Census Data Zones Census Intermediate Zones Census Wards Council Areas Countries Local Authorities Local Health Boards Unitary Authorities Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies
Frequency	Decennial
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2021-1
Citation	Office for National Statistics; National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; UK Data Service. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2021-1
Geographical Coverage Location	Scotland
Granularity	Country level down to output areas
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