Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above
People aged 16 to 64 whose highest qualification is at level 4 or above of the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), such as a higher education certificate, a degree, a higher degree or an equivalent professional qualification, as a percentage of all people aged 16 to 64. Annual Population Survey of the Office for National Statistics, January to December. United Kingdom regions and local authorities.
A survey estimate: local authority figures rest on small samples and can move several points from one year to the next without a real change, so compare years with care. The RQF series starts in 2022, when the survey changed its qualification questions; it is not comparable with the older NVQ level 4 series. It covers ages 16 to 64, so it is not comparable with tertiary_attainment_share_25_64.
Key facts
- Published for 360 places, with figures from 2022 to 2025.
Places with data
Regions and states
- South East
- London
- North West
- East of England
- West Midlands
- South West
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Scotland
- East Midlands
- Wales
- Northern Ireland
- North East
Provinces and counties
- Birmingham
- Leeds
- Glasgow City
- North Yorkshire
- Somerset
- Manchester
- Cornwall
- Buckinghamshire
- Sheffield
- Bradford
- Woking
- Waverley
- Tandridge
- Surrey Heath
- Spelthorne
- Runnymede
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"rqf4_plus_share_16_64","level":"country"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=rqf4_plus_share_16_64&level=country