Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above in East Devon
Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above in East Devon was 42.5% in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 1.3 pts from 2024.
Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above in East Devon, 2022 to 2025
All 4 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.5 |
| 2024 | 41.2 |
| 2023 | 41.6 |
| 2022 | 42 |
Compared with South West
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| East Devon | 42.5 |
| South West | 46.5 |
Definition
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.
How to cite
Office for National Statistics. Annual Population Survey: % with RQF4+, aged 16 to 64, January to December (ONS, Nomis NM_17_5, variable 1902). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_17_5.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&variable=1902&measures=20599&time=2022-12,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). (2026). Annual Population Survey: % with RQF4+, aged 16 to 64, January to December (ONS, Nomis NM_17_5, variable 1902) (Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above, East Devon, 2022 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_17_5.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&variable=1902&measures=20599&time=2022-12,latest
MLA 9
Annual Population Survey: % with RQF4+, aged 16 to 64, January to December (ONS, Nomis NM_17_5, variable 1902), Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above, East Devon, 2022 to 2025. Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), 21 July 2026, https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_17_5.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&variable=1902&measures=20599&time=2022-12,latest. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rqf4-plus-qualification-share-16-64/east-devon-uk. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). 2026. Annual Population Survey: % with RQF4+, aged 16 to 64, January to December (ONS, Nomis NM_17_5, variable 1902). Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above, East Devon, 2022 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_17_5.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&variable=1902&measures=20599&time=2022-12,latest. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rqf4-plus-qualification-share-16-64/east-devon-uk.
Harvard
Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom) (2026) Annual Population Survey: % with RQF4+, aged 16 to 64, January to December (ONS, Nomis NM_17_5, variable 1902), Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above, East Devon, 2022 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_17_5.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&variable=1902&measures=20599&time=2022-12,latest, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/rqf4-plus-qualification-share-16-64/east-devon-uk (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{office_share_of_people_aged_2025,
author = {{Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom)}},
title = {{Annual Population Survey: \% with RQF4+, aged 16 to 64, January to December (ONS, Nomis NM\_17\_5, variable 1902): Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above, East Devon, 2022 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_17_5.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&variable=1902&measures=20599&time=2022-12,latest},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rqf4-plus-qualification-share-16-64/east-devon-uk. Publisher attribution: Office for National Statistics. Annual Population Survey: \% with RQF4+, aged 16 to 64, January to December (ONS, Nomis NM\_17\_5, variable 1902). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM\_17\_5.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424\&variable=1902\&measures=20599\&time=2022-12,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above in East Devon?
Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above in East Devon was 42.5% in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 1.3 pts from 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). Annual Population Survey: % with RQF4+, aged 16 to 64, January to December (ONS, Nomis NM_17_5, variable 1902). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above in East Devon?
42.5% in 2025, the highest value since 2022 in this series.