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Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above in Orkney Islands

Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above in Orkney Islands was 52.4% in 2022, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom).

202252.4%

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Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Population Survey: % with RQF4+, aged 16 to 64, January to December (ONS, Nomis NM_17_5, variable 1902). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Compared with Scotland

Place2022
Orkney Islands52.4
Scotland54.2

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.

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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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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, Orkney Islands, 2022) [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

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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, Orkney Islands, 2022. 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/orkney-islands-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, Orkney Islands, 2022. 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/orkney-islands-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, Orkney Islands, 2022 [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/orkney-islands-uk (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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, Orkney Islands, 2022}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rqf4-plus-qualification-share-16-64/orkney-islands-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 Orkney Islands?

Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above in Orkney Islands was 52.4% in 2022, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom).

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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.

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