Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above in Scottish Borders
Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above in Scottish Borders was 53.8% in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 4 pts from 2024.
Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above in Scottish Borders, 2022 to 2025
All 4 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.8 |
| 2024 | 49.8 |
| 2023 | 47.6 |
| 2022 | 49.7 |
Compared with Scotland
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Scottish Borders | 53.8 |
| Scotland | 56.4 |
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, Scottish Borders, 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
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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, Scottish Borders, 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/scottish-borders-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, Scottish Borders, 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/scottish-borders-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, Scottish Borders, 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/scottish-borders-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, Scottish Borders, 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/scottish-borders-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 Scottish Borders?
Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above in Scottish Borders was 53.8% in 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom). That is up 4 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 Scottish Borders?
53.8% in 2025, the highest value since 2022 in this series.
Share of people aged 16 to 64 qualified at RQF level 4 or above elsewhere in Scotland
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