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Highest qualification level of working age adults by region and local authority

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Data valuesData descriptionYearGeographySexAge group
7.9No qualifications2024WalesPersons18-64 (Working age)
7.6No qualifications2024WalesPersonsHistorical working age definition
7.2No qualifications2024WalesFemales18-64 (Working age)
6.3No qualifications2024WalesFemalesHistorical working age definition
8.8No qualifications2024WalesMales18-64 (Working age)
8.8No qualifications2024WalesMalesHistorical working age definition
8.5No qualifications2024North WalesPersons18-64 (Working age)
8.3No qualifications2024North WalesPersonsHistorical working age definition
7.8No qualifications2024North WalesFemales18-64 (Working age)
7.4No qualifications2024North WalesFemalesHistorical working age definition
9.2No qualifications2024North WalesMales18-64 (Working age)
9.2No qualifications2024North WalesMalesHistorical working age definition
6.4No qualifications2024Isle of AngleseyPersons18-64 (Working age)
6.3No qualifications2024Isle of AngleseyPersonsHistorical working age definition
4.9No qualifications2024Isle of AngleseyFemales18-64 (Working age)
4.5No qualifications2024Isle of AngleseyFemalesHistorical working age definition
7.9No qualifications2024Isle of AngleseyMales18-64 (Working age)
7.9No qualifications2024Isle of AngleseyMalesHistorical working age definition
4No qualifications2024GwyneddPersons18-64 (Working age)
3.5No qualifications2024GwyneddPersonsHistorical working age definition
2.3No qualifications2024GwyneddFemales18-64 (Working age)
1.1No qualifications2024GwyneddFemalesHistorical working age definition
5.6No qualifications2024GwyneddMales18-64 (Working age)
5.6No qualifications2024GwyneddMalesHistorical working age definition
12.9No qualifications2024ConwyPersons18-64 (Working age)
12.8No qualifications2024ConwyPersonsHistorical working age definition
8.9No qualifications2024ConwyFemales18-64 (Working age)
7.9No qualifications2024ConwyFemalesHistorical working age definition
17.1No qualifications2024ConwyMales18-64 (Working age)
17.1No qualifications2024ConwyMalesHistorical working age definition
12.9No qualifications2024DenbighshirePersons18-64 (Working age)
12.8No qualifications2024DenbighshirePersonsHistorical working age definition
13No qualifications2024DenbighshireFemales18-64 (Working age)
12.9No qualifications2024DenbighshireFemalesHistorical working age definition
12.7No qualifications2024DenbighshireMales18-64 (Working age)
12.7No qualifications2024DenbighshireMalesHistorical working age definition
12No qualifications2024FlintshirePersons18-64 (Working age)
11.8No qualifications2024FlintshirePersonsHistorical working age definition
13.5No qualifications2024FlintshireFemales18-64 (Working age)
13.2No qualifications2024FlintshireFemalesHistorical working age definition
10.8No qualifications2024FlintshireMales18-64 (Working age)
10.8No qualifications2024FlintshireMalesHistorical working age definition
3.2No qualifications2024WrexhamPersons18-64 (Working age)
3.3No qualifications2024WrexhamPersonsHistorical working age definition
4No qualifications2024WrexhamFemales18-64 (Working age)
4.3No qualifications2024WrexhamFemalesHistorical working age definition
2.4No qualifications2024WrexhamMales18-64 (Working age)
2.4No qualifications2024WrexhamMalesHistorical working age definition
2.8No qualifications2024Mid WalesPersons18-64 (Working age)
2.9No qualifications2024Mid WalesPersonsHistorical working age definition
1.4No qualifications2024Mid WalesFemales18-64 (Working age)
1.3No qualifications2024Mid WalesFemalesHistorical working age definition
4.2No qualifications2024Mid WalesMales18-64 (Working age)
4.2No qualifications2024Mid WalesMalesHistorical working age definition
3.1No qualifications2024PowysPersons18-64 (Working age)
3.4No qualifications2024PowysPersonsHistorical working age definition
0.9No qualifications2024PowysFemales18-64 (Working age)
1.1No qualifications2024PowysFemalesHistorical working age definition
5.1No qualifications2024PowysMales18-64 (Working age)
5.1No qualifications2024PowysMalesHistorical working age definition
2.3No qualifications2024CeredigionPersons18-64 (Working age)
2.2No qualifications2024CeredigionPersonsHistorical working age definition
2No qualifications2024CeredigionFemales18-64 (Working age)
1.7No qualifications2024CeredigionFemalesHistorical working age definition
2.6No qualifications2024CeredigionMales18-64 (Working age)
2.6No qualifications2024CeredigionMalesHistorical working age definition
8No qualifications2024South West WalesPersons18-64 (Working age)
7.7No qualifications2024South West WalesPersonsHistorical working age definition
8.2No qualifications2024South West WalesFemales18-64 (Working age)
7.5No qualifications2024South West WalesFemalesHistorical working age definition
7.8No qualifications2024South West WalesMales18-64 (Working age)
7.8No qualifications2024South West WalesMalesHistorical working age definition
6.6No qualifications2024PembrokeshirePersons18-64 (Working age)
6.7No qualifications2024PembrokeshirePersonsHistorical working age definition
4.7No qualifications2024PembrokeshireFemales18-64 (Working age)
4.7No qualifications2024PembrokeshireFemalesHistorical working age definition
8.7No qualifications2024PembrokeshireMales18-64 (Working age)
8.7No qualifications2024PembrokeshireMalesHistorical working age definition
6.4No qualifications2024CarmarthenshirePersons18-64 (Working age)
6.2No qualifications2024CarmarthenshirePersonsHistorical working age definition
8.5No qualifications2024CarmarthenshireFemales18-64 (Working age)
8.4No qualifications2024CarmarthenshireFemalesHistorical working age definition
4.3No qualifications2024CarmarthenshireMales18-64 (Working age)
4.3No qualifications2024CarmarthenshireMalesHistorical working age definition
7.4No qualifications2024SwanseaPersons18-64 (Working age)
7No qualifications2024SwanseaPersonsHistorical working age definition
7.8No qualifications2024SwanseaFemales18-64 (Working age)
7No qualifications2024SwanseaFemalesHistorical working age definition
6.9No qualifications2024SwanseaMales18-64 (Working age)
6.9No qualifications2024SwanseaMalesHistorical working age definition
12.2No qualifications2024Neath Port TalbotPersons18-64 (Working age)
11.6No qualifications2024Neath Port TalbotPersonsHistorical working age definition
11.3No qualifications2024Neath Port TalbotFemales18-64 (Working age)
10No qualifications2024Neath Port TalbotFemalesHistorical working age definition
13No qualifications2024Neath Port TalbotMales18-64 (Working age)
13No qualifications2024Neath Port TalbotMalesHistorical working age definition
8.3No qualifications2024South East WalesPersons18-64 (Working age)
7.8No qualifications2024South East WalesPersonsHistorical working age definition
7.1No qualifications2024South East WalesFemales18-64 (Working age)
5.9No qualifications2024South East WalesFemalesHistorical working age definition
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Next update expected:April 2026

Updates

19th December 2025
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Official statistics
Data provider
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Data source
Annual Population Survey (APS)

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

Data are presented for working age adults based on the current definition of males and females aged 18-64 and historical definition of females aged 18-59 and males aged 18-64. This is as referred to in earlier releases (prior to 2015 data) – according to their age at the start of the academic year.

Note that data for working age adults, on the basis of males and females aged 18-64, are only available from 2008 onwards.

The statistics are used within the Welsh Government to monitor trends in qualification levels. This release contains data for the national indicator number 8 (Percentage of adults with qualifications at the different levels of the National Qualifications Framework) and two related national milestones. These statistics, along with the national indicator and national milestones are specifically included within Stronger, fairer, greener Wales: a plan for employability and skills.

Data collection or calculation

The data presented are based on the results of the Annual Population Survey for 2004 onwards, and from the annual Local Labour Force Survey for Wales for 2001-2003, both of which are household surveys carried out by the Office for National Statistics.

From 2001, annual Local Labour Force Survey (LLFS) data collected in Wales were based on a significantly enhanced sample. The survey asks respondents for qualifications that they hold, and from this information the highest qualification held by the respondent is calculated. The highest qualifications are grouped into levels. Figures are provided for those obtaining qualifications at least at a certain level, and qualifications up to and including a certain level.

Data have previously been presented as NVQ equivalencies. From September 2004, the National Qualification Framework (NQF) was expanded and the former levels 4 and 5 were divided into more precise levels (4-8). Data are now presented according to this classification.

The statistics presented here for 2022 are not comparable with previous years due to the changes to the qualification questions in the Labour Force Survey/Annual Population Survey. The questions, previously based on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF), have been updated to reflect the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF). More detail on this is provided in the quality information of the statistical release.

Since 2004, the annual data have been produced on a rolling annual basis, updated every three months. The rolling annual averages are on a calendar basis with the first rolling annual average presented here covering the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008.

Statistical quality

As the data come from a survey, the results are sample-based estimates and therefore subject to differing degrees of sampling variability, i.e. the true value for any measure lies in a differing range about the estimated value. This range or sampling variability increases as the detail in the data increases; for example local authority data are subject to higher variability than regional data.

These estimates were previously classed as accredited official statistics. The APS has seen a fall in sample sizes over recent years, given this and the fact that the survey has not been reweighted to latest population estimates, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has agreed that this accreditation should be temporarily suspended and that the estimates should be re-designated as official statistics (OSR).

It is still appropriate to use these statistics, however users should note the increased uncertainty around estimates derived from the APS. At a national level, estimates continue to provide a reasonable indication of trends for Wales, however, estimates for smaller geographies or population sub-groups are less reliable.

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labourmarket.stats@gov.wales

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