Year Less than 8 grades of primary school 8 grades of primary education Secondary education without G. C. E. and with qualification Secondary education with G. C. E. Tertiary education Total
and without qualification and with qualification bachelor or equivalent master or equivalenta
Total
2009 10.6 438.6 1,153.0 364.6 978.3 579.4 370.1 3,894.5
2010 13.5 424.7 1,139.8 354.2 987.0 570.8 383.8 3,873.8
2011 10.9 421.4 1,123.5 359.0 967.7 609.0 411.4 3,903.0
2012 11.7 409.6 1,120.2 362.8 980.5 650.8 423.1 3,958.7
2013 13.3 404.0 1,151.6 388.1 969.4 660.9 442.1 4,029.3
2014 14.8 452.4 1,178.3 429.4 1,000.3 680.1 467.3 4,222.6
2015 19.2 476.2 1,174.0 488.8 984.6 702.0 490.3 4,335.1
2016 20.6 508.6 1,204.7 555.2 998.3 718.3 476.5 4,482.2
2017 20.0 513.8 1,249.5 553.3 1,006.9 714.0 490.8 4,548.4
2018 19.4 499.2 1,278.1 552.3 989.2 684.4 570.7 4,593.4
2019 19.7 490.0 1,259.0 577.8 983.0 703.4 591.5 4,624.4
2020 18.7 459.0 1,204.5 586.3 954.9 700.2 645.2 4,568.8
2021 17.5 451.7 1,170.4 562.8 958.6 728.4 720.5 4,609.7
2022 19.5 430.4 1,141.5 580.5 1,021.9 760.8 715.2 4,669.7
2023 15.4 438.0 1,116.2 581.8 1,053.6 751.2 741.4 4,697.5
Male
2009 6.3 215.2 782.6 129.4 480.9 212.9 198.6 2,026.0
2010 6.9 205.1 763.2 125.8 483.6 206.3 203.1 1,993.9
2011 6.0 210.5 751.0 130.4 481.3 227.1 216.3 2,022.7
2012 6.9 211.4 754.4 132.4 483.7 245.9 214.8 2,049.4
2013 7.3 208.0 781.1 148.4 484.1 248.4 227.3 2,104.6
2014 8.4 238.8 796.0 169.7 508.8 255.4 243.7 2,220.9
2015 11.6 257.1 787.1 191.8 516.2 269.8 250.5 2,284.1
2016 10.5 271.0 817.2 229.1 517.2 275.7 242.1 2,362.7
2017 10.0 267.5 856.3 233.4 515.3 279.2 255.7 2,417.4
2018 9.6 270.9 876.7 234.4 506.6 262.2 292.8 2,453.1
2019 9.2 271.9 864.7 245.4 530.1 265.4 296.5 2,483.2
2020 9.1 251.9 834.5 252.7 514.6 267.8 324.2 2,454.8
2021 7.9 253.9 807.1 251.1 511.8 272.1 367.4 2,471.3
2022 9.4 238.9 791.2 245.9 555.8 295.5 355.1 2,491.8
2023 7.4 249.8 772.9 257.6 566.8 297.4 356.5 2,508.5
Female
2009 4.3 223.4 370.4 235.1 497.3 366.5 171.4 1,868.5
2010 6.6 219.6 376.6 228.4 503.4 364.5 180.7 1,879.9
2011 4.9 210.9 372.5 228.6 486.5 381.8 195.1 1,880.3
2012 4.7 198.2 365.8 230.4 496.8 404.9 208.4 1,909.3
2013 6.0 196.0 370.5 239.7 485.3 412.5 214.8 1,924.7
2014 6.4 213.6 382.3 259.6 491.5 424.7 223.6 2,001.7
2015 7.6 219.1 386.9 297.0 468.4 432.2 239.8 2,051.0
2016 10.2 237.6 387.5 326.2 481.1 442.6 234.4 2,119.5
2017 10.0 246.3 393.2 320.0 491.6 434.8 235.1 2,130.9
2018 9.9 228.4 401.4 317.9 482.7 422.3 277.9 2,140.3
2019 10.4 218.1 394.3 332.4 452.9 438.0 295.0 2,141.1
2020 9.6 207.0 370.0 333.7 440.3 432.4 321.0 2,114.0
2021 9.6 197.8 363.3 311.7 446.8 456.3 353.0 2,138.4
2022 10.1 191.5 350.3 334.6 466.0 465.3 360.1 2,177.9
2023 8.0 188.2 343.3 324.2 486.8 453.8 384.9 2,189.0

Footnotes

*From 25 October 2024 onwards, the Labour Force Survey estimates are produced using population projections based on the 2022 Census. The data has been extrapolated back to 2018 using the new base. Data of labour force survey refer to the population aged 15–74. Source: labour force survey, HCSO.
aIncluding doctoral or equivalent.
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