Year Less than 8 grades of primary school Primary (general) school 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 41.1 22.0 11.0 8.3 7.1 4.5 2.4 9.7
2010 43.1 23.7 12.1 9.6 8.3 4.9 3.5 10.8
2011 49.5 23.5 12.1 9.9 8.3 4.7 3.0 10.7
2012 44.9 23.7 12.0 11.2 8.4 4.7 3.4 10.7
2013 38.5 22.8 11.2 9.8 7.9 4.3 2.7 9.8
2014 34.5 17.7 8.1 7.6 5.9 3.5 2.2 7.5
2015 29.9 16.6 7.2 6.3 5.1 2.6 1.9 6.6
2016 22.2 12.6 5.4 4.8 3.6 1.6 1.8 5.0
2017 25.0 10.3 4.1 4.4 2.7 1.7 1.3 4.0
2018 21.0 9.5 3.4 3.7 2.7 1.4 1.3 3.6
2019 19.2 9.0 3.3 3.3 2.3 1.3 1.6 3.3
2020 19.5 10.2 4.3 4.3 3.5 1.9 1.6 4.1
2021 18.4 10.6 4.1 5.0 3.0 1.8 1.8 4.0
2022 14.9 11.4 3.8 3.3 2.7 1.6 1.3 3.6
2023 19.0 12.6 4.5 3.7 3.2 2.0 1.2 4.1
Male
2009 37.8 24.1 10.7 9.0 7.2 4.5 2.7 10.3
2010 39.6 26.7 12.2 9.2 8.1 6.1 3.7 11.6
2011 44.4 24.7 12.1 9.1 8.0 4.9 3.2 11.1
2012 42.3 24.5 12.0 13.1 8.6 4.9 3.3 11.3
2013 38.4 23.9 10.7 10.6 7.8 4.1 2.7 10.2
2014 31.3 17.8 7.8 7.4 5.8 3.7 1.9 7.6
2015 29.0 16.1 6.7 6.0 5.1 2.7 1.7 6.6
2016 24.8 13.2 4.9 4.7 3.7 1.3 2.3 5.1
2017 22.0 10.5 3.6 4.0 2.2 1.5 1.3 3.8
2018 … 9.7 3.2 3.4 2.5 1.8 … 3.4
2019 … 8.9 3.1 3.7 2.0 1.6 1.4 3.3
2020 23.4 10.2 4.1 3.6 3.5 1.5 1.6 4.1
2021 … 10.2 3.6 4.5 2.9 2.1 1.3 3.9
2022 … 11.6 3.7 3.2 2.7 1.6 1.1 3.7
2023 … 11.9 4.3 3.0 3.0 1.8 1.4 4.1
Female
2009 45.4 19.9 11.7 7.8 6.9 4.5 2.0 9.0
2010 46.3 20.7 11.8 9.9 8.4 4.3 3.3 9.9
2011 54.5 22.2 12.2 10.4 8.6 4.6 2.8 10.2
2012 48.2 22.8 12.1 10.0 8.3 4.6 3.5 9.9
2013 38.7 21.5 12.1 9.3 8.1 4.4 2.6 9.5
2014 38.4 17.5 8.9 7.8 6.1 3.4 2.6 7.5
2015 31.2 17.2 8.3 6.4 5.1 2.6 2.0 6.6
2016 … 12.0 6.4 4.9 3.4 1.9 1.3 4.8
2017 27.7 10.2 5.1 4.7 3.1 1.9 1.2 4.3
2018 24.2 9.4 4.0 4.0 2.8 1.2 2.0 3.7
2019 20.7 9.1 3.6 2.9 2.7 1.2 1.8 3.3
2020 … 10.3 4.7 4.8 3.6 2.1 1.6 4.1
2021 … 11.0 5.1 5.5 3.2 1.6 2.2 4.2
2022 … 11.1 4.2 3.3 2.7 1.6 1.5 3.5
2023 … 13.6 4.8 4.3 3.4 2.2 1.0 4.2

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. Source: Labour Force Survey, HCSO.
aIncluding doctoral or equivalent.

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Break in series (limited comparability).
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