England qualification levels for STEM employees
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Data about highest qualifications prior to early career employment in England in STEM occupations, using pooled employment data from 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 tax years; where an employee appears more than once, we take the information from the latest tax year observed. Further details are available in the publication methodology.
The 'stem_qualification' measure shows the share of people having a STEM-related qualification, within groups defined by level of highest qualification held and gender.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Further education
- Publication
- Supply of skills for jobs in science and technology
- Release
- Calendar year 2023
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Percent with a STEM qualification
- Filters
- Gender
- Group of occupations
- Highest level of qualification
- Time period
- 2018-19
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | group | highest_qualification | gender | stem_qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Financial year | National | E92000001 | England | STEM | Below level 2 | Male | 8.33 |
| 2018 | Financial year | National | E92000001 | England | STEM | Level 2 | Male | 34.08 |
| 2018 | Financial year | National | E92000001 | England | STEM | Level 3 | Male | 58.38 |
| 2018 | Financial year | National | E92000001 | England | STEM | Level 4/5 | Male | 56.65 |
| 2018 | Financial year | National | E92000001 | England | STEM | Level 6 | Male | 45.49 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| gender | Gender - Filter by gender |
| group | Group of occupations - Filter by occupation group |
| highest_qualification | Highest level of qualification - Filter by highest level of qualification |
| stem_qualification | Percent with a STEM qualification |
Footnotes
- Employees are those aged 23-30 in the 2018-19 tax year included in the ASHE survey and linked to LEO.
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