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Qualifications and students - 2001 Census

2001 Census data on the highest qualifications held and the number of students

Qualifications

All people aged 16 - 74

People aged 16 - 74 with: No qualifications

People aged 16 - 74 with: Highest qualification attained level 1

People aged 16 - 74 with: Highest qualification attained level 2

People aged 16 - 74 with: Highest qualification attained level 3

People aged 16 - 74 with: Highest qualification attained level 4/5

England & Wales

37,607,438

10,937,042

6,230,033

7,288,074

3,110,135

7,432,962

South West

3,534,458

925,440

627,115

757,397

304,889

665,869

Bournemouth UA

117,313

29,467

20,384

25,123

13,406

20,629

Poole UA

98,280

25,897

18,421

21,728

7,801

16,610

Dorset County

275,193

72,043

49,149

60,457

20,451

50,460

Christchurch

30,758

8,669

5,306

6,768

2,181

5,116

East Dorset

58,870

14,946

10,225

13,232

4,400

11,027

North Dorset

43,611

10,911

8,000

10,043

3,595

7,953

Purbeck

31,637

8,659

5,867

6,613

2,349

5,563

West Dorset

64,658

16,335

10,804

13,949

4,760

13,788

Weymouth and Portland

45,659

12,523

8,947

9,852

3,166

7,013


Students

People aged 16 - 74 with: Other qualifications/level unknown

Total number of full-time students and schoolchildren: Aged 16 - 17

Total number of full-time students and schoolchildren: Aged 18 - 74

Full-time students aged 18 - 74: Economically active: in employment

Full-time students aged 18 - 74: Economically active: Unemployed

Full-time students aged 18 - 74: Economically inactive

England & Wales

2,609,192

1,014,284

1,634,708

540,304

83,444

1,010,959

South West

253,748

93,629

129,198

46,986

5,466

76,745

Bournemouth UA

8,304

2,512

8,765

3,003

467

5,295

Poole UA

7,823

2,578

2,364

1,082

106

1,176

Dorset County

22,633

7,577

5,260

2,371

213

2,676

Christchurch

2,718

721

564

295

21

248

East Dorset

5,040

1,550

1,128

603

41

484

North Dorset

3,109

1,301

726

279

24

423

Purbeck

2,586

880

653

255

28

370

West Dorset

5,022

1,985

1,256

497

42

717

Weymouth and Portland

4,158

1,140

933

442

57

434

Source:2001 Census

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