Highest qualification by council, Census 2021

Usual residents of each of England's and Wales's 318 councils by highest qualification, Census 2021, from the ONS Census API (its “Highest level of qualification (8 categories)”).

No qualifications, highest: Birmingham

212,198

Census Day, 21 March 2021

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:50 UTC

Highest qualification by council, Census 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics (Census 2021). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

318 rows

Area	Does not apply	No qualifications	Level 1 and entry level qualifications: 1 to 4 GCSEs grade A* to C, Any GCSEs at other grades, O levels or CSEs (any grades), 1 AS level, NVQ level 1, Foundation GNVQ, Basic or Essential Skills	Level 2 qualifications: 5 or more GCSEs (A* to C or 9 to 4), O levels (passes), CSEs (grade 1), School Certification, 1 A level, 2 to 3 AS levels, VCEs, Intermediate or Higher Diploma, Welsh Baccalaureate Intermediate Diploma, NVQ level 2, Intermediate GNVQ, City and Guilds Craft, BTEC First or General Diploma, RSA Diploma	Apprenticeship	Level 3 qualifications: 2 or more A levels or VCEs, 4 or more AS levels, Higher School Certificate, Progression or Advanced Diploma, Welsh Baccalaureate Advance Diploma, NVQ level 3; Advanced GNVQ, City and Guilds Advanced Craft, ONC, OND, BTEC National, RSA Advanced Diploma	Level 4 qualifications or above: degree (BA, BSc), higher degree (MA, PhD, PGCE), NVQ level 4 to 5, HNC, HND, RSA Higher Diploma, BTEC Higher level, professional qualifications (for example, teaching, nursing, accountancy)	Other: vocational or work-related qualifications, other qualifications achieved in England or Wales, qualifications achieved outside England or Wales (equivalent not stated or unknown)
Birmingham E08000025	255,296	212,198	90,079	111,212	32,425	152,046	265,806	25,857
Leeds E08000035	153,483	119,597	60,190	79,192	34,353	120,782	228,358	15,996
Bradford E08000032	124,837	101,122	46,051	57,458	22,777	66,275	115,663	12,228
County Durham E06000047	88,110	90,804	41,359	61,724	27,061	86,414	116,019	10,577
Liverpool E08000012	83,060	90,049	34,955	46,141	17,624	80,909	124,150	9,200
Sheffield E08000019 its area before 1 April 2025	100,271	88,425	41,454	53,589	24,865	84,712	152,194	11,011
Manchester E08000003	113,980	86,110	34,988	45,164	15,322	79,621	164,763	11,990
North Yorkshire E06000065	99,311	82,990	47,623	72,377	33,901	87,830	178,949	12,510
Somerset E06000066	96,608	81,075	48,500	72,670	30,819	83,785	144,903	13,188
Cornwall E06000052	92,880	77,919	47,676	72,367	31,455	89,955	145,890	12,163
Leicester E06000016	77,557	77,692	31,152	33,954	11,024	46,860	77,900	12,431
Sandwell E08000028	75,804	76,839	30,586	36,175	12,758	39,465	60,316	9,889
Kirklees E08000034	86,941	71,832	33,776	46,112	21,655	60,187	103,532	9,180
Wakefield E08000036	65,832	70,233	31,086	42,945	18,709	46,794	69,797	7,975
Doncaster E08000017	57,181	61,805	28,721	37,907	16,765	41,594	56,931	7,205
Buckinghamshire E06000060	109,683	60,981	39,427	59,473	21,261	69,811	181,721	10,721
Dudley E08000027	61,000	60,569	28,475	39,480	15,703	45,064	65,589	7,608
Wiltshire E06000054	91,219	60,409	42,756	62,668	23,327	76,544	143,201	10,209
West Northamptonshire E06000062	82,223	59,804	37,390	49,213	19,758	58,081	109,086	10,168
Brent E09000005	64,673	59,770	24,296	26,148	9,529	34,338	109,998	11,064
Walsall E08000030	61,024	58,781	25,619	31,738	11,823	35,038	52,903	7,198
Enfield E09000010	72,802	57,813	24,151	29,005	10,055	34,476	93,371	8,311
North Northamptonshire E06000061	70,339	57,682	34,404	44,428	18,199	48,272	77,281	8,920
Newham E09000025	74,863	57,151	24,931	28,082	8,619	35,783	111,130	10,478
Bristol, City of E06000023	82,757	56,657	29,350	41,789	15,282	73,981	164,106	8,543
Wigan E08000010	60,636	56,571	28,257	41,466	18,997	47,383	69,357	6,663
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	53,137	54,010	24,163	30,143	14,691	37,418	46,511	6,944
Coventry E08000026	68,451	53,671	27,542	34,920	14,284	52,525	84,691	9,240
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	52,469	53,354	22,574	30,443	14,144	34,678	44,948	5,757
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	65,287	53,317	33,102	47,335	20,187	63,771	107,437	9,759
Ealing E09000009	71,744	52,925	23,821	27,461	10,012	37,920	130,981	12,251
Wolverhampton E08000031	55,285	52,803	22,947	28,741	10,241	31,391	54,712	7,606
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	54,075	52,477	28,930	40,565	20,621	49,602	87,851	8,094
Bolton E08000001	63,674	52,451	24,792	32,352	14,327	38,190	63,678	6,497
Sunderland E08000024	48,101	51,666	24,530	33,553	16,312	38,679	55,532	5,799
Nottingham E06000018	59,310	51,554	23,096	29,844	10,835	66,236	75,673	7,084
Dorset E06000059	57,677	50,834	33,549	48,267	21,943	56,884	101,298	9,127
Rotherham E08000018	50,234	50,529	24,545	33,613	14,398	36,879	49,807	5,802
Barnsley E08000016 its area before 1 April 2025	44,782	50,329	21,589	28,977	13,193	33,652	46,798	5,252
Croydon E09000008	80,321	49,877	28,370	38,241	11,786	45,535	127,342	9,246
Cheshire East E06000049	69,298	49,524	28,571	45,115	19,394	55,373	123,785	7,711
Cardiff W06000015	65,995	48,399	20,457	32,900	11,522	56,856	118,529	7,650
Northumberland E06000057	51,721	48,173	26,051	38,873	18,624	47,690	82,653	6,782
Barnet E09000003	79,990	47,762	21,302	30,687	9,630	38,541	151,642	9,790
Rhondda Cynon Taf W06000016	43,808	46,915	18,283	29,121	9,966	32,637	51,749	5,170
Wirral E08000015	58,088	46,894	25,282	38,576	15,663	46,887	82,451	6,359
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	61,792	46,771	27,467	40,467	15,914	52,461	105,387	6,891
Cumberland E06000063	45,390	46,645	23,238	32,264	16,998	40,158	62,870	5,690
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	51,675	46,232	19,729	25,891	11,943	52,768	86,063	5,824
Oldham E08000004	55,053	46,208	20,672	26,021	11,939	30,829	46,023	5,343
Sefton E08000014	46,843	45,890	23,885	32,729	13,808	40,580	69,495	6,005
Shropshire E06000051	51,360	45,573	26,154	40,900	16,564	47,417	88,502	7,136
Hillingdon E09000017	64,031	43,906	23,872	28,514	10,298	35,836	90,664	8,788
Medway E06000035	57,016	43,158	26,898	35,426	13,625	40,009	57,001	6,641
Salford E08000006	53,000	42,829	20,027	27,231	11,687	36,911	72,678	5,560
Hounslow E09000018	59,500	42,630	21,674	23,390	8,090	28,046	95,076	9,775
Derby E06000015	52,174	42,141	21,586	27,706	13,064	36,230	62,097	6,365
Redbridge E09000026	68,243	41,948	20,878	27,163	7,557	33,074	102,696	8,701
Havering E09000016	52,322	41,947	23,453	31,228	10,778	34,125	61,921	6,278
Tower Hamlets E09000030	57,423	40,999	17,155	21,433	5,441	33,343	127,299	7,213
Rochdale E08000005	48,826	40,649	18,414	24,559	10,564	29,467	46,238	5,056
Waltham Forest E09000031	56,244	40,535	18,874	23,106	7,699	28,770	95,910	7,288
Tameside E08000008	45,936	40,437	20,811	28,050	12,776	32,847	45,214	5,000
East Suffolk E07000244	39,339	40,105	23,295	31,039	14,261	34,993	56,968	6,058
Haringey E09000014	48,238	39,921	14,732	18,392	6,781	25,260	104,270	6,644
Luton E06000032	52,563	39,478	19,650	21,943	8,349	24,832	51,546	6,900
Greenwich E09000011	59,321	38,319	18,349	23,747	7,937	30,154	104,926	6,316
Plymouth E06000026	46,071	37,894	21,388	30,727	15,836	47,362	60,155	5,262
Peterborough E06000031	48,100	37,471	20,666	24,191	9,286	25,727	43,956	6,276
Swansea W06000011	40,633	37,304	15,552	27,362	11,525	36,055	64,835	5,228
Stockport E08000007	55,846	37,081	21,831	32,340	13,923	38,563	89,741	5,448
Barking and Dagenham E09000002	57,124	36,796	16,752	20,367	6,260	21,819	53,791	5,961
Bromley E09000006	64,903	36,581	23,030	35,258	10,559	39,420	113,508	6,732
Harrow E09000015	51,582	36,454	17,150	21,857	6,656	26,422	94,317	6,764
Central Bedfordshire E06000056	57,492	35,598	24,650	34,892	14,069	43,107	78,654	5,789
Bexley E09000004	50,645	35,582	21,413	28,535	10,225	32,511	61,837	5,722
Milton Keynes E06000042	62,229	35,577	24,422	32,011	10,477	35,371	80,545	6,428
Southwark E09000028	51,501	35,516	15,851	20,135	6,509	31,574	140,514	6,037
Lewisham E09000023	58,142	35,447	17,738	23,426	7,261	31,537	120,814	6,187
Southampton E06000045	44,554	35,381	19,470	25,671	11,096	41,992	64,663	6,095
Lambeth E09000022	48,710	35,185	16,252	21,025	6,973	31,935	151,312	6,263
Hackney E09000012	49,678	35,043	12,782	17,449	4,938	24,171	109,724	5,361
Gateshead E08000037	34,403	34,975	16,022	22,280	11,629	27,436	45,246	4,158
Caerphilly W06000018	32,470	34,625	14,433	22,242	7,889	24,146	36,306	3,841
South Gloucestershire E06000025	53,058	33,792	23,996	33,959	15,142	46,440	78,233	5,802
Tendring E07000076	23,401	32,782	16,158	19,076	8,535	19,444	24,811	4,084
Knowsley E08000011	30,220	32,600	13,203	17,898	6,817	21,411	29,578	2,792
Swindon E06000030	46,259	32,430	24,335	30,268	10,948	30,591	52,220	6,359
St. Helens E08000013	32,677	32,245	15,613	22,079	9,728	26,153	40,903	3,850
Calderdale E08000033	39,997	31,965	16,313	23,351	10,524	29,096	51,419	3,966
Carmarthenshire W06000010	32,411	31,165	13,267	23,691	9,652	25,018	48,644	4,049
West Suffolk E07000245	31,821	31,016	16,000	20,814	9,349	23,853	42,235	4,861
North East Lincolnshire E06000012	29,444	30,907	15,531	20,513	8,313	20,885	27,537	3,837
Basildon E07000066	38,908	30,827	19,440	24,489	7,966	25,316	36,541	4,084
Westmorland and Furness E06000064	34,420	30,786	17,565	25,594	15,530	34,645	63,595	4,457
Solihull E08000029	41,739	30,642	16,623	24,691	8,069	28,266	61,847	4,365
East Lindsey E07000137	20,878	30,632	13,930	18,400	8,542	20,068	26,133	3,713
North Lincolnshire E06000013	30,213	30,466	16,292	21,104	9,922	23,954	33,361	4,368
King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146	25,433	30,136	15,595	19,503	8,226	21,172	30,036	4,224
North Tyneside E08000022	37,455	29,968	16,025	24,300	11,773	28,969	56,375	4,102
Portsmouth E06000044	37,183	29,766	16,434	22,404	9,093	37,296	51,190	4,638
Telford and Wrekin E06000020	36,867	29,666	16,732	23,218	8,212	27,765	38,803	4,277
Thurrock E06000034	39,637	29,443	16,640	21,251	6,757	22,151	35,723	4,398
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	38,585	29,441	15,324	23,005	10,565	29,004	46,648	4,023
Brighton and Hove E06000043	41,736	29,215	16,545	25,067	8,052	46,359	104,790	5,339
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	35,230	28,923	12,968	16,574	6,550	18,823	32,054	3,616
Southend-on-Sea E06000033	34,276	28,823	17,593	23,151	7,432	25,291	39,832	4,288
Bury E08000002	38,978	28,706	15,069	22,659	8,605	25,587	50,036	4,211
Blackpool E06000009	24,697	28,575	13,677	17,470	7,889	19,382	26,177	3,170
Warrington E06000007	38,256	28,453	17,238	25,489	10,298	29,830	56,955	4,454
Herefordshire, County of E06000019	29,901	28,315	14,982	22,184	9,258	26,573	51,420	4,401
Neath Port Talbot W06000012	25,107	27,722	10,667	17,359	7,557	20,433	30,280	3,164
Newport W06000022	32,169	27,690	11,741	18,188	6,498	19,978	39,544	3,784
Arun E07000224	25,335	27,534	16,142	21,323	9,101	23,983	36,839	4,630
Middlesbrough E06000002	29,986	27,282	11,221	15,270	7,040	19,976	30,127	3,023
Wandsworth E09000032	53,948	27,202	12,759	18,895	5,578	31,214	171,346	6,564
Swale E07000113	29,677	26,824	15,032	18,975	7,665	21,027	28,911	3,566
North Somerset E06000024	38,161	26,615	17,219	26,482	10,668	32,377	60,489	4,717
Breckland E07000143	23,624	26,228	14,196	18,382	8,066	19,911	27,207	3,862
Bridgend W06000013	26,006	25,993	10,624	17,717	6,572	19,477	35,852	3,247
Trafford E08000009	48,901	25,990	15,309	23,608	8,931	28,141	79,961	4,211
Islington E09000019	32,963	25,257	10,273	13,146	4,212	22,337	103,975	4,426
Sutton E09000029	43,982	25,122	15,348	21,432	7,281	25,866	65,889	4,719
Thanet E07000114	25,170	24,990	13,332	16,646	7,147	19,294	30,376	3,632
South Tyneside E08000023	26,484	24,849	12,323	17,393	9,706	22,265	31,707	3,049
Bedford E06000055	37,107	24,813	15,366	19,977	8,263	23,976	51,411	4,312
Maidstone E07000110	33,646	24,786	15,510	21,706	8,547	24,906	42,531	4,148
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	24,189	24,732	10,983	15,663	8,692	21,300	28,003	2,969
Merton E09000024	42,415	24,609	12,368	16,510	5,752	21,786	86,412	5,334
Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219	25,609	24,568	12,912	16,263	6,746	18,440	26,577	3,081
Ashfield E07000170	23,454	24,281	12,299	16,138	6,949	18,393	22,185	2,602
Ipswich E07000202	27,809	24,251	13,437	16,100	7,015	18,241	29,295	3,493
Charnwood E07000130	30,871	24,122	13,858	18,970	8,982	33,746	49,884	3,538
Colchester E07000071	36,373	24,043	16,123	23,196	8,139	30,420	50,401	4,020
Slough E06000039	39,566	23,966	12,764	14,336	5,004	16,181	41,423	5,260
New Forest E07000091	27,041	23,951	15,276	22,002	10,396	26,369	46,380	4,370
Flintshire W06000005	27,384	23,373	12,648	19,486	8,431	22,746	37,209	3,685
Braintree E07000067	28,699	23,238	15,569	21,107	7,466	23,081	32,674	3,431
Huntingdonshire E07000011	32,571	23,194	15,790	21,608	8,222	26,020	49,593	3,834
Torbay E06000027	22,292	23,137	13,696	18,096	8,688	20,227	29,628	3,560
Wrexham W06000006	24,843	23,095	10,473	16,995	6,816	17,690	32,037	3,169
Preston E07000123	29,166	23,079	11,143	15,243	6,411	21,665	37,641	3,487
York E06000014	30,738	22,953	12,802	19,552	9,032	37,410	66,749	3,585
Westminster E09000033	26,769	22,882	8,615	12,181	3,746	22,019	102,356	5,668
Chelmsford E07000070	33,785	22,401	15,318	22,513	7,621	25,917	50,086	3,882
Reading E06000038	32,864	22,361	12,932	15,070	5,853	23,734	57,149	4,263
Isle of Wight E06000046	20,873	22,064	13,355	17,501	8,926	21,444	32,783	3,513
Great Yarmouth E07000145	17,029	21,926	10,744	12,935	5,971	13,209	15,091	2,843
Mansfield E07000174	20,312	21,910	10,542	13,216	5,898	15,853	19,902	2,849
Fenland E07000010	17,630	21,889	10,947	13,346	5,732	13,842	16,152	2,924
Halton E06000006	24,530	21,865	12,338	17,403	5,718	19,057	24,876	2,691
Canterbury E07000106	24,655	21,555	11,845	16,598	6,456	28,827	43,896	3,598
Powys W06000023	20,633	21,316	9,694	16,747	6,868	19,125	35,849	2,937
Basingstoke and Deane E07000084	35,347	21,302	15,914	21,571	7,405	27,027	52,806	3,782
Bassetlaw E07000171	20,437	21,013	10,651	14,392	6,514	16,961	24,848	2,988
Cherwell E07000177	30,428	20,951	13,727	18,169	7,305	20,982	45,840	3,614
Camden E09000007	32,228	20,948	8,996	12,776	3,402	25,154	101,932	4,701
Epping Forest E07000072	25,048	20,734	11,388	16,115	5,490	17,575	35,632	2,995
Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195	20,116	20,689	9,991	14,052	6,883	20,200	28,938	2,430
Amber Valley E07000032	21,143	20,668	10,975	15,009	7,032	18,723	30,265	2,388
Norwich E07000148	23,159	20,617	11,147	14,453	5,181	25,170	41,202	2,992
Havant E07000090	21,343	20,492	11,643	15,718	6,593	18,281	27,262	2,876
East Staffordshire E07000193	23,511	20,231	10,759	14,594	6,021	17,079	28,826	2,998
South Norfolk E07000149	24,729	19,996	11,816	17,561	7,045	20,294	37,556	2,951
Wealden E07000065	26,503	19,965	13,935	20,838	7,742	24,057	43,548	3,563
South Kesteven E07000141	25,394	19,963	12,432	17,947	7,707	21,236	35,554	3,174
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	31,791	19,805	11,972	19,147	7,608	35,318	64,251	3,517
Wychavon E07000238	21,775	19,535	11,321	15,311	6,464	18,393	36,591	3,102
Gloucester E07000081	25,477	19,473	12,336	16,332	6,536	19,965	29,295	3,002
Newark and Sherwood E07000175	20,988	19,448	10,577	14,913	6,360	18,403	29,579	2,687
Broadland E07000144	21,215	19,415	12,253	17,364	8,114	20,032	30,320	3,008
South Holland E07000140	16,124	19,399	9,844	12,424	5,601	12,675	15,866	3,188
Pembrokeshire W06000009	20,809	19,283	9,333	15,533	6,373	17,462	31,991	2,576
East Devon E07000040	23,439	19,207	12,653	19,009	8,200	21,722	43,114	3,484
Lancaster E07000121	23,291	18,885	10,307	14,998	6,790	27,060	38,664	2,937
Ashford E07000105	25,978	18,829	12,098	16,412	5,952	18,232	32,148	3,095
Dover E07000108	20,279	18,706	10,741	14,905	5,682	17,218	25,951	2,927
Wyre E07000128	17,595	18,693	9,497	13,859	6,726	16,519	26,682	2,375
Pendle E07000122	20,535	18,639	8,006	9,740	4,852	12,521	19,085	2,379
Erewash E07000036	19,379	18,530	10,440	14,022	6,983	17,036	24,203	2,316
West Berkshire E06000037	30,712	18,484	12,985	18,954	6,788	22,048	48,376	3,101
Wyre Forest E07000239	17,044	18,419	9,053	12,683	5,610	14,402	22,057	2,339
Burnley E07000117	19,447	18,347	8,368	10,415	4,920	12,610	18,299	2,240
North Norfolk E07000147	13,835	18,332	10,337	13,574	6,300	14,426	23,391	2,787
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	28,530	18,332	7,892	11,387	3,534	20,165	89,043	4,273
Dacorum E07000096	31,301	18,167	12,499	17,595	5,928	19,844	46,745	3,002
Cannock Chase E07000192	18,041	18,134	9,826	13,079	4,989	15,521	18,748	2,181
South Staffordshire E07000196	17,100	18,011	9,515	13,510	5,924	16,424	27,448	2,540
Conwy W06000003	18,377	17,998	8,317	13,890	6,111	15,948	31,232	2,868
Stafford E07000197	23,251	17,910	10,712	15,946	6,417	19,756	39,860	3,014
Teignbridge E07000045	21,342	17,758	11,479	16,817	7,420	19,731	37,172	3,084
Folkestone and Hythe E07000112	18,203	17,756	10,642	13,599	5,791	15,793	25,068	2,907
Castle Point E07000069	15,175	17,753	10,153	12,632	5,036	12,659	13,747	2,432
West Lancashire E07000127	19,094	17,485	9,061	13,457	5,776	20,675	29,460	2,418
Chesterfield E07000034	17,565	17,380	9,384	13,050	5,515	15,449	23,053	2,170
Hartlepool E06000001	17,652	17,286	7,076	10,963	5,205	13,776	18,526	1,854
Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132	19,722	17,207	10,026	13,584	6,196	16,900	27,630	2,375
Oxford E07000178	25,322	17,204	8,339	10,389	3,798	28,127	65,698	3,163
Gravesham E07000109	22,346	17,186	10,086	12,846	4,954	13,962	22,572	2,948
North East Derbyshire E07000038	16,727	17,066	9,101	12,364	5,825	15,328	23,507	2,082
Gedling E07000173	20,806	17,002	9,337	13,327	5,965	17,661	30,727	2,439
Darlington E06000005	19,693	16,972	8,276	12,733	6,215	16,141	25,517	2,253
East Hertfordshire E07000242	29,006	16,756	11,407	17,400	5,691	20,392	46,724	2,782
Vale of Glamorgan W06000014	24,482	16,740	8,902	15,459	5,671	17,835	40,062	2,788
Crawley E07000226	24,924	16,682	12,423	15,256	4,895	15,358	25,773	3,180
Torfaen W06000020	17,163	16,631	7,697	11,458	4,311	12,736	20,128	2,152
Broxbourne E07000095	19,570	16,557	9,349	11,727	4,508	13,270	21,689	2,337
Tonbridge and Malling E07000115	26,675	16,324	11,163	16,681	5,851	18,458	34,332	2,717
Stratford-on-Avon E07000221	22,086	16,230	9,845	15,155	5,664	18,532	44,455	2,758
Staffordshire Moorlands E07000198	14,990	16,223	7,840	11,441	5,730	14,491	22,944	2,189
Kingston upon Thames E09000021	32,599	16,128	8,744	13,319	4,324	19,766	69,582	3,603
Broxtowe E07000172	18,400	16,079	8,758	11,486	5,535	16,771	31,640	2,270
Bolsover E07000033	13,995	16,018	7,697	10,066	4,516	11,771	14,406	1,804
Gwynedd W06000002	19,424	15,937	7,421	14,302	5,715	18,370	33,807	2,416
Boston E07000136	12,918	15,921	7,317	8,274	4,241	8,157	10,963	2,711
North Kesteven E07000139	20,059	15,887	9,741	14,570	6,344	19,662	29,278	2,533
North West Leicestershire E07000134	18,540	15,813	8,570	12,133	5,566	16,173	25,818	2,092
Reigate and Banstead E07000211	30,717	15,765	10,997	17,047	5,244	19,632	48,338	3,106
Denbighshire W06000004	16,909	15,668	7,175	11,990	4,966	12,903	24,010	2,196
Eastbourne E07000061	17,110	15,567	9,379	12,393	4,808	14,436	25,210	2,781
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	29,821	15,552	10,077	15,918	5,060	18,341	55,603	3,124
Warwick E07000222	25,201	15,548	9,022	13,233	5,157	21,832	55,685	2,775
Chichester E07000225	19,358	15,536	9,263	14,360	5,336	18,587	38,992	2,636
Chorley E07000118	21,363	15,422	9,007	13,468	6,465	17,264	32,614	2,129
South Cambridgeshire E07000012	31,758	15,409	10,095	15,214	6,049	18,451	62,375	2,769
Blaenau Gwent W06000019	11,760	15,376	5,980	8,554	3,151	8,647	11,892	1,544
Harlow E07000073	20,226	15,364	9,802	11,618	4,120	12,132	17,864	2,202
Mid Suffolk E07000203	16,394	15,185	9,148	12,784	5,345	15,667	25,917	2,259
Eastleigh E07000086	26,111	15,155	11,209	16,397	7,251	21,007	36,540	2,775
Lincoln E07000138	16,746	15,135	8,461	11,149	4,845	22,253	22,943	2,281
Lichfield E07000194	17,840	15,110	8,930	12,487	4,743	15,241	29,789	2,296
South Oxfordshire E07000179	27,594	15,109	10,349	15,412	5,837	19,105	52,950	2,729
Sevenoaks E07000111	23,911	15,087	9,281	14,060	4,641	15,101	36,073	2,360
Exeter E07000041	19,378	15,078	9,098	12,730	5,316	27,915	38,612	2,582
Horsham E07000227	26,115	15,075	11,412	18,801	5,837	21,877	44,615	3,047
Test Valley E07000093	23,741	15,047	10,487	15,329	5,805	19,252	38,099	2,733
Hastings E07000062	16,291	15,039	8,387	11,256	3,815	12,768	21,357	2,082
Rother E07000064	13,621	15,007	8,802	11,688	4,728	13,035	23,746	2,483
Worthing E07000229	18,983	14,977	9,868	14,057	5,009	16,416	29,318	2,710
Hyndburn E07000120	16,602	14,951	6,845	9,321	4,778	11,527	16,514	1,696
Worcester E07000237	18,265	14,869	7,892	11,506	4,558	15,703	28,872	2,207
Rushmoor E07000092	18,885	14,803	9,582	11,523	4,515	13,850	24,115	2,483
Dartford E07000107	26,055	14,717	10,008	13,850	5,055	15,187	29,362	2,521
Wokingham E06000041	36,681	14,671	11,396	17,773	5,746	22,992	65,047	3,196
North Hertfordshire E07000099	25,467	14,652	9,987	14,358	4,833	16,645	44,740	2,526
Redditch E07000236	16,785	14,605	8,168	11,026	4,119	12,108	18,162	2,063
North Devon E07000043	16,418	14,596	9,099	12,743	5,557	14,604	23,458	2,137
Blaby E07000129	19,260	14,463	8,373	11,882	5,944	15,427	25,547	2,031
Mid Sussex E07000228	29,250	14,457	11,498	18,511	5,769	22,257	47,689	3,135
Rugby E07000220	22,176	14,451	8,974	12,919	5,873	15,159	32,174	2,640
South Ribble E07000126	19,536	14,356	8,782	12,886	6,678	17,422	29,235	2,140
West Lindsey E07000142	16,036	14,326	8,194	11,616	5,360	14,323	23,191	2,107
Richmond upon Thames E09000027	39,444	14,163	7,779	14,029	3,743	18,830	94,089	3,201
Vale of White Horse E07000180	26,486	14,092	9,588	13,750	5,595	17,367	49,504	2,530
Spelthorne E07000213	19,594	14,012	9,231	12,028	4,367	13,227	27,996	2,501
Welwyn Hatfield E07000241	22,352	13,975	8,998	12,533	4,352	18,576	36,378	2,672
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	20,286	13,971	5,446	8,803	2,378	15,439	73,226	3,826
South Derbyshire E07000039	20,254	13,922	8,596	12,843	5,439	16,365	27,668	2,121
Tamworth E07000199	14,856	13,899	8,284	10,718	3,495	11,728	13,953	1,714
Hertsmere E07000098	21,635	13,778	7,921	11,396	3,825	12,741	34,134	2,396
East Hampshire E07000085	21,914	13,605	9,076	15,052	4,996	18,474	40,207	2,420
Rochford E07000075	14,951	13,556	9,084	12,358	4,440	13,097	16,095	2,080
Guildford E07000209	24,295	13,540	8,646	13,528	4,686	23,554	52,620	2,783
Stroud E07000082	20,909	13,517	9,028	13,879	5,638	17,118	38,746	2,269
Babergh E07000200	14,962	13,491	8,642	12,142	4,783	13,410	22,817	2,092
Forest of Dean E07000080	13,957	13,427	7,648	11,425	4,722	12,861	21,023	1,941
Lewes E07000063	16,683	13,372	8,498	11,840	4,497	13,794	28,978	2,243
Fareham E07000087	18,875	13,246	9,376	13,952	6,292	18,423	31,910	2,435
Bracknell Forest E06000036	24,675	13,183	10,581	14,929	5,171	17,874	35,578	2,617
Cheltenham E07000078	20,400	13,181	7,848	12,338	4,337	15,886	42,441	2,405
West Oxfordshire E07000181	20,428	13,058	8,896	12,617	5,076	16,106	35,913	2,143
Watford E07000103	21,282	12,841	7,463	9,965	3,296	11,677	33,256	2,465
Merthyr Tydfil W06000024	11,162	12,831	4,556	6,911	2,713	7,453	11,911	1,299
Bromsgrove E07000234	18,082	12,725	7,355	11,428	4,338	13,476	29,698	2,081
Tunbridge Wells E07000116	22,909	12,454	7,996	13,396	3,874	14,385	38,010	2,285
Monmouthshire W06000021	14,718	12,315	6,463	10,589	3,958	12,172	30,809	1,933
Stevenage E07000243	18,259	12,113	9,213	10,908	3,836	12,205	21,096	1,865
Cambridge E07000008	20,909	11,957	5,989	8,592	3,236	22,686	69,666	2,639
North Warwickshire E07000218	11,137	11,954	6,217	8,265	3,281	9,482	13,387	1,312
Waverley E07000216	24,594	11,859	7,531	13,644	4,078	15,825	48,292	2,405
East Cambridgeshire E07000009	16,333	11,824	6,993	9,636	4,385	11,736	25,007	1,848
St Albans E07000240	32,078	11,783	7,775	13,318	4,003	15,218	61,536	2,458
Elmbridge E07000207	29,980	11,753	7,048	12,442	3,515	14,811	56,677	2,528
Rushcliffe E07000176	21,354	11,727	6,924	11,725	4,378	16,649	44,227	2,094
Gosport E07000088	14,741	11,695	8,504	10,664	4,495	13,322	16,648	1,883
Winchester E07000094	22,693	11,624	7,320	12,998	4,209	19,439	47,033	2,127
Mid Devon E07000042	14,647	11,614	6,968	10,548	4,122	12,262	20,928	1,762
High Peak E07000037	15,273	11,307	7,063	10,412	4,578	13,751	26,922	1,627
Fylde E07000119	12,127	11,117	6,406	9,605	4,387	12,055	23,868	1,809
Woking E07000217	20,961	10,993	7,003	10,324	3,209	12,138	37,112	2,202
Harborough E07000131	17,197	10,937	7,232	11,248	4,832	13,900	30,387	1,892
Torridge E07000046	10,555	10,824	6,635	9,073	4,208	10,137	15,059	1,624
Tewkesbury E07000083	17,531	10,717	7,566	11,500	4,432	13,455	27,744	1,938
Maldon E07000074	10,780	10,674	6,744	8,920	3,600	9,798	14,080	1,612
Rossendale E07000125	13,572	10,672	5,433	8,145	3,651	10,561	17,565	1,271
Runnymede E07000212	15,361	10,528	6,543	9,130	3,400	15,509	25,643	1,964
Cotswold E07000079	14,517	10,439	6,768	10,640	3,669	12,575	30,370	1,854
Adur E07000223	11,591	10,333	6,065	7,949	3,325	9,055	14,784	1,440
Isle of Anglesey W06000001	11,731	10,270	4,828	8,455	3,752	9,930	18,445	1,467
Uttlesford E07000077	17,820	10,117	6,980	11,425	3,739	12,688	26,926	1,646
Three Rivers E07000102	18,768	10,022	6,539	9,838	3,331	11,479	32,023	1,771
Tandridge E07000215	17,048	9,787	6,662	10,727	3,098	12,267	26,516	1,769
Malvern Hills E07000235	12,366	9,778	5,781	9,379	3,689	10,781	26,021	1,691
South Hams E07000044	13,659	9,725	6,329	10,121	4,397	12,682	29,878	1,838
Surrey Heath E07000214	16,669	9,643	7,076	10,557	3,326	12,377	28,929	1,876
Derbyshire Dales E07000035	10,480	9,583	5,301	8,121	3,173	9,588	23,939	1,353
Brentwood E07000068	14,180	9,482	6,071	9,668	2,966	10,790	22,248	1,643
Ceredigion W06000008	10,084	9,036	4,513	8,411	3,297	13,036	21,653	1,445
Mole Valley E07000210	15,047	8,901	6,236	9,857	3,209	11,182	31,214	1,740
Oadby and Wigston E07000135	10,537	8,771	4,581	6,035	2,692	8,731	15,123	1,277
Hart E07000089	19,080	8,742	7,066	11,310	3,800	14,320	33,217	1,872
Epsom and Ewell E07000208	16,331	8,246	5,106	8,177	2,628	10,110	28,642	1,698
West Devon E07000047	8,733	7,530	4,858	7,079	3,049	8,119	16,468	1,258
Melton E07000133	8,806	7,034	4,293	6,303	2,893	7,908	13,349	1,166
Ribble Valley E07000124	10,099	6,802	4,059	6,746	3,472	8,863	20,456	1,064
Rutland E06000017	6,751	4,491	2,953	5,278	1,936	5,835	13,012	795
City of London E09000001	579	529	223	392	80	708	5,939	135
Isles of Scilly E06000053	324	213	119	272	88	341	655	42
Barnsley E08000038	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000016
Sheffield E08000039	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019	given for its area before 1 April 2025, under E08000019

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Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:50 UTC Run at 30 October 2026, 11:50 UTC; 2544 of 2544 figures matched the live source.

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Pass	Raw files match recorded SHA-256	2 of 2 files intact
Pass	Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures	2544 of 2544 figures and the headline reproduced
Pass	Figures are finite numbers	2544 figures, 0 invalid
Pass	Live source matches every figure	2544 of 2544 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches
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Pass	Source page answers	https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/create – HTTP 200

Notes

Census Day was the 21st of March 2021. The ONS perturbs every count slightly to protect privacy, each cell on its own, so a council's categories can add up to a total a few people different from one topic to another, and its councils add up to England's and Wales's counts only within a few dozen.
By council as the ONS's Census API gives them, its lower-tier local authorities of 2023, with Barnsley's and Sheffield's figures under the codes they had until the 1st of April 2025, as the API gives them. Scotland's and Northern Ireland's censuses are separate, so their councils are not here.
Every council's categories together count all its usual residents, “Does not apply” those the question was not asked of.
The ONS's description of the topic, “Highest level of qualification (8 categories)”: The highest level of qualification is derived from the question asking people to indicate all qualifications held, or their nearest equivalent. This may include foreign qualifications where they were matched to the closest UK equivalent.
The ONS's quality statement: There are quality considerations about higher education qualifications, including those at Level 4+, responses from older people and international migrants, and comparability with 2011 Census data.