Stockport District : Age at Termination of Education

Age at Termination of Education

Data cube chart.

Qualifications Held 2001 2011 2021
No academic qualifications 66,790 Show data context 65,673 Show data context
1-4 GCSE/O-Levels, etc 35,065 Show data context 30,962 Show data context 21,854 Show data context
5+ GCSE/O-Levels, etc 42,524 Show data context 36,785 Show data context 32,342 Show data context
2+ A-Levels, etc 15,226 Show data context 27,896 Show data context 38,586 Show data context
Degree 45,201 Show data context 68,506 Show data context 89,736 Show data context
Date Source
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV024, Qualifications (6 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS501UK - Highest level of qualification)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (Highest level of qualification (8 way))

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nCube definition


Age at termination of full-time education. The data cover persons aged over 25, within a ten per cent sample of households.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Stockport District through time | Historical Statistics on Learning & Language | Age at Termination of Education, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026