Luton Unitary Authority (UA) : Educational Level: Graduate

Educational Level: Graduate

Data cube chart.

Year Graduate Not graduate
1951 512 Show data context 33,246 Show data context
1961 1,339 Show data context 72,857 Show data context
1971 4,594 Show data context 64,946 Show data context
1981 6,978 Show data context 108,898 Show data context
1991 5,100 Show data context 116,900 Show data context
2001 19,784 Show data context 111,876 Show data context
2011 34,814 Show data context 121,631 Show data context
2021 51,557 Show data context 66,419 Show data context
Date Source
1951 1951 Census of England and Wales, County Report, Table 25 , 'Occupied Population in 3 Age Sections by 5 Terminal Education Ages', for 'AC, Urban Area with population of 50,000 or more, Urban Remainder'
1961 1961 Census of England and Wales, Education, Table 4 , 'Population aged 25 and over by 7 Terminal Education Age groups (10% sample)', for 'AC, LAA, Con Centres, NT'
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS48: "Qualifications: Qualified manpower (10% sample): Residents aged 18 and over")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S84 Qualified manpower (10% sample): Residents aged 18 and over)
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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The National Statistics Socio-economic Classfication has been used by the census since 2001 "to measure the employment relations and conditions of occupations", replacing the earlier system of Socio-Economic Groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Luton Unitary Authority (UA) through time | Historical Statistics on Learning & Language | Educational Level: Graduate, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 05th June 2026