County Durham Unitary Authority (UA) : Educational Level: Graduate

Educational Level: Graduate

Data cube chart.

Year Graduate Not graduate
1951 2,191 Show data context 151,071 Show data context
1961 7,345 Show data context 286,525 Show data context
1971 15,647 Show data context 194,449 Show data context
1981 23,036 Show data context 347,968 Show data context
1991 16,260 Show data context 361,890 Show data context
2001 52,581 Show data context 309,967 Show data context
2011 91,249 Show data context 334,009 Show data context
2021 116,019 Show data context 189,479 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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nCube definition


Number of persons with or without a university degree or equivalent qualification.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, County Durham 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