West Northamptonshire Unitary Authority (UA) : Educational Level: Graduate

Educational Level: Graduate

Data cube chart.

Year Graduate Not graduate
1951 1,098 Show data context 55,536 Show data context
1961 3,537 Show data context 121,961 Show data context
1971 8,343 Show data context 102,179 Show data context
1981 15,069 Show data context 185,942 Show data context
1991 15,690 Show data context 218,660 Show data context
2001 46,843 Show data context 203,668 Show data context
2011 79,487 Show data context 221,224 Show data context
2021 109,085 Show data context 144,718 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 full National Statistics Socio-cconomic Classification includes classes for persons of working age who were outside the workforce, i.e. those who have never worked, the long-term unemployed and full-time students, who are included here as a separate sub-total and should be excluded in the calculation of rates.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Northamptonshire 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