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Commons Briefing paper by Paul Bolton. It was first published on Thursday, 12 March 2026. It was last updated on Thursday, 12 March 2026.


Constituency data: Educational qualifications (Census 2021, 2022)

This dashboard presents census data for constituencies on the highest educational qualification of adults.

The most recent census was carried out in March 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and in March 2022 in Scotland. This dashboard shows the results for constituencies across the UK.

The census asked respondents to select all the qualifications they had achieved from a list which included ‘no qualifications’. The lists were the same in the censuses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and the analysis of highest qualifications are the same in these areas. A longer list of qualifications was used for Scotland’s census and their highest qualification categories are somewhat different.

We’ve calculated UK averages using 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 data for Scotland. These figures are for comparative purposes, and don’t tell us about the population on a particular date.

Explore constituency data

The dashboard below shows data for individual constituencies.

Use the dropdown menu to select the constituency you’re interested in and view statistics.

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If you would like to access this information in an alternative format please email papers@parliament.uk and we will review your request.

Notes

For the full breakdown of qualifications included within each category see the separate pages from the census authorities for England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Sources

England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2021 census: create a custom dataset

Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Census 2021 Flexible Table Builder

Scotland: Scotland’s census, Search census data (Table UV501)


Secondary information

Type
Research briefing
Reference
CBP-10576 
Category
Data dashboards
Subjects
Education Constituencies Apprentices Census Qualifications Population
Contains statistics
Yes
Published by
Social and General Statistics Section
House of Commons Library
Link
View this Research briefing on researchbriefings.parliament.uk