Yorkshire and the Humber Government Region : Educational Level: Graduate

Educational Level: Graduate

Data cube chart.

Year Graduate Not graduate
1951 24,051 Show data context 1,366,464 Show data context
1961 75,115 Show data context 2,788,725 Show data context
1971 156,073 Show data context 1,942,496 Show data context
1981 234,260 Show data context 3,316,941 Show data context
1991 201,930 Show data context 3,461,100 Show data context
2001 585,411 Show data context 2,988,951 Show data context
2011 998,718 Show data context 3,287,223 Show data context
2021 1,315,470 Show data context 1,833,536 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, Yorkshire and the Humber Government Region through time | Historical Statistics on Learning & Language | Educational Level: Graduate, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 07th February 2026