Great Lever

Employment & Skills
Qualifications
Part of the 2001 Census form included a separate section for respondents aged 16-74 only,
for information on qualifications & labour market status. Qualifications were classified
according to the highest level achieved as stated by the respondent, (see table below).
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4/5
Other/Level
Unknown
1+ '0' level GSE passes; 1+ CSE/GCSE any grade; NVQ level 1; Foundation GNVQ.
5+ 'O' level passes; 5+ CSEs (grade 1s); 5+ GCSEs (grades A-C); School
Certificate; 1+ 'A' levels/'AS' levels; NVQ level 2; Intermediate GNVQ.
2+ 'A' levels; 4+ AS levels; Higher School Certificate; NVQ level 3; Advanced GNVQ.
First degree; Higher degree; NVQ levels 4 and 5; HNC; HND;
Qualified Teacher Status; Qualified Medical Doctor; Qualified Dentist; Qualified
Nurse; Midwife; Health Visitor.
Other qualifications not listed; other professional qualifications not listed.
Great Lever
(Numbers)
Great Lever
(%)
Bolton
(%)
England & Wales
(%)
No Qualifications 3,854 43.3 33.3 29.1
Level 1 1,407 15.8 17.0 16.6
Level 2 1,527 17.2 19.2 19.4
Level 3 632 7.1 7.1 8.3
Level 4/5 942 10.6 15.8 19.8
Other/Level Unknown 533 6.0 7.6 6.9
Source: Census 2001, Key Statistics Table KS13, ‘Qualifications & Students’, Crown Copyright.
Census 2001 Qualifications
Other/Level Unknown
Level 4/5
England & Wales
Bolton MBC
Great Lever
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
No Qualifications
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
% Total population aged 16-74
• People aged 16-74 in Great Lever were generally more likely to have no qualifications
and less likely to be educated to a higher level.
• Around 43% of the population had no qualifications, compared to 33% in Bolton, and
29% nationally. Conversely, only 1 in 10 adults were educated to graduate level,
compared to around 1 in 5 in England & Wales.
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