Highest education level
Of adults aged 16-64:
- 28% had degree-level (or equivalent) qualifications
- 15% had no formal qualifications, down from 20% in 2011
The proportion of adults with no formal qualifications has decreased between 2011 and 2021.
Highest level of educational qualification, percent (adults aged 16 to 64)
| Highest qualification (or equivalent) | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education | 13% | 34% | 42% |
| Secondary level | 48% | 45% | 42% |
| Other | 6% | 2% | 1% |
| No formal qualifications | 34% | 20% | 15% |
Education by age and sex
The proportion of adults without formal qualifications increased with age:
- 7% of adults aged 20-24 had no formal qualifications.
- 26% of adults aged 60-64 had no formal qualifications.
Highest level of educational qualification by age (adults aged 16-64) (percent)
More women (45%) than men (40%) aged 16-64 had a qualification above secondary qualifications (above Level 3).
Highest level of educational qualification by sex (adults aged 16-64) (percent)
Education by industry
For adults aged 16-64:
- 65% of workers in finance and legal activities and 54% in education, health, and other services held a qualification above secondary level (Level 3)
- 30% of those in agriculture and fishing and 27% in construction and quarrying had no formal qualifications
Highest level of educational qualification by industry (aged 16-64 and working), percent
Education by place of birth
By place of birth, for adults aged 16-64:
- 39% of Jersey-born adults had a higher-level qualification
- 11% of Jersey-born adults had no formal qualifications
- adults born ‘Elsewhere in the world’ had the largest proportion of higher-level qualifications (64%)
- over half (54%) of adults aged 16-64 born in Portugal / Madeira had no formal qualifications
Highest level of educational qualification by place of birth (adults aged 16-64), percent
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Find census reports from 1821 to 2001 on the Jersey Archive website.