Harmonised Highest Educational Qualification Dataset#
Last modified: 23 Jan 2026
1. Summary#
The LPS harmonised education dataset contains a variable for LPS participants’ self-reported highest educational qualification, plus those of their parent(s) where that information is available. Particpants’ education has been harmonised into four groupings - depending on the level of information provided. Parent(s)’ qualifications have been harmonised into two groupings. Further details are on the harmonisation methodology are available here.
| Dataset Descriptor | Dataset-specific Information |
|---|---|
| Name of Dataset in TRE | UKLLC_rtn_lps_education_harmonised |
| Citation (APA) | UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration. (2025). UK LLC Managed: LPS Harmonised Highest Educational Qualification Dataset. UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC). https://doi.org/10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00443-01 |
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| Series | UK LLC Managed |
| Owner | UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration |
| Temporal Coverage | Unknown - Unknown |
| Keywords | harmonization,education |
| Participant Count | 188824 |
| Number of variables | 8 |
| Number of observations | 643299 |
| Specific Restrictions to Data Use | None |
| Build a Data Request | https://explore.ukllc.ac.uk/ |
2. Variables#
Variable name |
Variable description |
|---|---|
LLC_xxxx_stud_id |
Individual identifier (unique to each project in the TRE) |
cohort |
LPS name |
source |
LPS dataset holding the original education-level or qualification variable(s) for each participant (e.g. ALSPAC_wave1y) |
object |
Label indicating which of the harmonised variables is represented by the value (e.g. llc_educ_1, llc_educ_M1) |
value |
Numeric value for each of the objects |
label |
Description of what each of the values represents |
llc_timestamp |
Date (month and year) on which the information was provided by the participant to the LPS |
3. Version History#
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Version Date | 11 Aug 2025 |
| Number of Variables | 8 |
| Number of Observations | 643299 |
| DOI | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00443-01 |
| Change Log | 10.71760/ukllc-dataset-00443-01/activities |
4. Useful Syntax#
Below we will include syntax that may be helpful to other researchers in the UK LLC TRE. For longer scripts, we will include a snippet of the code plus a link to Git where you can find the full scripts.