Annual Population Survey in Scotland: A Compendium of Labour Market Statistics 2006
Summary publication of results from the Annual Population Survey 2006, presenting analysis on the labour market, education and training. Results are provided at Scotland and sub-Scotland levels.
Chapter 3 - Education and Skills
Qualifications
Table 19 shows the proportion of working age adults whose highest qualification is below SCQF level 5 (Credit Standard Grade or equivalent). The proportion of working age people whose highest qualification was below SCQF level 5 was estimated to be 16.4% in 2006. North Lanarkshire had the highest estimated proportion (26.9%) and Edinburgh City had the lowest estimated proportion (8.8%).
Table 19: Proportion of working age adults whose highest qualification was below SCQF level 5, 2005-2006
Geography (Residence Based) |
2005 |
2006 |
|---|---|---|
Proportion |
Proportion |
|
Scotland |
17.5% |
16.4% |
Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City |
15.2% |
13.8% |
Aberdeenshire |
11.7% |
13.8% |
Angus |
15.7% |
13.7% |
Argyll & Bute |
15.3% |
14.7% |
Clackmannanshire |
18.3% |
20.4% |
Dumfries & Galloway |
17.6% |
16.0% |
Dundee City |
18.6% |
19.3% |
East Ayrshire |
25.2% |
21.8% |
East Dunbartonshire |
9.9% |
9.1% |
East Lothian |
13.3% |
13.2% |
East Renfrewshire |
8.2% |
10.1% |
Edinburgh, City of |
12.4% |
8.8% |
Eilean Siar |
17.5% |
16.6% |
Falkirk |
15.1% |
15.0% |
Fife |
14.5% |
13.2% |
Glasgow City |
26.7% |
23.5% |
Highland |
14.2% |
12.5% |
Inverclyde |
19.3% |
21.5% |
Midlothian |
16.1% |
13.2% |
Moray |
16.0% |
18.1% |
North Ayrshire |
18.3% |
18.9% |
North Lanarkshire |
28.5% |
26.9% |
Orkney Islands |
10.6% |
11.8% |
Perth & Kinross |
13.2% |
12.6% |
Renfrewshire |
17.1% |
15.1% |
Scottish Borders |
13.8% |
14.6% |
Shetland Islands |
9.5% |
11.8% |
South Ayrshire |
16.7% |
16.1% |
South Lanarkshire |
18.8% |
18.9% |
Stirling |
13.1% |
10.6% |
West Dunbartonshire |
20.7% |
21.2% |
West Lothian |
16.0% |
14.6% |
Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas |
35.2% |
34.2% |
Rest of Scotland |
14.6% |
13.4% |
Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas |
20.4% |
17.9% |
Other Urban Areas |
16.5% |
16.1% |
Accessible Small Towns |
16.7% |
16.9% |
Remote Small Towns |
16.7% |
18.0% |
Accessible Rural |
13.0% |
12.2% |
Remote Rural |
15.0% |
13.6% |
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