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.


Adult Learning

The proportion of people aged 16 to 69 who are no longer in continuous full-time education but participated in some type of adult learning (taught or non-taught) in the last year was estimated to be 68.3% in 2006.

In 2006, Edinburgh City had the highest adult learning proportion (estimated at 79.5%) and Glasgow City had the lowest adult learning proportion (estimated at 57.8%).

In 2006, the proportion of people living in the 15% most deprived areas who participated in adult learning in the last year was estimated to be 49.8%, much lower than that for the rest of Scotland at 71.4%.

Table 22: Proportion and level of people aged 16 to 69 who participated in adult learning in the last year, 2005-2006

Geography (Residence Based)

2005

2006

Proportion

Proportion

Level
Adult Learning

Scotland

67.4%

68.3%

2,251,600

Local Authority Area

Aberdeen City

74.1%

72.2%

93,500

Aberdeenshire

75.3%

76.7%

115,200

Angus

69.8%

72.9%

49,800

Argyll & Bute

74.3%

72.7%

41,600

Clackmannanshire

65.5%

58.5%

18,500

Dumfries & Galloway

72.4%

72.2%

68,200

Dundee City

66.2%

66.2%

57,900

East Ayrshire

61.0%

61.1%

48,400

East Dunbartonshire

74.1%

76.5%

53,800

East Lothian

74.6%

75.7%

45,600

East Renfrewshire

78.7%

74.3%

43,700

Edinburgh, City of

76.2%

79.5%

236,500

Eilean Siar

66.3%

68.8%

10,800

Falkirk

67.8%

67.2%

65,900

Fife

64.1%

65.9%

154,800

Glasgow City

57.8%

57.8%

216,000

Highland

70.5%

72.8%

96,600

Inverclyde

60.8%

62.1%

33,300

Midlothian

72.2%

69.1%

37,900

Moray

75.9%

75.2%

41,300

North Ayrshire

60.7%

62.5%

55,000

North Lanarkshire

54.5%

58.4%

123,800

Orkney Islands

73.6%

77.0%

9,100

Perth & Kinross

72.1%

74.9%

63,900

Renfrewshire

61.7%

63.4%

70,800

Scottish Borders

74.0%

74.4%

52,600

Shetland Islands

80.7%

78.8%

10,600

South Ayrshire

67.2%

67.3%

48,200

South Lanarkshire

65.5%

65.1%

130,500

Stirling

75.2%

74.2%

41,600

West Dunbartonshire

63.9%

65.4%

39,100

West Lothian

66.4%

67.7%

77,000

Deprivation

15% Most Deprived Areas

47.0%

49.8%

238,000

Rest of Scotland

70.8%

71.4%

2,013,600

Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold)

Large Urban Areas

65.0%

66.4%

843,000

Other Urban Areas

66.2%

67.1%

672,100

Accessible Small Towns

68.1%

68.7%

214,300

Remote Small Towns

69.7%

69.9%

83,700

Accessible Rural

73.2%

73.9%

291,800

Remote Rural

73.8%

73.2%

146,700

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