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2. Reduce the proportion of 18-29 year olds whose highest qualification is below SCQF level 6.
The proportion of 18-29 year olds whose highest qualification was below SCQF level 6 in 2005 was estimated to be 29.6%.
In 2005, West Lothian had the highest estimated proportion (44.0%) and East Renfrewshire had the lowest estimated proportion (12.5%).
In 2005, the proportion 18-29 year olds whose highest qualification was below SCQF level 6 in the 15% most deprived areas was estimated to be 46.5%, higher than that for the rest of Scotland at 26.1%.
Table 20: Proportion of 18-29 year olds whose highest qualification was below SCQF level 6, 2004-2005
Geography (Residence Based) | 2004 | 2005 |
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Proportion | Proportion |
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Scotland | 30.7% | 29.6% |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 24.9% | 18.0% |
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Aberdeenshire | 33.2% | 37.9% |
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Angus | 27.3% | 29.2% |
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Argyll & Bute | 31.5% | 30.0% |
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Clackmannanshire | 44.0% | 37.5% |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 38.7% | 34.5% |
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Dundee City | 23.7% | 23.8% |
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East Ayrshire | 38.7% | 32.5% |
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East Dunbartonshire | 17.3% | 19.0% |
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East Lothian | 34.2% | 36.6% |
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East Renfrewshire | 18.1% | 12.5% |
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Edinburgh, City of | 16.8% | 17.3% |
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Eilean Siar | 30.3% | 25.7% |
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Falkirk | 34.8% | 34.0% |
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Fife | 32.3% | 29.5% |
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Glasgow City | 29.6% | 33.3% |
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Highland | 39.0% | 31.8% |
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Inverclyde | 33.3% | 40.8% |
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Midlothian | 39.8% | 34.2% |
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Moray | 37.3% | 34.1% |
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North Ayrshire | 38.2% | 28.6% |
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North Lanarkshire | 39.9% | 33.6% |
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Orkney Islands | * | * |
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Perth & Kinross | 27.7% | 28.1% |
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Renfrewshire | 35.3% | 29.2% |
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Scottish Borders | 34.5% | 31.3% |
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Shetland Islands | 24.9% | 24.3% |
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South Ayrshire | 28.5% | 30.1% |
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South Lanarkshire | 31.5% | 33.1% |
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Stirling | 16.9% | 22.3% |
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West Dunbartonshire | 40.8% | 35.0% |
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West Lothian | 43.5% | 44.0% |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 51.1% | 46.5% |
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Rest of Scotland | 26.5% | 26.1% |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 27.4% | 25.7% |
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Other Urban Areas | 35.0% | 33.2% |
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Accessible Small Towns | 34.1% | 35.6% |
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Remote Small Towns | 30.9% | 39.2% |
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Accessible Rural | 31.1% | 28.4% |
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Remote Rural | 27.0% | 30.6% |
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* - Estimate is below reliability threshold ( See Annex A for more details).
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