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3.Increase graduates as a proportion of the workforce.
The proportion of those aged 25-59/64 in employment who are graduates was estimated to be 22.5% in 2005.
Table 21 shows graduates as a proportion of those in employment aged 25-59/64 in 2005. The City of Edinburgh had the highest estimated proportion (41.3%) and West Dunbartonshire had the lowest estimated proportion (12.1%).
In 2005, the proportion of employed people living in the 15% most deprived areas that were graduates was estimated to be 9.8%, much lower than that for the rest of Scotland at 23.9%.
In terms of urban/rural areas, in 2005, the proportion of graduates making up the workforce was highest for those living in large urban areas.
Table 21: Graduates as a proportion of those in employment aged 25-59/64, 2004-2005
Geography (Residence Based) | 2004 | 2005 |
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Proportion | Proportion |
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Scotland | 21.6% | 22.5% |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 24.8% | 25.9% |
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Aberdeenshire | 22.0% | 23.6% |
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Angus | 16.3% | 17.6% |
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Argyll & Bute | 17.5% | 15.7% |
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Clackmannanshire | 13.5% | 18.8% |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 13.6% | 15.0% |
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Dundee City | 20.1% | 18.5% |
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East Ayrshire | 12.6% | 12.6% |
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East Dunbartonshire | 33.0% | 33.0% |
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East Lothian | 21.7% | 23.6% |
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East Renfrewshire | 33.3% | 35.6% |
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Edinburgh, City of | 41.0% | 41.3% |
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Eilean Siar | 14.7% | 14.5% |
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Falkirk | 15.5% | 17.2% |
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Fife | 16.5% | 16.8% |
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Glasgow City | 28.5% | 27.6% |
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Highland | 14.3% | 16.7% |
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Inverclyde | 17.6% | 18.1% |
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Midlothian | 15.7% | 15.3% |
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Moray | 12.9% | 14.1% |
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North Ayrshire | 14.0% | 16.8% |
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North Lanarkshire | 14.2% | 14.3% |
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Orkney Islands | 16.6% | 17.3% |
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Perth & Kinross | 22.6% | 26.6% |
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Renfrewshire | 16.1% | 17.7% |
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Scottish Borders | 19.0% | 21.1% |
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Shetland Islands | 17.7% | 16.5% |
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South Ayrshire | 20.2% | 19.4% |
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South Lanarkshire | 18.7% | 20.6% |
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Stirling | 31.3% | 30.0% |
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West Dunbartonshire | 10.3% | 12.1% |
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West Lothian | 15.2% | 19.2% |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 8.7% | 9.8% |
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Rest of Scotland | 23.0% | 23.9% |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 28.4% | 28.4% |
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Other Urban Areas | 15.3% | 16.9% |
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Accessible Small Towns | 16.7% | 18.0% |
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Remote Small Towns | 13.0% | 15.5% |
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Accessible Rural | 22.7% | 24.5% |
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Remote Rural | 19.0% | 18.3% |
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Note: A graduate is defined here as someone who has obtained a degree level qualification ( SCQF levels 9 to 12).
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