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Table 21 shows graduates as a proportion of those in employment aged 25-59/64. In 2006, it was estimated that graduates made up 23.6% of the workforce aged 25-59/64.
The City of Edinburgh had the highest estimated proportion (43.1%) and West Dunbartonshire had the lowest estimated proportion (11.7%).
In 2006, the proportion of employed people living in the 15% most deprived areas that were graduates was estimated to be 8.8%, much lower than that for the rest of Scotland at 25.3%.
In terms of urban/rural areas, in 2006, the proportion of graduates making up the workforce was highest for those living in large urban areas (30.2%).
Table 21: Graduates as a proportion of those in employment aged 25-59/64, 2005-2006
Geography (Residence Based) | 2005 | 2006 |
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Proportion | Proportion |
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Scotland | 22.5% | 23.6% |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 25.9% | 27.9% |
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Aberdeenshire | 23.6% | 20.7% |
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Angus | 17.6% | 18.4% |
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Argyll & Bute | 15.7% | 16.5% |
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Clackmannanshire | 18.8% | 18.3% |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 15.0% | 16.4% |
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Dundee City | 18.5% | 22.6% |
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East Ayrshire | 12.6% | 13.1% |
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East Dunbartonshire | 33.0% | 33.8% |
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East Lothian | 23.6% | 25.7% |
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East Renfrewshire | 35.6% | 37.2% |
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Edinburgh, City of | 41.3% | 43.1% |
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Eilean Siar | 14.5% | 13.8% |
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Falkirk | 17.2% | 15.6% |
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Fife | 16.8% | 21.5% |
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Glasgow City | 27.6% | 29.7% |
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Highland | 16.7% | 16.3% |
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Inverclyde | 18.1% | 15.9% |
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Midlothian | 15.3% | 16.6% |
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Moray | 14.1% | 16.0% |
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North Ayrshire | 16.8% | 15.0% |
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North Lanarkshire | 14.3% | 16.8% |
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Orkney Islands | 17.3% | 16.0% |
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Perth & Kinross | 26.6% | 28.6% |
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Renfrewshire | 17.7% | 21.1% |
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Scottish Borders | 21.1% | 20.4% |
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Shetland Islands | 16.5% | 14.7% |
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South Ayrshire | 19.4% | 23.2% |
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South Lanarkshire | 20.6% | 20.4% |
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Stirling | 30.0% | 32.8% |
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West Dunbartonshire | 12.1% | 11.7% |
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West Lothian | 19.2% | 18.1% |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 9.0% | 8.8% |
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Rest of Scotland | 23.9% | 25.3% |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 28.4% | 30.2% |
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Other Urban Areas | 17.5% | 17.4% |
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Accessible Small Towns | 17.9% | 19.6% |
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Remote Small Towns | 15.5% | 17.3% |
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Accessible Rural | 24.4% | 25.8% |
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Remote Rural | 18.6% | 19.7% |
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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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