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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 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level
Adult Learning |
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Scotland | 67.4% | 68.3% | 2,251,600 |
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Local Authority Area |
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Aberdeen City | 74.1% | 72.2% | 93,500 |
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Aberdeenshire | 75.3% | 76.7% | 115,200 |
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Angus | 69.8% | 72.9% | 49,800 |
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Argyll & Bute | 74.3% | 72.7% | 41,600 |
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Clackmannanshire | 65.5% | 58.5% | 18,500 |
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Dumfries & Galloway | 72.4% | 72.2% | 68,200 |
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Dundee City | 66.2% | 66.2% | 57,900 |
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East Ayrshire | 61.0% | 61.1% | 48,400 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 74.1% | 76.5% | 53,800 |
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East Lothian | 74.6% | 75.7% | 45,600 |
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East Renfrewshire | 78.7% | 74.3% | 43,700 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 76.2% | 79.5% | 236,500 |
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Eilean Siar | 66.3% | 68.8% | 10,800 |
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Falkirk | 67.8% | 67.2% | 65,900 |
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Fife | 64.1% | 65.9% | 154,800 |
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Glasgow City | 57.8% | 57.8% | 216,000 |
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Highland | 70.5% | 72.8% | 96,600 |
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Inverclyde | 60.8% | 62.1% | 33,300 |
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Midlothian | 72.2% | 69.1% | 37,900 |
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Moray | 75.9% | 75.2% | 41,300 |
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North Ayrshire | 60.7% | 62.5% | 55,000 |
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North Lanarkshire | 54.5% | 58.4% | 123,800 |
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Orkney Islands | 73.6% | 77.0% | 9,100 |
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Perth & Kinross | 72.1% | 74.9% | 63,900 |
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Renfrewshire | 61.7% | 63.4% | 70,800 |
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Scottish Borders | 74.0% | 74.4% | 52,600 |
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Shetland Islands | 80.7% | 78.8% | 10,600 |
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South Ayrshire | 67.2% | 67.3% | 48,200 |
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South Lanarkshire | 65.5% | 65.1% | 130,500 |
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Stirling | 75.2% | 74.2% | 41,600 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 63.9% | 65.4% | 39,100 |
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West Lothian | 66.4% | 67.7% | 77,000 |
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Deprivation |
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15% Most Deprived Areas | 47.0% | 49.8% | 238,000 |
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Rest of Scotland | 70.8% | 71.4% | 2,013,600 |
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Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold) |
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Large Urban Areas | 65.0% | 66.4% | 843,000 |
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Other Urban Areas | 66.2% | 67.1% | 672,100 |
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Accessible Small Towns | 68.1% | 68.7% | 214,300 |
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Remote Small Towns | 69.7% | 69.9% | 83,700 |
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Accessible Rural | 73.2% | 73.9% | 291,800 |
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Remote Rural | 73.8% | 73.2% | 146,700 |
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