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 |
|
Scotland |
67.4% |
68.3% |
2,251,600 |
Local Authority Area |
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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 |
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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) |
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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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