Question reference: S6W-19894
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 11 July 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 7 August 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the latest known levels of people in the 25- to 64-year-old population who have been educated to tertiary level in Scotland, and on how this compares to the levels in (a) England and (b) Wales.
Answer
Information on the share of population 25 to 64 years old with tertiary education is published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and is available here.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Scotland | 55.7 | 55.2 | 57.9 |
Wales | 43.4 | 44.3 | 46.3 |
Northern Ireland | 44.1 | 48.8 | 42.3 |
North East England | 38.1 | 39.7 | 39.3 |
North West England | 44.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 41.4 | 44.4 | 45.0 |
East Midlands | 43.8 | 42.6 | 43.8 |
West Midlands | 43.1 | 44.2 | 45.1 |
East of England | 44.6 | 45.2 | 47.1 |
Greater London | 68.4 | 69.8 | 69.9 |
South East England | 51.8 | 51.6 | 54.1 |
South West England | 47.2 | 48.0 | 48.4 |
United Kingdom | 49.4 | 50.1 | .. |
Source: OECD Regional Education, July 2023
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