Economic Data

Population

1: POPULATION : VITAL STATISTICS 2: POPULATION : AGE STRUCTURE 3: RESIDENT WORKFORCE : POPULATION AGED 16+ 4: RESIDENT WORKFORCE : WORKING AGE GROUPS 5: ECONOMIC STATUS OF RESIDENT ADULT POPULATION 6: HOUSEHOLD WORKING STATUS 7: WORKPLACE EMPLOYMENT - BY GENDER AND FULL-TIME / PART-TIME STATUS 8: WORKPLACE EMPLOYMENT - INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE 9: UNEMPLOYMENT AND JOB VACANCIES 10: QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING 11: EARNINGS, INCOME AND WEALTH 52: POPULATION PROJECTIONS (2004 BASED) 53: HOUSEHOLD PROJECTIONS (2004 BASED) 54: EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS (EXPERIAN, 2005 BASED) 55: ECONOMIC PROJECTIONS (FRASER OF ALLANDER INSTITUTE)

10: QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

EDINBURGH | LOTHIAN | SCOTLAND

LOTHIAN	sources / notes	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Level of highest qualification :	(*1)
1: standard grade etc.				23.60%
2: higher grade etc.				17.10%
3: HND, HNC, SVQ 4 or 5 etc.				6.20%
4: degree or professional qualification				26.00%
Qualifications held (adults aged 16-64)	(*2)
no qualifications				14%	13%	16%	17%
'O' grade or equivalent				74%	75%	73%	68%
Highers or equivalent				59%	62%	59%	58%
first or higher degree				22%	24%	24%	23%
professional qualification(s)				16%	17%	20%	17%
Highest level of qualifications held (adults)
'O' grade, standard grade or equivalent								20%	19%
Higher , A level or equivalent								21%	20%
HNC / HND or equivalent								8%	8%
Degree or professional qualification								31%	32%
None of the above								20%	20%
Adult participation in training & education	(*3)
receiving no training or education				71%	69%	70%	72%	75%	75%
on-the-job training				17%	18%	17%	15%	11%	11%
further education college course				3%	3%	2%	3%	2%	2%
university-based course				6%	6%	5%	6%	6%	6%
distance learning / university				2%	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%
school				1%	1%	0%	0%	1%	1%
adult education / evening class				3%	3%	3%	3%	3%	2%
% receiving job related training :	(*4)
all employees + self-employed of working age		13.70%	16.40%	14.20%	14.70%	19.00%	19.10%	17.40%
managerial & professional occupations		18.00%	19.90%	18.40%	21.40%	23.30%	22.80%	22.40%
workers in service industries		14.90%	17.80%	15.60%	15.70%	20.70%	20.70%	18.70%
'Investors in People'	(*5)
no. of companies with IIP recognition			145	282	346	386	389	n/a	284
no. of companies working towards IIP			114	256	210	197	191	n/a	188

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SCOTLAND	sources / notes	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Level of highest qualification :	(*1)
1: standard grade etc.				24.70%
2: higher grade etc.				15.70%
3: HND, HNC, SVQ 4 or 5 etc.				7.00%
4: degree or professional qualification				19.50%
Lifelong learning indicators :	(*2)
.. Graduates as % of pop. in employment (25+)							21.60%	22.50%	23.60%
.. % of 18-29 yr olds qualified to SCQF6							69.30%	70.40%	69.80%
.. % of working age adults qualified to SCQF5							81.20%	82.50%	83.60%
.. % of 16-69 yr olds partic. In adult learning							68.60%	67.40%	68.30%
.. % of working pop. receiving job rel. training							31.40%	30.10%	30.10%
.. % of working age adults qualified to NVQ4		24.50%	25.50%	27.00%	28.00%	28.40%
Qualifications held (adults aged 16-64)	(*3)
no qualifications				21%	19%	20%	21%
'O' grade or equivalent				68%	70%	67%	64%
Highers or equivalent				53%	55%	55%	54%
first or higher degree				14%	15%	16%	16%
professional qualification(s)				14%	14%	15%	14%
Highest level of qualifications held (adults)
'O' grade, standard grade or equivalent								18%	19%
Higher , A level or equivalent								22%	22%
HNC / HND or equivalent								10%	10%
Degree or professional qualification								23%	24%
None of the above								26%	25%
Adult participation in training & education	(*4)
receiving no training or education				72%	71%	72%	72%	74%	74%
on-the-job training				17%	17%	17%	16%	14%	14%
further education college course				4%	4%	3%	3%	3%	3%
university-based course				4%	5%	4%	4%	4%	4%
distance learning / university				3%	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%
school				1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	2%
adult education / evening class				2%	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%
% receiving job related training :	(*5)
all employees + self-employed of working age		14.20%	14.30%	14.60%	14.80%	16.60%	16.60%	15.60%
managerial & professional occupations		19.80%	19.80%	20.30%	21.00%	22.20%	22.50%	21.30%
workers in service industries		15.90%	15.80%	16.40%	16.30%	18.30%	18.40%	17.20%
'Investors in People'	(*6)
no. of companies with IIP recognition			1,565	2,458	3,086	3,698	4,030	n/a	3,685

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