Chapter 3 - Education and Skills
This chapter presents some information on qualifications, job-related training and adult learning. See Annex C for definitions.
Qualifications
There are three Lifelong Learning indicators in Scotland connected with qualifications:
1. Reduce the proportion of working age adults whose highest qualification is below SCQF level 5.The proportion of working age people whose highest qualification was below SCQF level 5 between March 2004 and February 2005 was estimated to be 18.5 per cent, a decrease of 1.6 percentage points on 2003.
Table 19 shows the proportion of working age adults whose highest qualification was below SCQF level 5 by local authority area in 2004. North Lanarkshire had the highest proportion (27.5 per cent) and East Renfrewshire had the lowest proportion (9.1 per cent).
Table 19: Proportion of working age adults whose highest qualification was below
SCQF level 5 by local authority area 2003-2004.
Resident Local Authority Area | 2003 | 2004 |
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Proportion | Proportion |
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Scotland | 20.1% | 18.5% |
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Aberdeen City | 16.2% | 14.8% |
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Aberdeenshire | 14.8% | 13.0% |
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Angus | 16.8% | 13.6% |
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Argyll & Bute | 18.4% | 18.6% |
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Scottish Borders, The | 22.0% | 17.2% |
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Clackmannanshire | 23.7% | 20.4% |
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West Dunbartonshire | 26.2% | 22.8% |
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Dumfries and Galloway | 24.1% | 18.7% |
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Dundee City | 22.0% | 20.0% |
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East Ayrshire | 26.3% | 24.1% |
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East Dunbartonshire | 12.5% | 9.9% |
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East Lothian | 18.5% | 15.5% |
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East Renfrewshire | 9.2% | 9.1% |
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Edinburgh, City of | 10.9% | 12.3% |
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Falkirk | 20.1% | 18.6% |
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Fife | 18.7% | 17.7% |
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Glasgow City | 26.7% | 25.6% |
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Highland | 17.4% | 16.2% |
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Inverclyde | 23.1% | 21.2% |
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Midlothian | 20.7% | 17.6% |
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Moray | 19.5% | 19.6% |
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North Ayrshire | 23.0% | 22.8% |
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North Lanarkshire | 26.2% | 27.5% |
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Orkney Islands | 17.7% | 11.4% |
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Perth and Kinross | 19.1% | 12.1% |
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Renfrewshire | 19.9% | 17.9% |
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Shetland Islands | 14.3% | 11.5% |
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South Ayrshire | 20.2% | 18.2% |
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South Lanarkshire | 24.1% | 20.7% |
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Stirling | 16.0% | 13.4% |
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West Lothian | 21.2% | 17.5% |
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Eilean Siar (Western Isles) | 16.7% | 22.0% |
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2. Reduce the proportion of 18-29 year olds whose highest qualification is below SCQF level 6.The proportion of 18-29 year olds whose highest qualification was below SCQF level 6 between March 2004 and February 2005 was estimated to be 30.9 per cent, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points on 2003.
Table 20 shows the proportion of 18-29 year olds whose highest qualification was below SCQF level 6 by local authority area in 2004. Highland had the highest proportion (42.3 per cent) and East Renfrewshire had the lowest proportion (17.8 per cent).
Table 20: Proportion of 18-29 year olds whose highest qualification was below
SCQF level 6 by local authority area 2003-2004.
Resident Local Authority Area | 2003 | 2004 |
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Proportion | Proportion |
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Scotland | 31.3% | 30.9% |
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Aberdeen City | 22.3% | 24.1% |
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Aberdeenshire | 31.1% | 32.0% |
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Angus | 23.9% | 27.0% |
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Argyll & Bute | 32.7% | 31.1% |
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Scottish Borders, The | 42.7% | 30.1% |
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Clackmannanshire | 39.0% | 39.9% |
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West Dunbartonshire | 38.4% | 40.0% |
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Dumfries and Galloway | 40.5% | 36.1% |
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Dundee City | 25.5% | 22.2% |
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East Ayrshire | 32.9% | 37.2% |
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East Dunbartonshire | 19.5% | 19.1% |
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East Lothian | 29.5% | 34.3% |
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East Renfrewshire | 12.2% | 17.8% |
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Edinburgh, City of | 16.6% | 18.3% |
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Falkirk | 30.1% | 37.0% |
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Fife | 33.4% | 35.1% |
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Glasgow City | 33.9% | 31.9% |
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Highland | 32.0% | 42.3% |
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Inverclyde | 40.0% | 37.2% |
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Midlothian | 39.5% | 38.3% |
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Moray | 42.8% | 33.9% |
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North Ayrshire | 36.2% | 37.9% |
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North Lanarkshire | 41.2% | 38.4% |
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Orkney Islands | * | * |
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Perth and Kinross | 27.0% | 24.4% |
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Renfrewshire | 30.1% | 34.1% |
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Shetland Islands | 23.6% | 19.4% |
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South Ayrshire | 34.8% | 30.2% |
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South Lanarkshire | 38.6% | 31.2% |
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Stirling | 25.2% | 19.9% |
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West Lothian | 43.0% | 38.2% |
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Eilean Siar (Western Isles) | * | * |
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* - Estimate is below reliability threshold (See the methodology section of the publication for more details).
3. Increase graduates as a proportion of the workforce.
The proportion of those aged 25-59/64 in employment who are graduates was estimated to be 21.8 per cent between March 2004 and February 2005, an increase of 1.5 percentage points on 2003.
Table 21 and Figure 3 show the proportion of those aged 25-59/64 in employment who are graduates by local authority area in 2004. The City of Edinburgh had the highest proportion (41.4 per cent) and West Dunbartonshire had the lowest proportion (10.5 per cent).
Table 21: Proportion of those aged 25-59/64 in employment who are graduates by local authority area 2003-2004.
Resident Local Authority Area | 2003 | 2004 |
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Proportion | Proportion |
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Scotland | 20.3% | 21.8% |
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Aberdeen City | 23.4% | 25.2% |
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Aberdeenshire | 18.6% | 22.9% |
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Angus | 14.8% | 17.2% |
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Argyll & Bute | 20.2% | 17.4% |
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Scottish Borders, The | 16.0% | 20.7% |
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Clackmannanshire | 12.9% | 15.0% |
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West Dunbartonshire | 11.8% | 10.5% |
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Dumfries and Galloway | 15.3% | 14.2% |
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Dundee City | 17.4% | 19.6% |
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East Ayrshire | 11.3% | 13.2% |
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East Dunbartonshire | 32.8% | 33.3% |
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East Lothian | 20.4% | 22.2% |
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East Renfrewshire | 33.9% | 34.5% |
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Edinburgh, City of | 40.1% | 41.4% |
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Falkirk | 13.9% | 15.5% |
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Fife | 16.5% | 15.2% |
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Glasgow City | 23.2% | 27.7% |
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Highland | 15.5% | 14.8% |
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Inverclyde | 17.7% | 16.7% |
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Midlothian | 15.4% | 15.8% |
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Moray | 12.0% | 13.2% |
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North Ayrshire | 11.1% | 13.7% |
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North Lanarkshire | 14.3% | 14.7% |
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Orkney Islands | 17.1% | 18.6% |
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Perth and Kinross | 19.4% | 24.1% |
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Renfrewshire | 17.9% | 16.6% |
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Shetland Islands | 17.7% | 18.2% |
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South Ayrshire | 20.0% | 20.0% |
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South Lanarkshire | 16.4% | 19.5% |
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Stirling | 25.5% | 29.8% |
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West Lothian | 13.6% | 17.2% |
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Eilean Siar (Western Isles) | 20.5% | 13.7% |
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Figure 3
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 68.6 per cent between March 2004 and February 2005, an increase of 2.4 percentage points on 2003.
Table 22 shows 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 for Scottish local authority areas in 2004. East Renfrewshire had the highest proportion at 81.1 per cent and North Lanarkshire had the lowest at 56.5 per cent.
Table 22: Proportion and level of people aged 16 to 69 who participated in adult learning in the last year by local authority area 2003-2004.
Resident Local Authority Area | 2003 | 2004 |
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Proportion | Proportion | Level |
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Scotland | 66.2% | 68.6% | 2,269,000 |
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Aberdeen City | 74.7% | 73.6% | 98,000 |
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Aberdeenshire | 74.1% | 75.9% | 113,000 |
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Angus | 69.7% | 72.5% | 49,000 |
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Argyll & Bute | 72.2% | 71.1% | 42,000 |
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Scottish Borders, The | 76.1% | 76.6% | 53,000 |
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Clackmannanshire | 65.7% | 63.6% | 20,000 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 60.1% | 66.6% | 40,000 |
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Dumfries and Galloway | 70.5% | 75.2% | 71,000 |
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Dundee City | 58.6% | 64.8% | 58,000 |
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East Ayrshire | 61.6% | 62.3% | 48,000 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 71.5% | 75.9% | 53,000 |
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East Lothian | 76.3% | 77.1% | 46,000 |
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East Renfrewshire | 74.8% | 81.1% | 47,000 |
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Edinburgh, City of | 74.1% | 75.3% | 229,000 |
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Falkirk | 66.9% | 66.7% | 66,000 |
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Fife | 66.0% | 66.0% | 154,000 |
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Glasgow City | 57.9% | 61.0% | 233,000 |
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Highland | 73.0% | 71.9% | 96,000 |
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Inverclyde | 58.7% | 64.9% | 35,000 |
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Midlothian | 77.0% | 76.2% | 41,000 |
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Moray | 69.1% | 76.1% | 42,000 |
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North Ayrshire | 61.1% | 59.8% | 53,000 |
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North Lanarkshire | 52.1% | 56.5% | 118,000 |
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Orkney Islands | 75.9% | 79.0% | 10,000 |
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Perth and Kinross | 63.3% | 72.3% | 62,000 |
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Renfrewshire | 61.9% | 66.1% | 74,000 |
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Shetland Islands | 76.1% | 79.7% | 11,000 |
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South Ayrshire | 70.6% | 69.2% | 49,000 |
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South Lanarkshire | 57.9% | 65.4% | 131,000 |
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Stirling | 68.1% | 73.0% | 41,000 |
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West Lothian | 70.9% | 68.7% | 77,000 |
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Eilean Siar (Western Isles) | 69.5% | 65.0% | 10,000 |
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Job-related training
The proportion of working age people in employment who received job-related training in the last 3 months was estimated to be 30.9 per cent between March 2004 and February 2005, a similar proportion to 2003.
Table 23 shows the proportion of working age people in employment receiving job-related training in the last 3 months by workplace local authority area in 2004. Those working in Edinburgh City are most likely to have received training in the last 3 months at 34.3 per cent, whereas at the other end, only 24.3 per cent of those working in East Ayrshire received job related training in the last 3 months.
Table 23: Proportion of working age people in employment receiving job-related training in the last 3 months by
workplace local authority area in 2003-2004.
Workplace Local Authority Area | 2003 | 2004 |
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Proportion | Proportion |
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Scotland | 30.8% | 30.9% |
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Aberdeen City | 33.8% | 31.6% |
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Aberdeenshire | 24.6% | 25.2% |
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Angus | 28.9% | 29.8% |
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Argyll & Bute | 26.6% | 27.0% |
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Scottish Borders, The | 28.7% | 27.7% |
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Clackmannanshire | 27.8% | 32.9% |
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West Dunbartonshire | 35.9% | 32.8% |
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Dumfries and Galloway | 29.9% | 28.9% |
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Dundee City | 29.8% | 33.2% |
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East Ayrshire | 25.8% | 24.3% |
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East Dunbartonshire | 33.5% | 29.7% |
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East Lothian | 29.5% | 31.5% |
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East Renfrewshire | 25.7% | 29.8% |
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Edinburgh, City of | 34.9% | 34.3% |
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Falkirk | 27.7% | 33.5% |
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Fife | 28.1% | 31.2% |
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Glasgow City | 30.8% | 31.2% |
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Highland | 29.0% | 29.2% |
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Inverclyde | 34.5% | 33.1% |
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Midlothian | 29.3% | 28.7% |
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Moray | 31.5% | 32.7% |
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North Ayrshire | 27.5% | 27.3% |
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North Lanarkshire | 26.4% | 30.4% |
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Orkney Islands | 27.1% | 32.8% |
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Perth and Kinross | 24.9% | 27.6% |
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Renfrewshire | 30.8% | 29.8% |
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Shetland Islands | 38.2% | 34.1% |
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South Ayrshire | 30.8% | 32.2% |
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South Lanarkshire | 28.0% | 28.5% |
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Stirling | 31.2% | 31.5% |
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West Lothian | 33.8% | 29.4% |
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Eilean Siar (Western Isles) | 36.1% | 26.7% |
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