Education Rates

Figure 2.11 Proportion of the Working Age Population by Highest Level NVQ or Equivalent Qualification 2005, percentages (Popup full image) 
Fig 2.11 Proportion of the Working Age Population by Highest Level NVQ or Equivalent Qualification 2005, percentages.pdf

2.74 In 2006, South West England had the third highest proportion of its population with NVQ4 equivalent qualifications (i.e. degrees) or higher, the highest rate with NVQ3 and the second lowest proportion of persons with no qualification. The northern sub-regions in general had the most qualified adult population. In Bath and North East Somerset and Bristol, over a third of the adult population had a NVQ4+ qualification (SW 27%). Plymouth was the poorest performing sub-region with only one in five of the adult population achieving NVQ4+. The region performs relatively well on educational attainment yet experiences a considerable productivity gap. The productivity gap is partially due to the structural mismatch between human capital capacity and employment; an under utilisation of skills and a mismatch of skill sets to employment opportunities. This realignment of skill sets may be addressed through employment led training.