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Carmarthenshire England & Wales
The highest level of qualification index score is a summary measure that can be used to compare how highly qualified population
groups are. It assigns every individual aged 16 years and over a value based on their highest level of qualification, excluding those
whose highest level of qualification was unknown. The index score is then the average value of all individuals in the selected area.
The index score was used to rank local authorities from least highly qualified to most highly qualified.
Welsh Local Authority
National Eng
& Wales
Rank
Wales Rank
Cardiff 61 1
Ceredigion 73 2
Monmouthshire 76 3
Vale of Glamorgan 91 4
Gwynedd 101 5
Isle of Anglesey 154 6
Swansea 155 7
Conwy 171 8
Powys 180 9
Pembrokeshire 187 10
Flintshire 201 11
Carmarthenshire 202 12
Denbighshire 208 13
Newport 229 14
Bridgend 232 15
Wrexham 235 16
Torfaen 271 17
Neath Port Talbot 281 18
Rhondda Cynon Taf 287 19
Caerphilly 299 20
Merthyr Tydfil 316 21
Blaenau Gwent 326 22
2021 ONS Census information (released in January
2023) shows all educational attainment for Local
Authorities across England and Wales.
Swansea & Pembrokeshire sit within the mid
quadrant. Neath Port Talbot in the lowest quadrant
and Carmarthenshire in the 2nd lowest.
Neighbouring county Ceredigion sits second in
Wales and is within the top quartile nationally
Educational Attainment
Figure 2: Carmarthenshire Educational
attainment compared to England & Wales
national average.
• Level 4 and above is below the national
average
• No Qualifications is above the national
average
• Level 2 is slightly above the national average
ONS 2021 census
Figure 2
Figure 1:
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