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No qualifications
Level 1 & entry level
Level 2
Apprenticeship
Level 3
Level 4 & above
Other
Neath Port Talbot
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 NPT England & Wales
2021 Census information (released in January 2023)
shows Neath Port Talbot in the lowest quadrant for
educational attainment ranked at 281st from 331
England & Wales LA’s (18th in Wales.)
Level one & level 3 education levels are roughly on
par with the national average, with apprenticeships
being just below.
The concern being that just under 25% of all
residents have no qualifications at all
Educational Attainment
Figure 2 below clearly shows 2 key educational
areas where Neath Port Talbot differs from the
national average.
• Level 4 and above is well below the national
average
• No qualifications is well above the national
average.
Figure 2
ONS 2021 census
Figure 1
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