% Resident Working Age Population Qualified to NVQ4 & Above

The proportion of the working age population qualified at Level 4 and above indicates those with an HND, Degree, or above. Levels for the County of Devon overall are similar to those seen nationally, however, levels of those qualified in Mid Devon and the South Hams are significantly above the UK average.

Source: ONS Annual Population Survey - Resident Based - Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Devon 25.6 28.9 27.3 29.6 33.2 32.0
Plymouth 19.3 22.0 21.4 24.2 25.8 26.7
Torbay 23.3 22.2 21.6 24.2 24.6 29.7
Somerset 23.9 26.0 24.8 26.2 29.8 28.5
UK 27.3 28.4 28.5 29.8 31.2 32.7
East Devon 30.8 29.1 21.1 24.2 37.7 30.2
Exeter 25.4 29.5 32.4 32.3 35.9 34.1
Mid Devon 18.2 26.6 25.5 29.1 31.0 39.4
North Devon 22.5 28.6 29.6 21.2 21.2 26.1
South Hams 36.9 38.6 31.4 41.2 47.1 42.5
Teignbridge 25.8 28.3 27.4 30.6 33.6 32.0
Torridge 15.1 19.2 16.6 22.0 21.5 16.4
West Devon 24.4 28.6 34.8 38.9 31.0 32.5