Share with a degree: highest and lowest councils in East of England (2021)

Cambridge had the highest share of residents with a degree-level qualification of East of England’s 45 councils in 2021, at 55.8%.

Great Yarmouth had the lowest, at 18.2%. The middle council, Luton, had 29.8%.

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Degree-level qualifications for every council in East of England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Cambridge	55.8%
2	St Albans	53.0%
3	South Cambridgeshire	47.8%
4	Three Rivers	42.7%
5	North Hertfordshire	41.5%
6	Watford	41.1%
7	Hertsmere	39.6%
8	East Hertfordshire	38.6%
9	Dacorum	37.8%
10	Welwyn Hatfield	37.3%
11	Uttlesford	36.6%
12	Brentwood	35.4%
13	East Cambridgeshire	35.0%
14	Bedford	34.7%
15	Norwich	34.1%
16	Chelmsford	33.9%
17	Huntingdonshire	33.4%
18	Central Bedfordshire	33.2%
19	Epping Forest	32.4%
20	Colchester	32.2%
21	South Norfolk	32.0%
22	Mid Suffolk	30.0%
23	Luton	29.8%
24	Stevenage	29.6%
25	Babergh	29.5%
26	West Suffolk	28.5%
27	East Suffolk	27.6%
28	Broadland	27.4%
29	Broxbourne	27.3%
30	Southend-on-Sea	27.2%
=31	Ipswich	26.2%
=31	North Norfolk	26.2%
=31	Peterborough	26.2%
=31	Thurrock	26.2%
35	Braintree	25.8%
36	Maldon	25.4%
37	Basildon	24.6%
38	Harlow	24.4%
39	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	23.3%
40	Breckland	23.1%
41	Rochford	22.8%
42	Tendring	19.9%
43	Fenland	19.0%
44	Castle Point	18.5%
45	Great Yarmouth	18.2%

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