Degree-level qualifications: every council in England

City of London had the highest degree-level qualifications of England’s 296 councils in 2021, at 74.2%.

Great Yarmouth had the lowest, at 18.2%. The middle council, Oadby and Wigston, had 32.0%.

Degree-level qualifications for every council in England, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Region	Value
1	City of LondonLondon	London	74.2%
2	WandsworthLondon	London	62.6%
3	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	London	60.4%
4	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	London	59.5%
5	WestminsterLondon	London	57.7%
6	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	London	57.6%
7	CamdenLondon	London	57.3%
8	IslingtonLondon	London	56.6%
9	LambethLondon	London	56.3%
10	CambridgeEast of England	East of England	55.8%
11	SouthwarkLondon	London	54.9%
12	St AlbansEast of England	East of England	53.0%
13	HackneyLondon	London	52.4%
14	ElmbridgeSouth East	South East	52.1%
15	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	London	51.4%
16	Tower HamletsLondon	London	50.3%
17	MertonLondon	London	50.0%
18	LewishamLondon	London	49.8%
19	BarnetLondon	London	49.0%
20	HaringeyLondon	London	48.3%
21	OxfordSouth East	South East	48.1%
22	South CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	47.8%
23	WaverleySouth East	South East	46.6%
24	WokinghamSouth East	South East	46.2%
25	GreenwichLondon	London	45.7%
26	RushcliffeEast Midlands	East Midlands	45.3%
27	WarwickWest Midlands	West Midlands	45.2%
=28	HarrowLondon	London	45.0%
=28	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	South East	45.0%
30	WinchesterSouth East	South East	44.9%
31	WokingSouth East	South East	44.7%
32	Brighton and HoveSouth East	South East	44.5%
=33	EalingLondon	London	44.3%
=33	Epsom and EwellSouth East	South East	44.3%
35	GuildfordSouth East	South East	44.1%
36	Vale of White HorseSouth East	South East	44.0%
37	South OxfordshireSouth East	South East	43.6%
38	Waltham ForestLondon	London	43.2%
=39	CheltenhamSouth West	South West	43.1%
=39	Mole ValleySouth East	South East	43.1%
41	TraffordNorth West	North West	43.0%
42	BromleyLondon	London	42.8%
43	Three RiversEast of England	East of England	42.7%
44	RedbridgeLondon	London	42.4%
45	BristolSouth West	South West	42.1%
46	HounslowLondon	London	41.6%
47	North HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	41.5%
48	HartSouth East	South East	41.4%
=49	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	South East	41.1%
=49	WatfordEast of England	East of England	41.1%
=51	BuckinghamshireSouth East	South East	41.0%
=51	CroydonLondon	London	41.0%
53	ReadingSouth East	South East	40.4%
=54	NewhamLondon	London	40.2%
=54	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	South East	40.2%
56	BrentLondon	London	40.0%
57	South HamsSouth West	South West	39.9%
=58	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	South West	39.8%
=58	CotswoldSouth West	South West	39.8%
=58	SuttonLondon	London	39.8%
61	Ribble ValleyNorth West	North West	39.7%
62	HertsmereEast of England	East of England	39.6%
63	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	West Midlands	39.5%
=64	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	East Midlands	39.2%
=64	Surrey HeathSouth East	South East	39.2%
=66	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	West Midlands	38.8%
=66	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	38.8%
=68	East HampshireSouth East	South East	38.7%
=68	Mid SussexSouth East	South East	38.7%
=68	StroudSouth West	South West	38.7%
71	East HertfordshireEast of England	East of England	38.6%
72	West OxfordshireSouth East	South East	38.3%
=73	Isles of ScillySouth West	South West	37.9%
=73	RutlandEast Midlands	East Midlands	37.9%
=75	DacorumEast of England	East of England	37.8%
=75	HarboroughEast Midlands	East Midlands	37.8%
=77	Cheshire EastNorth West	North West	37.6%
=77	ManchesterNorth West	North West	37.6%
=77	StockportNorth West	North West	37.6%
80	HillingdonLondon	London	37.5%
81	TandridgeSouth East	South East	37.4%
=82	SevenoaksSouth East	South East	37.3%
=82	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	East of England	37.3%
84	ChichesterSouth East	South East	37.2%
=85	HorshamSouth East	South East	37.0%
=85	West BerkshireSouth East	South East	37.0%
=87	BromsgroveWest Midlands	West Midlands	36.6%
=87	UttlesfordEast of England	East of England	36.6%
89	EnfieldLondon	London	36.3%
90	TewkesburySouth West	South West	35.9%
91	Milton KeynesSouth East	South East	35.8%
=92	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	North West	35.7%
=92	Test ValleySouth East	South East	35.7%
=94	Bracknell ForestSouth East	South East	35.6%
=94	High PeakEast Midlands	East Midlands	35.6%
=96	BrentwoodEast of England	East of England	35.4%
=96	SolihullWest Midlands	West Midlands	35.4%
98	RunnymedeSouth East	South East	35.3%
99	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	South East	35.2%
=100	CherwellSouth East	South East	35.1%
=100	StaffordWest Midlands	West Midlands	35.1%
102	East CambridgeshireEast of England	East of England	35.0%
103	RugbyWest Midlands	West Midlands	34.9%
=104	LewesSouth East	South East	34.8%
=104	SloughSouth East	South East	34.8%
=106	BedfordEast of England	East of England	34.7%
=106	ExeterSouth West	South West	34.7%
=106	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	34.7%
=106	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	34.7%
110	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	North East	34.6%
111	FyldeNorth West	North West	34.5%
=112	BroxtoweEast Midlands	East Midlands	34.2%
=112	WiltshireSouth West	South West	34.2%
=114	NorwichEast of England	East of England	34.1%
=114	West DevonSouth West	South West	34.1%
=116	ChelmsfordEast of England	East of England	33.9%
=116	North SomersetSouth West	South West	33.9%
=118	ChorleyNorth West	North West	33.8%
=118	East DevonSouth West	South West	33.8%
120	WorcesterWest Midlands	West Midlands	33.7%
=121	LichfieldWest Midlands	West Midlands	33.6%
=121	SpelthorneSouth East	South East	33.6%
123	SalfordNorth West	North West	33.5%
=124	FarehamSouth East	South East	33.4%
=124	HuntingdonshireEast of England	East of England	33.4%
=124	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	33.4%
127	Barking and DagenhamLondon	London	33.3%
128	Central BedfordshireEast of England	East of England	33.2%
=129	CanterburySouth East	South East	33.1%
=129	EastleighSouth East	South East	33.1%
=129	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West summed-from-output-areas	North West	33.1%
=132	South GloucestershireSouth West	South West	33.0%
=132	WarringtonNorth West	North West	33.0%
=132	WychavonWest Midlands	West Midlands	33.0%
135	North TynesideNorth East	North East	32.9%
136	TeignbridgeSouth West	South West	32.8%
137	HerefordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	32.7%
=138	CharnwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	32.6%
=138	WealdenSouth East	South East	32.6%
=140	ShropshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	32.5%
=140	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	South East	32.5%
=142	DartfordSouth East	South East	32.4%
=142	Epping ForestEast of England	East of England	32.4%
=144	BuryNorth West	North West	32.3%
=144	LancasterNorth West	North West	32.3%
146	ColchesterEast of England	East of England	32.2%
147	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	South West	32.1%
=148	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	East Midlands	32.0%
=148	South NorfolkEast of England	East of England	32.0%
=148	South RibbleNorth West	North West	32.0%
151	GedlingEast Midlands	East Midlands	31.9%
=152	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	31.8%
=152	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	31.8%
=154	PrestonNorth West	North West	31.7%
=154	WorthingSouth East	South East	31.7%
=156	BexleyLondon	London	31.6%
=156	SouthamptonSouth East	South East	31.6%
=158	DorsetSouth West	South West	31.5%
=158	WirralNorth West	North West	31.5%
160	New ForestSouth East	South East	31.2%
161	MeltonEast Midlands	East Midlands	31.1%
162	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	30.9%
163	LiverpoolNorth West	North West	30.8%
=164	Mid DevonSouth West	South West	30.7%
=164	NorthumberlandNorth East	North East	30.7%
=164	RossendaleNorth West	North West	30.7%
=167	CornwallSouth West	South West	30.6%
=167	CoventryWest Midlands	West Midlands	30.6%
=169	BlabyEast Midlands	East Midlands	30.5%
=169	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	30.5%
=169	SomersetSouth West summed-from-output-areas	South West	30.5%
=172	AshfordSouth East	South East	30.1%
=172	South KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	30.1%
=174	Mid SuffolkEast of England	East of England	30.0%
=174	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	East Midlands	30.0%
=174	PortsmouthSouth East	South East	30.0%
=174	West LancashireNorth West	North West	30.0%
=178	BirminghamWest Midlands	West Midlands	29.9%
=178	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	29.9%
=178	MaidstoneSouth East	South East	29.9%
=178	North KestevenEast Midlands	East Midlands	29.9%
=178	RotherSouth East	South East	29.9%
=178	SeftonNorth West	North West	29.9%
=184	EastbourneSouth East	South East	29.8%
=184	LutonEast of England	East of England	29.8%
=184	RushmoorSouth East	South East	29.8%
187	DerbyEast Midlands	East Midlands	29.7%
188	StevenageEast of England	East of England	29.6%
=189	BaberghEast of England	East of England	29.5%
=189	HaveringLondon	London	29.5%
=189	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	North East	29.5%
=192	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	East Midlands	29.4%
=192	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	29.4%
194	West LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	29.3%
=195	DarlingtonNorth East	North East	29.0%
=195	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	East Midlands	29.0%
=197	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	East Midlands	28.8%
=197	Forest of DeanSouth West	South West	28.8%
199	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	28.7%
=200	HastingsSouth East	South East	28.6%
=200	NottinghamEast Midlands	East Midlands	28.6%
=202	North DevonSouth West	South West	28.5%
=202	West SuffolkEast of England	East of England	28.5%
204	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	West Midlands	28.4%
205	WyreNorth West	North West	28.3%
=206	GatesheadNorth East	North East	28.0%
=206	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	West Midlands	28.0%
=208	AdurSouth East	South East	27.9%
=208	SwindonSouth West	South West	27.9%
=210	CumberlandNorth West summed-from-output-areas	North West	27.6%
=210	East SuffolkEast of England	East of England	27.6%
=210	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	27.6%
=213	CrawleySouth East	South East	27.5%
=213	PlymouthSouth West	South West	27.5%
=215	BoltonNorth West	North West	27.4%
=215	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	27.4%
=215	BroadlandEast of England	East of England	27.4%
=215	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	South East	27.4%
=215	GloucesterSouth West	South West	27.4%
=215	Isle of WightSouth East	South East	27.4%
221	BroxbourneEast of England	East of England	27.3%
=222	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	East of England	27.2%
=222	St. HelensNorth West	North West	27.2%
224	DoverSouth East	South East	27.0%
=225	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	North West	26.8%
=225	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	26.8%
=225	LeicesterEast Midlands	East Midlands	26.8%
=228	County DurhamNorth East	North East	26.7%
=228	GraveshamSouth East	South East	26.7%
=228	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	East Midlands	26.7%
231	HavantSouth East	South East	26.5%
=232	ArunSouth East	South East	26.4%
=232	LincolnEast Midlands	East Midlands	26.4%
=232	MiddlesbroughNorth East	North East	26.4%
=232	RochdaleNorth West	North West	26.4%
236	ThanetSouth East	South East	26.3%
=237	IpswichEast of England	East of England	26.2%
=237	North NorfolkEast of England	East of England	26.2%
=237	PeterboroughEast of England	East of England	26.2%
=237	ThurrockEast of England	East of England	26.2%
=237	TorridgeSouth West	South West	26.2%
=237	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	West Midlands	26.2%
=243	South TynesideNorth East	North East	26.1%
=243	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	West Midlands	26.1%
=243	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	West Midlands	26.1%
=246	ErewashEast Midlands	East Midlands	25.9%
=246	RedditchWest Midlands	West Midlands	25.9%
=248	BraintreeEast of England	East of England	25.8%
=248	WiganNorth West	North West	25.8%
250	MedwaySouth East	South East	25.6%
251	BassetlawEast Midlands	East Midlands	25.5%
=252	MaldonEast of England	East of England	25.4%
=252	PendleNorth West	North West	25.4%
254	TorbaySouth West	South West	25.3%
255	HyndburnNorth West	North West	25.2%
256	DudleyWest Midlands	West Midlands	25.0%
257	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	North East	24.9%
=258	GosportSouth East	South East	24.8%
=258	HartlepoolNorth East	North East	24.8%
=258	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	West Midlands	24.8%
=261	BasildonEast of England	East of England	24.6%
=261	OldhamNorth West	North West	24.6%
=261	SunderlandNorth East	North East	24.6%
264	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	24.5%
=265	HarlowEast of England	East of England	24.4%
=265	TamesideNorth West	North West	24.4%
=267	BurnleyNorth West	North West	24.3%
=267	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	24.3%
=269	HaltonNorth West	North West	23.9%
=269	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	23.9%
271	KnowsleyNorth West	North West	23.8%
=272	SwaleSouth East	South East	23.7%
=272	WalsallWest Midlands	West Midlands	23.7%
274	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber summed-from-output-areas	Yorkshire and The Humber	23.4%
275	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	East of England	23.3%
=276	BrecklandEast of England	East of England	23.1%
=276	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	23.1%
278	RochfordEast of England	East of England	22.8%
=279	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	West Midlands	22.7%
=279	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	22.7%
=279	SandwellWest Midlands	West Midlands	22.7%
282	BlackpoolNorth West	North West	22.5%
283	MansfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	22.1%
284	TamworthWest Midlands	West Midlands	21.9%
285	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	West Midlands	21.8%
=286	BolsoverEast Midlands	East Midlands	21.7%
=286	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	21.7%
=288	AshfieldEast Midlands	East Midlands	21.6%
=288	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	Yorkshire and The Humber	21.6%
290	East LindseyEast Midlands	East Midlands	21.5%
291	South HollandEast Midlands	East Midlands	20.1%
292	TendringEast of England	East of England	19.9%
=293	BostonEast Midlands	East Midlands	19.0%
=293	FenlandEast of England	East of England	19.0%
295	Castle PointEast of England	East of England	18.5%
296	Great YarmouthEast of England	East of England	18.2%

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