# Share with a degree: highest and lowest councils in Northern Ireland (2021)

Lisburn and Castlereagh had the highest share of residents with a degree-level qualification of Northern Ireland’s 11 councils in 2021, at 39.2%.

Mid and East Antrim had the lowest, at 28.8%. The middle council, Antrim and Newtownabbey, had 31.5%.

| Rank | Area | Degree-level qualifications |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Lisburn and Castlereagh](https://openindex.co.uk/lisburn-and-castlereagh) | 39.2% |
| 2 | [Belfast](https://openindex.co.uk/belfast) | 34.4% |
| 3 | [Ards and North Down](https://openindex.co.uk/ards-and-north-down) | 34.1% |
| =4 | [Fermanagh and Omagh](https://openindex.co.uk/fermanagh-and-omagh) | 31.8% |
| =4 | [Newry, Mourne and Down](https://openindex.co.uk/newry-mourne-and-down) | 31.8% |
| 6 | [Antrim and Newtownabbey](https://openindex.co.uk/antrim-and-newtownabbey) | 31.5% |
| 7 | [Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon](https://openindex.co.uk/armagh-city-banbridge-and-craigavon) | 30.4% |
| 8 | [Derry City and Strabane](https://openindex.co.uk/derry-city-and-strabane) | 29.6% |
| 9 | [Mid Ulster](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-ulster) | 29.3% |
| 10 | [Causeway Coast and Glens](https://openindex.co.uk/causeway-coast-and-glens) | 29.2% |
| 11 | [Mid and East Antrim](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-and-east-antrim) | 28.8% |

Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, ONS Census 2021. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Period: 2021. Period: 2021.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England, Wales and Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/england)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/degree-level-qualifications)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/degree-level-qualifications)

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