# Share with a degree: highest and lowest councils in Yorkshire and The Humber (2021)

York had the highest share of residents with a degree-level qualification of Yorkshire and The Humber’s 15 councils in 2021, at 38.8%.

North East Lincolnshire had the lowest, at 21.6%. The middle council, Bradford, had 27.4%.

| Rank | Area | Degree-level qualifications | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [York](https://openindex.co.uk/york) | 38.8% | – |
| =2 | [Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds) | 34.7% | – |
| =2 | [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) | 34.7% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| 4 | [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) | 33.4% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| 5 | [Calderdale](https://openindex.co.uk/calderdale) | 30.9% | – |
| 6 | [East Riding of Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-riding-of-yorkshire) | 30.5% | – |
| 7 | [Kirklees](https://openindex.co.uk/kirklees) | 29.9% | – |
| 8 | [Bradford](https://openindex.co.uk/bradford) | 27.4% | – |
| 9 | [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) | 24.3% | – |
| 10 | [North Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-lincolnshire) | 23.9% | – |
| 11 | [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) | 23.4% | Worked out by Open Index by adding up the census output areas in this area, because the census was published on the boundaries before this council changed. |
| 12 | [Rotherham](https://openindex.co.uk/rotherham) | 23.1% | – |
| 13 | [Doncaster](https://openindex.co.uk/doncaster) | 22.7% | – |
| 14 | [Kingston upon Hull](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-hull) | 21.7% | – |
| 15 | [North East Lincolnshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east-lincolnshire) | 21.6% | – |

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)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/northern-ireland)
- [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)
- [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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