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

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%.

Map of degree-level qualifications across the UK

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 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.	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 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.	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 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.	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 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.	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 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.	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 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.	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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