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Degrees

Volume 457: debated on Wednesday 7 March 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of people of working age in (a) Eastbourne, (b) East Sussex and (c) England hold a qualification (i) at degree level, (ii) at degree level equivalent and (iii) above degree level. (125641)

Table 1 shows the percentage of people of working age in Eastbourne, East Sussex and England who hold a first degree, another HE level qualification and a postgraduate level qualification, from the 2005/06 Annual Population Survey.

Table 1

Percentage

Eastbourne

East Sussex

England

First degree

5

10

12

Other higher education level qualification

12

12

9

Postgraduate and equivalent

6

7

6