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Rural skills statistics

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Part of:
Rural economy - statistical indicators and Rural economy and community
Published:
31 January 2013
Last updated:
22 December 2016, see all updates
Applies to:
England

Rural skills.

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Rural skills

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Details

Analysis of skills by work place and residence base in rural and urban areas.

Metadata

Indicators:

  • percentage of working age population with at least one qualification

  • percentage of working age population with at least National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) ( level 2 (or equivalent) or above

  • percentage of working age population with at NVQ level 4 (or equivalent)

  • proportion of employees and self-employed of working age receiving on the job training

Data source: Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey

Coverage: England

Rural classification used: Rural urban local authority classification 2011

Next release date: tbc

Additional information:

Defra statistics: rural

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Document information

Published: 31 January 2013

Updated: 22 December 2016

+ full page history

  1. Updated with 2015 data for workplace based skills
  2. Published today, updated statistics on skills in rural and urban areas.
  3. We’ve changed how we’ve organised rural statistics and updated the content following Lord Cameron’s review of rural proofing.
  4. First published.

From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Part of: Rural economy - statistical indicators Rural economy and community