Education, skills and training

This measures lack of qualifications amongst adults and children of different ages. Indicators of children aged 16 and over who are not in full time education and the proportion of 17 year-olds who have not successfully applied for higher education have also been included.

Summary of indicators:

Working age adults with no qualifications (3 years aggregated LFS data at district level, modelled to ward level) for 1995-1998

Children aged 16 and over who are not in full-time education (Child Benefit data - DSS) for 1999

Proportions of 17-19 year old population who have not successfully applied for higher education (UCAS data) for 1997 and 1998

KS2 primary school performance data (DfEE, converted to ward level estimates) for 1998

Primary school children with English as an additional language (DfEE) for 1998

Absenteeism at primary level (all absences, not just unauthorised) (DfEE) for 1998