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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2018, 60.3% of the workforce in Dunedin City had a tertiary qualification, compared to 55.5% in Otago Region.
Qualification levels help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of workers in a particular industry.
The level of qualifications in a workforce relate to a number of factors including:
Educational Qualification statistics should be looked at in conjunction with Workforce Industries , Workforce Occupation and Workforce Field of Qualification data as well as information on the Level and Field of Qualification of residents for a full education analysis for Dunedin City.
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Workforce highest qualification achieved | |||||||
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Dunedin City | 2018 | 2013 | Change | ||||
Qualification level | Number | % | Otago Region % | Number | % | Otago Region % | 2013 to 2018 |
Higher degree | 9,465 | 16.3 | 12.1 | 5,883 | 11.8 | 8.9 | +3,582 |
Bachelor degree | 10,317 | 17.8 | 15.4 | 8,775 | 17.7 | 15.9 | +1,542 |
Post school (excluding university) | 15,264 | 26.3 | 28.0 | 12,207 | 24.6 | 25.7 | +3,057 |
School qualification | 16,392 | 28.2 | 27.9 | 15,921 | 32.0 | 33.9 | +471 |
No qualification | 5,688 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 5,778 | 11.6 | 13.1 | -90 |
Not stated / included | 966 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 1,146 | 2.3 | 2.4 | -180 |
Total people | 58,092 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 49,710 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +8,382 |
Analysis of the qualifications of the workforce in Dunedin City in 2018 compared to Otago Region shows that there was a higher proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Higher degrees, Bachelor degrees and Post School (excluding university) qualifications), and a lower proportion of people with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 88.5% of the workforce held educational qualifications, and 9.8% had no qualifications, compared with 83.4% and 10.8% respectively for Otago Region.
The major differences between the qualifications held by the workforce in Dunedin City and Otago Region were:
The largest changes in the qualifications held by the workforce in Dunedin City between 2013 and 2018 were:
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