People aged 16+ with a degree or higher
21.3% to 41.3%
People aged 16+ with a degree or higher ranged from 21.3% in Cromarty Firth to 41.3% in Black Isle — a gap of 20 percentage points.
20 March 2022 · 21 of 21 current wards with comparable figures.
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work. Scotland uses its own qualification categories.
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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.
| Ward | Share | Count | Population or households covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cromarty Firth | 21.3% | 2,199 | 10,317 |
| Wick and East Caithness | 21.9% | 2,367 | 10,800 |
| Thurso and Northwest Caithness | 24.2% | 2,525 | 10,429 |
| Inverness Central | 26.2% | 2,714 | 10,349 |
| Tain and Easter Ross | 26.6% | 1,942 | 7,290 |
| Dingwall and Seaforth | 27.6% | 2,987 | 10,813 |
| Inverness West | 28.4% | 2,469 | 8,700 |
| Caol and Mallaig | 29.2% | 2,179 | 7,462 |
| East Sutherland and Edderton | 29.4% | 1,973 | 6,716 |
| Fort William and Ardnamurchan | 29.8% | 2,850 | 9,554 |
| Culloden and Ardersier | 29.9% | 2,853 | 9,533 |
| North, West and Central Sutherland | 31.1% | 1,590 | 5,112 |
| Inverness Millburn | 31.3% | 2,485 | 7,932 |
| Nairn and Cawdor | 32% | 3,453 | 10,795 |
| Inverness Ness-side | 35.1% | 3,195 | 9,105 |
| Inverness South | 35.8% | 4,802 | 13,407 |
| Eilean á Chèo | 37% | 3,410 | 9,206 |
| Badenoch and Strathspey | 37.8% | 4,125 | 10,912 |
| Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh | 37.9% | 4,000 | 10,548 |
| Aird and Loch Ness | 38.4% | 3,935 | 10,252 |
| Black Isle | 41.3% | 3,648 | 8,839 |