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People aged 16+ with a degree or higher

17.3% to 34.2%

People aged 16+ with a degree or higher ranged from 17.3% in Bellshill to 34.2% in Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead — a gap of 16.9 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.

People aged 16+ with a degree or higher · 20 March 2022
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Bellshill17.3%2,28313,186
Coatbridge West17.9%1,99711,140
Fortissat19.1%2,54913,363
Cumbernauld East20%2,78013,881
Mossend and Holytown20.4%2,27411,143
Wishaw20.6%3,03914,753
Coatbridge South20.8%2,88613,903
Murdostoun21.4%3,28715,368
Airdrie Central21.7%2,87113,253
Cumbernauld South22%2,98313,556
Motherwell North22%3,20914,573
Airdrie North22.2%3,51215,796
Airdrie South22.6%3,59015,880
Thorniewood23.1%2,63811,400
Coatbridge North23.3%2,95812,678
Kilsyth23.5%2,49610,616
Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig25.9%4,34516,807
Motherwell West26.9%3,23812,017
Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn27.6%3,02910,974
Cumbernauld North33.8%5,31715,729
Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead34.2%3,65410,695
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KilsythCumbernauld NorthCumbernauld SouthCumbernauld EastGartcosh, Glenboig and MoodiesburnCoatbridge NorthAirdrie NorthAirdrie CentralCoatbridge WestCoatbridge SouthAirdrie SouthFortissatThorniewoodBellshillMossend and HolytownMotherwell WestMotherwell NorthMotherwell South East and RavenscraigMurdostounWishawStepps, Chryston and Muirhead
21 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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Kilsyth →12,756 people · census date in profileCumbernauld North →19,118 people · census date in profileCumbernauld South →16,540 people · census date in profileCumbernauld East →16,677 people · census date in profileGartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn →13,560 people · census date in profileCoatbridge North →15,140 people · census date in profileAirdrie North →19,376 people · census date in profileAirdrie Central →16,029 people · census date in profileCoatbridge West →13,524 people · census date in profileCoatbridge South →17,060 people · census date in profileAirdrie South →19,226 people · census date in profileFortissat →16,124 people · census date in profileThorniewood →13,704 people · census date in profileBellshill →15,749 people · census date in profileMossend and Holytown →13,593 people · census date in profileMotherwell West →14,607 people · census date in profileMotherwell North →18,047 people · census date in profileMotherwell South East and Ravenscraig →20,896 people · census date in profileMurdostoun →18,573 people · census date in profileWishaw →17,408 people · census date in profileStepps, Chryston and Muirhead →13,286 people · census date in profile