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Argyll and Bute council area. Every figure carries its own date.

Neighbourhood differences

People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.1% to 23.2%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9.1% in Helensburgh and Lomond South to 23.2% in South Kintyre — a gap of 14.1 percentage points.

20 March 2022 · 11 of 11 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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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 no qualifications · 20 March 2022
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Helensburgh and Lomond South	9.1%	546	5,999
Lomond North	12.5%	805	6,446
Oban North and Lorn	13.4%	1,175	8,789
Helensburgh Central	13.4%	1,098	8,204
Mid Argyll	14%	931	6,654
Cowal	14.8%	940	6,370
Oban South and the Isles	15.7%	1,331	8,472
Kintyre and the Islands	18.1%	996	5,514
Dunoon	19.2%	1,181	6,153
Isle of Bute	21.2%	1,118	5,278
South Kintyre	23.2%	1,285	5,538

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People aged 16+ with a degree or higher

22.2% to 39.9%

People aged 16+ with a degree or higher ranged from 22.2% in South Kintyre to 39.9% in Helensburgh Central — a gap of 17.7 percentage points.

20 March 2022 · 11 of 11 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
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
South Kintyre	22.2%	1,230	5,538
Isle of Bute	27.3%	1,439	5,278
Dunoon	28.9%	1,780	6,153
Kintyre and the Islands	31.4%	1,731	5,514
Oban South and the Isles	32.8%	2,780	8,472
Mid Argyll	35.3%	2,352	6,654
Lomond North	36.2%	2,331	6,446
Oban North and Lorn	37.1%	3,258	8,789
Cowal	37.2%	2,372	6,370
Helensburgh and Lomond South	39.9%	2,394	5,999
Helensburgh Central	39.9%	3,277	8,204

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11 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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