High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Adult Literacy and Numeracy
The Scottish Survey of Adult Literacies 2009 (SSAL) is the official source for information on adult literacies skills. As the Scottish Adult Literacies Survey cannot provide annual data, a proxy indicator is used to monitor progress. The proxy measure, of the proportion of working age adults with low or no qualifications, Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) Level 4 or below, shows an overall reduction since 2001. The latest figures show a reduction in the proportion of working age adults with low or no qualifications from 15.7% in 2009 to 14.7% in 2010.
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Source: Annual Population Survey, Non Seasonally Adjusted data, Office for National Statistics