Key Health Data for the West Midlands 2003

Table 2.2. Percentage attaining the differing education levels by ethnic group for the population of the West Midlands aged 16 to 74



 

Level

 

 

No
qualifications

1

2

3

4/5

Other/level
unknown

Total

Bangladeshi

53.6

13.0

13.7

7.0

8.9

3.8

100.0

Indian

34.7

13.4

16.4

9.3

21.8

4.3

100.0

Other Asian

35.5

11.5

14.1

9.8

24.0

5.1

100.0

Pakistani

51.4

12.7

13.3

7.2

11.4

4.1

100.0

Black African

15.0

8.0

18.8

15.0

38.7

4.6

100.0

Black Caribbean

32.6

18.1

17.8

6.9

16.8

7.7

100.0

Other Black

23.8

21.0

22.4

9.4

16.5

6.8

100.0

Chinese

27.1

7.3

13.5

12.5

34.9

4.6

100.0

Other Ethnic Group

28.5

5.7

9.2

9.3

41.9

5.4

100.0

Mixed: Other Mixed

21.6

14.3

19.7

13.0

26.0

5.4

100.0

Mixed: White and Asian

26.7

15.0

20.8

12.6

20.6

4.4

100.0

Mixed: White and Black African

21.5

14.0

22.2

12.9

23.7

5.7

100.0

Mixed: White and Black Caribbean

29.1

22.5

24.6

8.7

10.0

5.1

100.0

White

33.5

17.1

18.8

7.3

15.9

7.4

100.0

Whole population

34.0

16.7

18.5

7.4

16.2

7.2

100.0

Source: 2001 Census (Table S117)


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