People aged 16+ with a degree or higher
14.5% to 43.5%
People aged 16+ with a degree or higher ranged from 14.5% in Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages to 43.5% in Tay Bridgehead — a gap of 29 percentage points.
20 March 2022 · 22 of 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages | 14.5% | 2,182 | 15,027 |
| Lochgelly, Cardenden and Benarty | 15.3% | 2,327 | 15,241 |
| Cowdenbeath | 18.9% | 3,428 | 18,108 |
| Glenrothes West and Kinglassie | 19.5% | 2,481 | 12,746 |
| Glenrothes Central and Thornton | 20.4% | 2,613 | 12,808 |
| Kirkcaldy East | 22.7% | 2,906 | 12,796 |
| Rosyth | 23% | 2,844 | 12,388 |
| Kirkcaldy North | 24.1% | 3,192 | 13,251 |
| Leven, Kennoway and Largo | 24.3% | 4,000 | 16,469 |
| Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch | 26.2% | 3,934 | 14,990 |
| Kirkcaldy Central | 27.1% | 3,369 | 12,428 |
| West Fife and Coastal Villages | 27.2% | 3,849 | 14,136 |
| Dunfermline North | 30.6% | 4,138 | 13,504 |
| Dunfermline South | 31.9% | 5,896 | 18,456 |
| Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy | 34.9% | 4,219 | 12,090 |
| Howe of Fife and Tay Coast | 36.6% | 4,184 | 11,424 |
| Dunfermline Central | 37.3% | 6,549 | 17,539 |
| St Andrews | 38.3% | 6,312 | 16,463 |
| Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay | 38.7% | 5,801 | 15,004 |
| East Neuk and Landward | 39.9% | 4,318 | 10,826 |
| Cupar | 40.3% | 4,726 | 11,740 |
| Tay Bridgehead | 43.5% | 5,468 | 12,561 |