Greater Manchester

Published: 12 September 2023

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In 2023, we published regional data for 41 regions.
Greater Manchester is one of them.

In 2024, we published data for 203 local authorities.
You can see these on the Social mobility by area homepage.

This page shows how Greater Manchester is ranked for the following 5 ‘composite’ measures of social mobility:

  • Childhood poverty and disadvantage
  • Precarious situations
  • Promising prospects
  • Research and development
  • Socio-cultural advantage

Each of these measures combines data from 3 indicators into a single ‘composite’ score. This provides a more reliable picture of geographical mobility patterns.

Rankings

For each composite measure, 41 regions in the UK are ranked from the lowest to highest values. They are then divided into 5 equally-sized groups (‘quintiles’), from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest).

For example, Greater Manchester ranks in the of regions for .

 

Quintile 1
(lowest 20%) Quintile 5
(highest 20%)

Districts in the Greater Manchester region

ITL3 areas: Greater Manchester South East, Greater Manchester South West, Greater Manchester North East, Greater Manchester North West, Manchester

Local authorities: Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Tameside, Bolton, Wigan, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale

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