Southern Scotland

Published: 12 September 2023

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In 2023, we published regional data for 41 regions.
Southern Scotland 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 Southern Scotland 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, Southern Scotland ranks in the of regions for .

 

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

Districts in the Southern Scotland region

ITL3 areas: Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Scottish Borders

Local authorities: Scottish Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire mainland, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire

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