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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
Lauren Phillips

Wales falling more than 20 years behind London in race for highly skilled jobs

Levelling up skills across Wales could take decades to catch up with London, the latest ONS data has revealed.

It found that it would take more than 20 years for adults in Wales to reach the same level of skills as those in London.

Almost three in five (59%) of workers in London are classed as highly-qualified (those who hold a qualification at NVQ level 4 or above, including degrees and higher-level technical qualifications), compared to just two in five (38%) in Wales.

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