Rochestown Maryborough
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Ballincollig
Each of these areas had a score of between +10 and +18.
Annual National Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2021
The SILC reported that nationally, p ersons ‘unable to work due to long - standing health problems’ had the lowest median equivalised disposable income, at €16,604, compared with €30,266 for employed persons and were most at risk of poverty. It also showed that persons living in households composed of one adult and one or more children aged under 18 were most likely to be experiencing enforced deprivation (44.9%) and consistent poverty (13.1%) and the second highest at risk of poverty rate (22.8%).
Education Overview
Cork City is a university city with two Higher Education facilities: University College Cork and Cork Institute of Higher Technology, now Munster Technological University (incorporating the Crawford College of Art & Design and Cork School of Music). Cork is also home to three Further Education and Training colleges, Cork Education and Training Board (CETB) and a number of leading research institutes which have positioned the city well in terms of ‘the knowledge economy’. Cork has a long- established community education network, and adult and community education services are provided by numerous community and voluntary organisations. In 2015 Cork City was recognised as a ‘Learning City’ which is defined by UNESCO as ‘a city which effectively mobilises its resources across all sectors to maximise the opportunities for lifelong learning for all its citizens’. Cork City is one of the leading Learning Cities and was selected in 2015 along with only 11 other cities globally (of just three in Europe) to achieve a Learning City Award. This is thanks to Cork City’s focus on Lifelong learning including the annual lifelong learning festival and learning neighbourhoods as well as the high numbers of third level and further education institutes.
Education levels
People with Higher Education attainment have greater earning potential, are more likely to work in a safe, secure, and fulfilling job and have better health and social outcomes 3 . Young people leaving school early face a far higher risk of unemployment. Furthermore, lower qualifications generally lead to low skilled jobs and low earnings throughout the life course.
2016 census data showed that:
• 37% of Cork City’s residen ts had attained a third level education. • 10.8% of Cork City’s population had not received any formal education
The areas with the highest rates of third level education attainment were the southeast suburbs and the City Centre.
3 Cork City Profile 2018 Cork City Profile 2018 - Cork Healthy Cities
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