Introduction table
Indicator
Theme
- Destinations
Where are we now
- 80.2% of state-funded mainstream schools and colleges went in to a sustained education, apprenticeship, or employment destination as of 2019/2020 cohort
Change over the last year
- this is a slight worsening on last year where the corresponding figure was 80.4%
Direction of travel (five year trend)
- Last available data is 2017/2018, during which the figure was higher at 81.1%
Relative to peer group
- The corresponding UK figure for the same year was 80.7%. It has also worsened and was 81.2% in 2017/2018
Theme
- Destinations
Where are we now
- 5.7% of proportion NEEt or not known in West Midlands (NUTS1) Region. Highest in Shropshire (10.3%) followed by Birmingham (8.5%)
Change over the last year
- Remains unchanged
Direction of travel (five year trend)
- Significantly decreased compared to 7.3% seen in 2016
Relative to peer group
- Slightly higher than the England average of 5.5%. Higher than London (4.0%), East (4.3%) and North West (5.3%) and on par with North East (5.7%) and lower than South West (6.0%), East Midlands (6.2%) and Yorkshire and Humber (6.3%)
Theme
- Destinations
Where are we now
- 70.1% of children reach a good level of development at age five across personal, social and emotional development, as of 2018/2019
Change over the last year
- this is up on 69.8% in 2017/2018
Direction of travel (five year trend)
- And significantly up on 58.4% in 2013/2014
Relative to peer group
- The England average is higher at 71.8%
Theme
- Destinations
Change over the last year
- The ratio has slightly decreased from 7.22 for 2019 to 7.15 this year
Direction of travel (five year trend)
- Housing continues to become less and less affordable with the ratio increasing from 6.5 in 2015
Relative to peer group
- The England average is still performing worse at 7.84 whereas West Midlands as a region was performing better at 6.78
Theme
- Demographic
Where are we now
- The West Midlands (3-LEP) 5 year band estimate population stands at 4,215,900 in 2020.
Change over the last year
- This is a 0.49% increase compared to 2019
Direction of travel (five year trend)
- Compared to 2016, the population has risen by 2.66%
Relative to peer group
- This is faster than the UK's 5 year population growth of 2.18%
Theme
- Demographic
Where are we now
- West Midlands (3-LEP) house price to median earnings ratio was at 7.15 for 2020
Change over the last year
- The ratio has slightly decreased from 7.22 for 2019 to 7.15 this year
Direction of travel (five year trend)
- Housing continues to become less and less affordable with the ratio increasing from 6.5 in 2015
Relative to peer group
- The England average is still performing worse at 7.84 whereas West Midlands as a region was performing better at 6.78
Theme
- Workforce
Where are we now
- The Black Country has the best gender pay ratio, with women earning 92.5% as much as men as measured by median gross hourly pay for full time workers. The corresponding proportions for CWLEP and GBSLEP were 76.1% and 87.2% respectively.
- Overall the regions gender pay gap is similar to the UK average, but the ratio is notably poor in Coventry and Warwickshire
Change over the last year
- The equivalent figures for 2020 were considerably better, with proportions of 95.8%, 80.2% and 85.7% indicating a concerning deterioration in pay ratios since the pandemic
Direction of travel (five year trend)
- Compared to 2016, we have a mixed picture, with BCLEP having improved on 90.0% GBSLEP having improved on 84.4%, but CWLEP worse than the 82.2% it recorded in 2016. The overall picture is similar.
Relative to peer group
- The UK is in the middle at 88.1%
Theme
- Workforce
Where are we now
- West Midlands (3-LEP) employment rate of working-age population stood at 72.6% in 2020
Change over the last year
- Employment rate remained the same only slightly increasing by 0.04 pp
Direction of travel (five year trend)
- Improvement from the 2015 figure of 68.3%
Relative to peer group
- UK average was at 75.1% closing the gap slightly when compared to last year
Theme
- Workforce
Where are we now
- the mean workplace based earnings for West Midlands (3-LEP) was at £37,122 in 2021
Change over the last year
- this is a slight increase of 1.4%
Direction of travel (five year trend)
- This is an improvement from the annual workplace based earnings figure of £32,027
Relative to peer group
- England average is at £38,876 which has seen a 1.3% decrease compared to the figure last year
Theme
- Workforce
Where are we now
- There were 174,645 total claimants between West Midlands (3-LEP) for October 2021, 31,440 of these claimants were 16-24 years old
Change over the last year
- This represents a 15.9% decrease vs October 2020 for the overall claimants. Similarly 16-24 claimants has decreased by 26.6% vs last year
Direction of travel (five year trend)
- Claimant (16-64) has increased by 148.4% vs October 2016. Claimants 16-64 also increased by 94.6%
Relative to peer group
- A year on year decrease of 22.16 in claimants for the UK. 16-24 claimants group saw a bigger decrease of 33.66%
Theme
- Growth and productivity
Where are we now
- Coventry and Warwickshire recorded a £37 hourly GVA, followed by GBSLEP on £32.5 and BCLEP on £27.8
Change over the last year
- These are all increases on last year, where respective figures were £36.6, £32.2 and £27.5
Direction of travel (five year trend)
- Much higher than 2014 figures of £31.7, £28.9 and £25.8
Relative to peer group
- The UK GVA is higher, at £35.2, than GBSLEP and BCLEP, but lower than CWLEP
Theme
- Growth and productivity
Where are we now
- Coventry and Warwickshire recorded a \£59k hourly GVA, followed by GBSLEP on £52k and BCLEP on £46k
Change over the last year
- These are all increases on last year, where respective figures were £59, £51 and £45
Direction of travel (five year trend)
- Much higher than 2014 figures of £52, £47 and £41
Relative to peer group
- The UK GVA is higher, at £57k, than GBSLEP and BCLEP, but lower than CWLEP
Theme
- Growth and productivity
Where are we now
- West Midlands (NUT1) region had a total expenditure of £2,258 million for 2020
Change over the last year
- 4.65% decrease
Direction of travel (five year trend)
- 17.4% increase in comparison to the 2014 figure
Relative to peer group
- West Midlands (NUTS1) Region is the 4th largest contributor at 8.4% of 2020;s Businesses R & D expenditure after London (12.5%), South East (20.4%) and East of England (21.7%)
Theme
- Growth and productivity
Where are we now
- Nominal (smoothed) GVA (B) per hour worked for the West Midlands (ITL1) was at £31.30
Change over the last year
- a 1.20% increase in nominal GVA (B) versus the 2018 figure
Direction of travel (five year trend)
- 2014 figure stood at £27.80, same as East Midlands
Relative to peer group
- Amongst the ITL1 Regions, West Midlands remained 7th whereas South West has over taken North West for 5th place at 31.9
Theme
- Provision
Where are we now
- 45,300 undergraduates and 25780 postgraduates completed courses in the West Midlands in 2019/2020
Change over the last year
- This is a fall on the 2018/2019 figures of 46,685 for undergraduates, but a rise on the postgraduate figure of 25,535. However the overall trend is a decrease
Direction of travel (five year trend)
- Compared to 2014/2015 figures of 40,735 undergraduates and 21,290, there has been a significant increase
Relative to peer group
- When compared to population the West Midlands produces almost exactly the same number of university graduates as the UK, at 1.19 graduates per 100 population for both
Theme
- Provision
Where are we now
- combined FE and apprenticeship achievements were 158,230 in the West Midlands in 2018/2019
Change over the last year
- this is down on 167,960 in 2017/2018
Direction of travel (five year trend)
- and down further on 212,160 in 2014,2015
Relative to peer group
- The totals for England have followed the same downward trajectory for combined FE and apprenticeships.