Commercial Edinburgh Talented Edinburgh

8 World-class universities and further education colleges

No. 1

Largest financial centre outside of London with major financial institutions including Tesco Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland and Sainsbury’s Bank

82,000 82,000 students (including 17,000 international students)

59% Edinburgh residents who hold a degree-level qualification or above, the highest proportion of any UK city

6th University of Edinburgh ranked 6th in the UK and 29th globally in the 2019 Times Higher Education Ranking

£500bn

£500 billion assets under management in Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s prospects of economic growth top any other UK city in the 2019 UK Vitality Index

The city’s eco-credentials eclipse the rest of the UK in a 2019 First Mile study

67% Growth in tech-sector investment during 2019

£300m

£300 million estimated annual economic value of business tourism to Edinburgh

37.8% Edinburgh has a larger proportion of workers (37.8%) in high-skilled occupations than any other UK city

Ranked fourth best place to live in the world

The second best mid-sized European City of the Future

The second highest Gross Value Added per resident in major UK cities