Commercial Edinburgh Talented Edinburgh

8 World-class universities and further education colleges

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