Great Yarmouth is the least well-educated area in England and Wales according to figures revealed in the 2021 Census.
Only 18.2% of people in the Great Yarmouth local authority area had a Level 4 qualification or above - which includes degrees, postgraduate qualifications, higher national certificates and diplomas - data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows.
Across England and Wales, the average for areas with residents aged 16 years and over holding a Level 4 qualification or above was 33.8%.
The figures released by the ONS found that the region with the highest percentage of the population with Level 4 or above qualifications was London with 46.7%.
The second lowest Norfolk area was Breckland with 23%.
Great Yarmouth also ranked sixth for the area with residents having no qualifications with 26.5% having none.
The areas with more people without any formal qualifications were Leicester (26.7%), Merthyr Tydfil (26.9%), Boston (27.6%), Blaenau Gwent (27.9%) and Sandwell (28.9%).
Great Yarmouth Borough Council leader Carl Smith said he was disappointed with the figures.
"It is disappointing to see, but we have the learning centre coming to the town centre to try to tackle this issue.
"Our aspiration is for people in this town to get good qualifications and good jobs and that is why we are moving the library and opening a university campus in the middle of the town."
Labour opposition leader Trevor Wainwright said the town has "once again been let down by the system".
"It is very disappointing to see this type of statistic again," Mr Wainwright said.
"We know that the level of retainment of people leaving high school is low compared to other parts of the UK.
"Once again, Yarmouth has been left behind with a lack of investment in the schools, lack of resources and lack of teachers. The ones we do have are doing an exceptional job.
"We can see on a daily basis the amount of funding that's not coming into our schools. There is a lack of pay rises and low retention rates among many students. It's a vicious circle.
"I fully support the new learning centre coming to the old Palmers building. And with the involvement of UEA and the University of Suffolk, I hope it will give us a boost."
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