The Education sector demonstrably outperforms the UK average in payment practices, a positive signal for suppliers. However, there's a massive disparity in performance, with some organizations achieving near-perfect scores while others lag far behind, indicating inconsistencies in financial management across the sector.
Regional data is pretty thin on the ground. With only one company in Wales and one "unknown" region, averages of 85.9 and 92.2 respectively aren't particularly meaningful. South East (78.6 average across 53 companies) and Yorkshire and The Humber (78.1 average across 26 companies) are more statistically relevant. However, at 81.3, the North West (12 companies) doesn't offer a dramatically better picture either.
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Despite outperforming the national average by 27.2 points, the wide spread in the Education sector, ranging from 3.2 to 100, exposes significant inconsistency.
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