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Percentage of 19 to 21 year olds qualified to NVQ Level 2 or above |
| Region | ONS Code | 1999 | 1999 | 2000 | 2000 | 2001 | 2001 | 2002 | 2002 | 2003 | 2003 | 2004 | 2004 | 2005 | 2005 |
| Spring | Autumn | Spring | Autumn | Spring | Autumn | Spring | Autumn | Spring | Autumn | Spring | Autumn | Spring | Autumn | ||
| North East | A | 74.7 | 74.2 | 74.2 | 74.5 | 75.7 | 76.1 | 73.0 | 70.2 | 73.5 | 77.9 | 70.8 | 67.1 | 77.3 | 77.0 |
| North West | B | 80.0 | 76.1 | 76.4 | 78.1 | 76.4 | 76.5 | 72.5 | 71.3 | 73.2 | 77.1 | 75.0 | 77.5 | 76.2 | 71.5 |
| Yorkshire & the Humber | D | 73.4 | 76.4 | 73.0 | 72.8 | 73.6 | 69.9 | 71.0 | 73.6 | 77.6 | 76.0 | 74.8 | 72.1 | 76.1 | 76.3 |
| East Midlands | E | 68.3 | 72.5 | 71.3 | 73.6 | 75.6 | 74.2 | 78.7 | 77.7 | 77.8 | 75.2 | 71.9 | 74.7 | 72.7 | 73.7 |
| West Midlands | F | 68.8 | 73.5 | 72.2 | 70.8 | 72.8 | 72.6 | 70.2 | 70.2 | 75.2 | 76.2 | 69.0 | 68.6 | 72.7 | 70.7 |
| East of England | G | 76.0 | 78.3 | 74.3 | 77.7 | 78.2 | 73.3 | 72.0 | 74.1 | 74.3 | 79.1 | 76.2 | 73.6 | 71.8 | 73.9 |
| London | H | 74.7 | 72.8 | 73.5 | 74.9 | 75.6 | 75.3 | 76.4 | 75.5 | 73.2 | 73.8 | 70.4 | 71.5 | 68.1 | 75.2 |
| South East | J | 78.1 | 77.8 | 81.1 | 78.9 | 77.9 | 77.4 | 79.7 | 82.3 | 79.7 | 78.6 | 79.9 | 81.6 | 79.3 | 76.9 |
| South West | K | 74.6 | 73.4 | 76.4 | 76.4 | 79.4 | 79.0 | 78.7 | 76.4 | 78.2 | 76.8 | 80.7 | 76.5 | 76.7 | 77.4 |
| England | 064 | 74.9 | 75.2 | 75.1 | 75.6 | 76.2 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 75.2 | 75.9 | 76.6 | 74.5 | 74.4 | 74.4 | 74.6 |
| Wales | 220 | 68.6 | 73.5 | 75.0 | 69.6 | 76.5 | 75.2 | 75.8 | 71.1 | 78.0 | 74.8 | 76.8 | 78.8 | 78.4 | 69.7 |
| Scotland | 179 | 76.2 | 76.2 | 78.2 | 76.0 | 78.7 | 82.4 | 80.0 | 80.4 | 79.6 | 79.0 | 81.6 | 79.2 | 74.5 | 82.2 |
| Northern Ireland | 152 | 78.1 | 78.5 | 79.7 | 80.8 | 75.2 | 82.7 | 82.0 | 82.4 | 76.5 | 75.2 | 76.5 | 80.2 | 82.6 | 75.7 |
| UK | 213 | 74.7 | 75.3 | 75.5 | 75.5 | 76.4 | 75.9 | 75.7 | 75.7 | 76.4 | 76.7 | 75.3 | 75.2 | 74.9 | 75.1 |
| source: Labour Force Survey |
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