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Table D2c - Percentage of 19 to 21 year olds qualified to NVQ Level 3 or above
                                       
Per cent 1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005
Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn
North East 49.1 41.0   43.8 46.1   47.3 49.8   48.6 45.9   49.3 54.5   47.3 44.6   44.1 48.0
North West 52.2 50.1   49.8 54.4   52.8 49.8   47.2 44.8   45.7 49.6   50.6 52.3   52.6 45.8
Yorkshire and the Humber 50.9 52.5   46.1 47.0   50.9 45.2   45.2 53.7   53.3 52.0   53.1 49.0   49.1 52.2
East Midlands 43.1 47.9   44.6 50.1   55.0 51.3   54.3 51.9   55.9 54.3   49.1 53.6   53.0 52.4
West Midlands 45.8 48.6   46.8 47.0   49.6 46.5   45.3 47.8   48.6 49.3   49.3 46.5   51.6 47.0
East of England 47.7 51.2   51.1 49.1   50.0 46.3   46.3 48.4   49.6 53.9   48.4 47.4   48.4 45.9
London 50.2 51.2   52.9 50.1   51.2 52.5   53.2 52.0   49.7 48.6   45.7 48.1   44.6 56.8
South East 54.6 52.0   56.3 59.0   57.6 55.2   56.5 59.7   57.0 54.2   56.5 59.5   57.4 58.5
South West 48.7 48.9   51.1 53.2   57.8 56.8   53.0 53.4   54.3 53.2   55.7 56.4   53.6 53.0
                                       
England 49.8 50.0   50.0 51.4   52.8 50.6   50.4 51.6   51.5 51.8   50.9 51.4   50.8 51.7
                                       
Wales 44.0 47.7   46.0 46.2   51.1 53.3   55.2 46.7   50.8 52.0   47.2 44.8   53.5 50.3
Scotland 56.3 53.9   53.7 51.8   54.5 55.4   53.9 59.3   59.4 57.6   59.6 60.3   53.0 59.5
Northern Ireland 50.1 46.4   46.5 55.6   49.2 49.0   49.7 52.5   47.2 49.6   45.8 44.8   46.3 42.5
                                       
United Kingdom 50.1 50.1   50.0 51.3   52.7 51.2   51.0 52.0   52.0 52.3   51.3 51.7   51.0 52.0
                                       
                                       
Source: Department for Education and Skills analyses of the ONS Labour Force Survey                        

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Last updated on 19 January, 2007