EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL ATTAINMENT                                 

Table 9(b)(i) - Percentage of economically active adults (18-59/64)1 qualified to at least NVQ Level 4                                 

Per cent GO Region/Country
  United Kingdom North East North West Yorkshire and the Humber East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
1997 Q22 24.1 19.3 22.2 21.4 20.3 21.1 21.0 32.7 26.2 24.6 24.0 21.9 26.6 21.6
 Q4 24.7 19.5 23.8 22.0 21.2 20.9 21.5 33.2 26.5 25.1 24.6 23.7 27.1 22.4
1998 Q2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
 Q4 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
1999 Q2 26.5 21.7 24.5 22.8 22.5 22.4 24.2 34.5 29.7 25.8 26.3 24.5 29.8 24.5
 Q4 26.9 20.9 24.7 23.0 23.5 23.0 24.7 35.2 29.8 26.8 26.7 24.8 29.8 24.9
2000 Q2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
 Q4 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2001 Q2 27.7 22.5 25.9 24.6 23.0 24.1 25.0 37.9 28.6 27.9 27.6 25.9 31.2 24.5
 Q4 28.0 23.3 24.9 23.9 22.7 24.2 25.3 38.9 29.8 27.2 27.7 25.7 32.6 26.4
2002 Q2 28.1 22.8 25.2 24.2 23.5 24.4 24.7 37.5 31.1 26.7 27.7 27.2 33.1 26.9
 Q4 29.0 24.6 26.5 24.4 24.5 24.6 25.6 37.9 31.2 29.1 28.5 29.4 33.4 28.1
2003 Q2 29.1 25.5 26.1 25.4 24.2 25.2 26.4 37.1 31.9 29.4 28.7 28.8 33.9 26.7
 Q4 30.0 26.1 27.3 27.0 26.4 26.2 26.4 37.6 32.8 29.5 29.6 28.8 35.0 28.1
2004 Q2 30.4 25.8 27.7 27.7 28.0 26.7 27.6 38.1 32.9 29.3 30.1 28.8 34.4 29.7
 Q4 30.9 25.5 28.9 26.4 27.8 27.1 28.8 38.3 33.2 29.8 30.4 28.9 36.8 28.8
2005 Q2 30.9 26.1 28.9 25.7 27.6 26.7 29.0 39.5 33.8 29.3 30.6 28.3 35.6 28.9
 Q4 31.4 26.4 29.4 26.1 27.6 28.1 28.8 41.6 33.4 31.0 31.3 28.3 35.5 29.4
2006 Q2 31.6 27.6 29.3 26.3 28.2 27.5 28.3 42.9 33.3 31.4 31.5 27.7 36.0 29.3
 Q4 32.7 28.7 29.9 27.5 30.1 29.1 28.8 43.5 34.2 32.7 32.5 28.8 37.1 31.3
 
Table 9(b)(ii) - Percentage of economically active adults (18-59/64)1 qualified to at least NVQ level 3
 
Per cent GO Region/Country
  United Kingdom North East North West Yorkshire and the Humber East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
1997 Q22 42.7 37.5 41.0 40.2 38.6 38.2 40.2 48.8 45.6 43.5 42.3 39.3 48.6 39.0
 Q4 43.6 38.1 43.7 40.8 40.6 38.8 39.6 49.5 45.9 44.4 43.2 42.4 48.7 40.9
1998 Q2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
 Q4 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
1999 Q2 45.9 42.4 44.8 43.1 42.0 41.0 43.2 50.9 49.9 45.3 45.5 42.7 51.9 43.7
 Q4 46.7 41.5 46.2 44.5 42.8 41.9 44.3 52.0 50.1 46.4 46.4 43.6 52.6 43.7
2000 Q2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
 Q4 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2001 Q2 47.7 43.0 47.5 45.9 43.7 43.4 45.7 54.2 48.3 48.0 47.4 44.3 53.7 43.6
 Q4 48.3 44.6 47.4 45.3 44.4 44.0 45.6 55.6 49.4 48.5 47.9 45.3 54.7 45.4
2002 Q2 48.5 45.7 46.4 46.2 45.2 44.2 45.1 53.9 51.2 48.5 48.0 46.7 55.0 46.7
 Q4 49.7 45.9 48.2 46.6 46.7 45.8 44.7 54.5 52.3 50.7 49.1 48.9 55.9 48.7
2003 Q2 49.7 47.6 47.5 46.4 46.5 45.9 46.2 53.7 52.5 51.2 49.1 48.9 56.4 47.3
 Q4 50.6 47.3 48.6 48.7 49.7 46.5 46.6 54.3 53.2 51.9 50.1 50.5 56.0 48.1
2004 Q2 50.9 47.3 49.4 48.4 49.8 47.4 47.3 54.6 53.4 51.2 50.4 49.5 56.4 48.8
 Q4 51.3 46.8 50.9 48.3 48.9 47.5 48.4 54.2 54.1 51.8 50.8 49.2 58.6 48.7
2005 Q2 51.2 48.5 50.7 46.7 50.3 47.7 48.2 55.0 54.1 51.4 50.9 47.5 57.9 48.0
 Q4 52.0 49.6 50.9 48.2 49.3 48.1 48.8 56.4 54.4 52.8 51.5 48.7 58.8 49.8
2006 Q2 52.0 49.9 50.2 47.9 49.8 48.1 48.6 57.9 53.7 52.7 51.5 49.2 58.1 50.2
 Q4 52.8 50.8 50.9 48.5 50.6 49.2 47.8 58.7 54.8 55.0 52.4 50.7 58.4 50.4
 

1 Data based on samples extracted from the Labout Force Survey (LFS).
2 Since last years publication the series has changed from seasonal to calendar quarters and has been backdated to 1997.

Source: Department for Education and Skills analyses of the ONS Labour Force Survey