EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Table 9(a)(i) - Percentage of 16 to 19 year olds educated to Level 2 or higher
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
1999	Spring	57.9	54.1	57.3	52.7	54.2	54.0	60.0	59.6	61.9	54.6	57.1	55.8	66.8	55.8
	Autumn	64.1	58.4	62.8	61.9	61.4	60.3	65.0	62.7	69.4	66.2	63.7	59.2	71.0	63.3
2000	Spring	58.2	50.7	55.7	53.4	55.5	51.6	56.4	59.7	65.9	60.0	57.4	56.7	66.5	57.9
	Autumn	65.6	64.8	64.0	57.6	63.4	62.6	65.2	65.1	70.3	68.8	64.9	69.3	71.5	62.1
2001	Spring	59.2	59.3	58.9	53.4	57.2	58.3	58.0	56.8	59.9	62.0	58.2	59.9	70.0	53.8
	Autumn	65.5	64.4	61.5	60.8	63.2	62.8	64.5	65.5	68.4	71.7	64.8	64.1	71.9	66.7
2002	Spring	58.0	54.9	50.8	58.3	57.4	54.4	60.0	55.2	60.7	59.5	56.7	59.6	69.8	57.3
	Autumn	66.1	65.6	64.0	62.9	65.3	62.0	65.3	64.4	69.6	67.5	65.3	69.4	73.7	63.5
2003	Spring	59.3	56.5	55.0	55.9	56.9	56.2	60.2	59.6	58.5	63.0	58.0	60.3	72.5	58.4
	Autumn	65.4	60.1	64.2	61.8	60.3	59.5	67.7	67.4	68.4	68.3	64.7	64.8	74.0	59.8
2004	Spring	57.5	48.7	57.8	55.4	57.5	49.0	58.9	56.3	58.4	58.3	56.1	57.4	71.2	58.1
	Autumn	65.2	55.6	63.5	64.4	62.5	63.2	62.7	65.8	69.2	67.5	64.6	66.9	73.1	59.2
2005	Spring	59.9	57.4	57.3	54.3	55.4	61.2	59.8	56.9	62.4	61.9	58.7	60.3	71.3	59.0
	Autumn	65.7	58.3	63.1	62.7	59.7	64.9	67.8	64.0	69.8	69.6	65.1	64.5	74.4	60.7
Source: Department for Education and Skills analyses of the ONS Labour Force Survey
Table 9(a)(ii) - Percentage of 19 to 21 year olds educated to Level 2 or higher
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
1999	Spring	74.7	74.7	80.0	73.4	68.3	68.8	76.0	74.7	78.1	74.6	74.9	68.6	76.2	78.1
	Autumn	75.3	74.2	76.1	76.4	72.5	73.5	78.3	72.8	77.8	73.4	75.2	73.5	76.2	78.5
2000	Spring	75.5	74.2	76.4	73.0	71.3	72.2	74.3	73.5	81.1	76.4	75.1	75.0	78.2	79.7
	Autumn	75.5	74.5	78.1	72.8	73.6	70.8	77.7	74.9	78.9	76.4	75.6	69.6	76.0	80.8
2001	Spring	76.4	75.7	76.4	73.6	75.6	72.8	78.2	75.6	77.9	79.4	76.2	76.5	78.7	75.2
	Autumn	75.9	76.1	76.5	69.9	74.2	72.6	73.3	75.3	77.4	79.0	75.0	75.2	82.4	82.7
2002	Spring	75.7	73.0	72.5	71.0	78.7	70.2	72.0	76.4	79.7	78.7	75.0	75.8	80.0	82.0
	Autumn	75.7	70.2	71.3	73.6	77.7	70.2	74.1	75.5	82.3	76.4	75.2	71.1	80.4	82.4
2003	Spring	76.4	73.5	73.2	77.6	77.8	75.2	74.3	73.2	79.7	78.2	75.9	78.0	79.6	76.5
	Autumn	76.7	77.9	77.1	76.0	75.2	76.2	79.1	73.8	78.6	76.8	76.6	74.8	79.0	75.2
2004	Spring	75.3	70.8	75.0	74.8	71.9	69.0	76.2	70.4	79.9	80.7	74.5	76.8	81.6	76.5
	Autumn	75.2	67.1	77.5	72.1	74.7	68.6	73.6	71.5	81.6	76.5	74.4	78.8	79.2	80.2
2005	Spring	74.9	77.3	76.2	76.1	72.7	72.7	71.8	68.1	79.3	76.7	74.4	78.4	74.5	82.6
	Autumn	75.1	77.0	71.5	76.3	73.7	70.7	73.9	75.2	76.9	77.4	74.6	69.7	82.2	75.7
Table 9(a)(iii) - Percentage of 19 to 21 year olds educated to Level 3 or higher
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
1999	Spring	50.1	49.1	52.2	50.9	43.1	45.8	47.7	50.2	54.6	48.7	49.8	44.0	56.3	50.1
	Autumn	50.1	41.0	50.1	52.5	47.9	48.6	51.2	51.2	52.0	48.9	50.0	47.7	53.9	46.4
2000	Spring	50.0	43.8	49.8	46.1	44.6	46.8	51.1	52.9	56.3	51.1	50.0	46.0	53.7	46.5
	Autumn	51.3	46.1	54.4	47.0	50.1	47.0	49.1	50.1	59.0	53.2	51.4	46.2	51.8	55.6
2001	Spring	52.7	47.3	52.8	50.9	55.0	49.6	50.0	51.2	57.6	57.8	52.8	51.1	54.5	49.2
	Autumn	51.2	49.8	49.8	45.2	51.3	46.5	46.3	52.5	55.2	56.8	50.6	53.3	55.4	49.0
2002	Spring	51.0	48.6	47.2	45.2	54.3	45.3	46.3	53.2	56.5	53.0	50.4	55.2	53.9	49.7
	Autumn	52.0	45.9	44.8	53.7	51.9	47.8	48.4	52.0	59.7	53.4	51.6	46.7	59.3	52.5
2003	Spring	52.0	49.3	45.7	53.3	55.9	48.6	49.6	49.7	57.0	54.3	51.5	50.8	59.4	47.2
	Autumn	52.3	54.5	49.6	52.0	54.3	49.3	53.9	48.6	54.2	53.2	51.8	52.0	57.6	49.6
2004	Spring	51.3	47.3	50.6	53.1	49.1	49.3	48.4	45.7	56.5	55.7	50.9	47.2	59.6	45.8
	Autumn	51.7	44.6	52.3	49.0	53.6	46.5	47.4	48.1	59.5	56.4	51.4	44.8	60.3	44.8
2005	Spring	51.0	44.1	52.6	49.1	53.0	51.6	48.4	44.6	57.4	53.6	50.8	53.5	53.0	46.3
	Autumn	52.0	48.0	45.8	52.2	52.4	47.0	45.9	56.8	58.5	53.0	51.7	50.3	59.5	42.5
Source: Department for Education and Skills analyses of the ONS Labour Force Survey