EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Table 9(b)(i) - Percentage of economically active adults (18-59/64) 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
1998	Spring	25.2	19.8	23.9	23.1	20.9	21.4	22.4	33.8	27.6	25.0	25.1	23.6	27.1	23.8
	Autumn	26.2	21.2	24.2	22.9	22.5	21.5	23.9	34.5	29.3	25.9	26.0	24.8	29.3	23.5
1999	Spring	26.4	21.3	24.4	22.5	22.2	22.2	24.1	34.9	29.7	25.8	26.2	24.7	29.6	24.4
	Autumn	26.8	20.9	24.6	23.3	23.4	22.7	24.3	35.2	29.7	26.7	26.6	25.3	30.0	24.7
2000	Spring	27.2	21.5	25.4	23.8	23.6	24.6	24.7	35.8	29.3	26.6	27.1	26.3	29.2	24.6
	Autumn	27.8	21.6	26.2	24.4	24.6	25.3	24.3	36.7	29.4	27.3	27.6	27.3	31.0	24.2
2001	Spring	27.7	23.1	26.1	24.2	23.4	24.0	24.4	37.9	28.9	27.7	27.5	26.8	31.1	24.5
	Autumn	28.1	22.6	25.6	24.2	23.0	23.9	25.7	39.2	29.6	27.4	27.9	26.0	32.4	25.5
2002	Spring	28.2	22.7	24.7	24.3	23.2	24.9	25.2	38.2	30.6	26.9	27.8	26.4	32.9	27.8
	Autumn	28.8	24.1	26.2	24.3	24.2	24.5	25.6	37.6	30.9	29.1	28.3	29.3	33.2	28.1
2003	Spring	29.1	25.1	25.9	24.8	24.2	25.2	26.7	37.1	31.9	29.3	28.7	29.1	33.9	26.5
	Autumn	29.8	25.8	27.0	26.8	25.6	26.0	26.3	37.5	32.5	29.6	29.4	28.7	35.3	27.7
2004	Spring	30.5	26.3	28.1	27.6	28.0	26.9	27.5	38.0	33.2	29.0	30.2	28.5	34.1	30.7
	Autumn	30.8	24.8	28.9	26.2	28.0	26.8	28.6	38.6	33.2	30.0	30.4	29.3	36.3	29.5
2005	Spring	30.9	25.9	28.8	26.2	27.4	27.2	28.6	39.4	33.5	29.6	30.6	28.5	35.5	29.5
	Autumn	31.4	26.0	29.1	26.0	27.6	28.4	29.3	41.2	33.8	30.6	31.2	28.9	35.5	28.8
Table 9(b)(ii) - Percentage of economically active adults (18-59/64) 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
1998	Spring	43.9	39.5	44.1	41.3	40.8	39.2	40.6	49.1	47.0	44.5	43.6	42.2	48.4	42.1
	Autumn	45.6	41.3	44.9	42.4	42.8	40.5	42.7	50.4	48.8	46.3	45.2	43.7	51.1	42.5
1999	Spring	45.8	42.4	45.1	42.6	41.7	40.9	43.2	51.1	49.7	45.3	45.5	42.8	51.5	43.3
	Autumn	46.6	41.6	45.9	44.7	43.0	41.7	44.0	51.8	49.7	46.6	46.3	43.8	52.6	43.6
2000	Spring	47.0	41.5	47.0	44.8	43.1	43.4	44.4	52.6	49.5	46.5	46.7	44.2	52.2	43.6
	Autumn	47.8	42.3	48.4	45.3	44.3	43.9	44.5	53.1	50.0	47.7	47.4	45.0	53.2	44.5
2001	Spring	47.7	43.6	47.9	45.5	44.0	43.3	45.1	54.3	48.7	47.5	47.4	44.9	53.6	43.6
	Autumn	48.4	44.3	48.0	45.2	44.6	43.6	46.4	55.7	49.2	49.1	48.1	45.5	54.5	44.5
2002	Spring	48.6	45.5	45.9	46.2	45.0	44.5	45.7	54.8	50.8	48.3	48.1	45.9	54.9	47.3
	Autumn	49.5	45.7	48.0	46.4	46.1	45.7	44.9	54.2	52.1	50.6	48.9	48.9	55.7	48.6
2003	Spring	49.7	47.6	47.8	46.2	46.3	45.9	46.0	53.8	52.3	50.9	49.1	48.6	56.4	47.6
	Autumn	50.5	47.6	48.2	48.1	48.9	46.2	46.7	54.0	53.0	52.1	49.9	50.8	56.6	47.9
2004	Spring	50.8	47.4	49.8	47.8	49.3	47.3	47.3	54.5	53.7	51.2	50.4	49.5	55.5	48.6
	Autumn	51.4	46.3	50.7	48.2	49.4	47.5	48.4	54.5	54.0	52.0	50.8	49.3	58.5	49.5
2005	Spring	51.4	48.2	50.8	47.6	50.3	48.0	48.3	54.9	54.0	51.6	51.0	47.7	57.9	48.4
	Autumn	51.9	49.9	50.6	47.8	49.5	48.1	49.6	56.6	54.7	52.5	51.6	48.8	58.1	48.7
Source: Department for Education and Skills analyses of the ONS Labour Force Survey