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Percentage of 19 to 21 year olds qualified to NVQ Level 3 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 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 B 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 & the Humber D 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 E 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 F 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 G 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 H 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 J 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 K 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 064 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 220 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 179 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 152 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
UK 213 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: Labour Force Survey
 
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