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Table D1b - Percentage of economically-active adults qualified to NVQ Level 2 or above
                                             
Per cent 1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005
Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn
North East 62.5 64.7   65.6 66.1   66.3 65.0   67.3 67.3   68.7 68.4   69.2 69.4   70.2 70.4   72.1 74.5
North West 66.1 67.0   68.4 68.5   69.3 70.5   70.2 69.5   68.9 70.3   69.7 70.6   71.9 73.0   73.1 73.5
Yorkshire and the Humber 62.8 63.4   64.3 66.5   66.9 66.8   66.3 66.9   68.3 68.6   68.5 70.1   69.7 70.0   70.3 70.8
East Midlands 62.7 63.5   63.3 64.4   64.8 65.2   65.2 66.6   67.9 68.1   68.2 69.3   70.4 69.7   70.7 70.9
West Midlands 61.0 62.0   63.1 63.3   64.7 65.8   65.7 66.2   67.1 68.0   68.1 68.2   68.5 68.9   70.2 71.1
East of England 64.3 65.0   65.9 66.8   66.7 66.6   67.3 68.5   69.2 68.2   68.9 69.8   70.3 69.9   70.0 71.9
London 68.8 69.7   70.5 70.5   71.2 72.1   72.4 73.4   73.0 73.4   72.9 73.4   73.2 72.4   72.5 74.4
South East 68.9 70.3   71.2 71.1   71.2 71.5   70.4 70.3   71.6 73.3   73.0 73.9   74.1 74.5   75.0 75.4
South West 66.7 68.3   68.2 68.9   69.0 70.4   70.1 70.9   70.6 71.2   71.7 72.7   72.3 72.9   73.3 74.5
                                             
England 65.5 66.6   67.4 67.9   68.3 68.9   68.8 69.3   69.8 70.5   70.4 71.2   71.5 71.7   72.1 73.2
                                             
Wales 65.2 66.4   66.4 66.1   67.3 67.9   66.8 66.9   67.8 71.6   71.6 73.0   72.5 71.5   69.7 71.8
Scotland 69.0 70.2   71.4 71.8   71.4 72.4   73.2 74.0   73.5 74.2   74.9 74.7   74.2 76.9   76.1 77.5
Northern Ireland 66.0 65.5   66.9 66.8   66.6 66.8   67.0 69.1   71.4 72.6   72.9 71.6   71.9 71.2   70.8 71.8
                                             
United Kingdom 65.8 66.8   67.7 68.1   68.5 69.1   69.1 69.6   70.1 70.9   70.9 71.6   71.8 72.1   72.3 73.4
                                             
                                             
Source: Department for Education and Skills analyses of the ONS Labour Force Survey                              

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Last updated on 19 January, 2007