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Table D1c - Percentage of economically-active adults qualified to NVQ Level 3 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 39.5 41.3   42.4 41.6   41.5 42.3   43.6 44.3   45.5 45.7   47.6 47.6   47.4 46.3   48.2 49.9
North West 44.1 44.9   45.1 45.9   47.0 48.4   47.9 48.0   45.9 48.0   47.8 48.2   49.8 50.7   50.8 50.6
Yorkshire and the Humber 41.3 42.4   42.6 44.7   44.8 45.3   45.5 45.2   46.2 46.4   46.2 48.1   47.8 48.2   47.6 47.8
East Midlands 40.8 42.8   41.7 43.0   43.1 44.3   44.0 44.6   45.0 46.1   46.3 48.9   49.3 49.4   50.3 49.5
West Midlands 39.2 40.5   40.9 41.7   43.4 43.9   43.3 43.6   44.5 45.7   45.9 46.2   47.3 47.5   48.0 48.1
East of England 40.6 42.7   43.2 44.0   44.4 44.5   45.1 46.4   45.7 44.9   46.0 46.7   47.3 48.4   48.3 49.6
London 49.1 50.4   51.1 51.8   52.6 53.1   54.3 55.7   54.8 54.2   53.8 54.0   54.5 54.5   54.9 56.6
South East 47.0 48.8   49.7 49.7   49.5 50.0   48.7 49.2   50.8 52.1   52.3 53.0   53.7 54.0   54.0 54.7
South West 44.5 46.3   45.3 46.6   46.5 47.7   47.5 49.1   48.3 50.6   50.9 52.1   51.2 52.0   51.6 52.5
                                             
England 43.6 45.2   45.5 46.3   46.7 47.4   47.4 48.1   48.1 48.9   49.1 49.9   50.4 50.8   51.0 51.6
                                             
Wales 42.2 43.7   42.8 43.8   44.2 45.0   44.9 45.5   45.9 48.9   48.6 50.8   49.5 49.3   47.7 48.8
Scotland 48.4 51.1   51.5 52.6   52.2 53.2   53.6 54.5   54.9 55.7   56.4 56.6   55.5 58.5   57.9 58.1
Northern Ireland 42.1 42.5   43.3 43.6   43.6 44.5   43.6 44.5   47.3 48.6   47.6 47.9   48.6 49.5   48.4 48.7
                                             
United Kingdom 43.9 45.6   45.8 46.6   47.0 47.8   47.7 48.4   48.6 49.5   49.7 50.5   50.8 51.4   51.4 51.9
                                             
                                             
Source: Department for Education and Skills analyses of the ONS Labour Force Survey                              

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