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Table D1d - Percentage of economically-active adults qualified to NVQ Level 4 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 19.8 21.2   21.3 20.9   21.5 21.6   23.1 22.6   22.7 24.1   25.1 25.8   26.3 24.8   25.9 26.0
North West 23.9 24.2   24.4 24.6   25.4 26.2   26.1 25.6   24.7 26.2   25.9 27.0   28.1 28.9   28.8 29.1
Yorkshire and the Humber 23.1 22.9   22.5 23.3   23.8 24.4   24.2 24.2   24.3 24.3   24.8 26.8   27.6 26.2   26.2 26.0
East Midlands 20.9 22.5   22.2 23.4   23.6 24.6   23.4 23.0   23.2 24.2   24.2 25.6   28.0 28.0   27.4 27.6
West Midlands 21.4 21.5   22.2 22.7   24.6 25.3   24.0 23.9   24.9 24.5   25.2 26.0   26.9 26.8   27.2 28.4
East of England 22.4 23.9   24.1 24.3   24.7 24.3   24.4 25.7   25.2 25.6   26.7 26.3   27.5 28.6   28.6 29.3
London 33.8 34.5   34.9 35.2   35.8 36.7   37.9 39.2   38.2 37.6   37.1 37.5   38.0 38.6   39.4 41.2
South East 27.6 29.3   29.7 29.7   29.3 29.4   28.9 29.6   30.6 30.9   31.9 32.5   33.2 33.2   33.5 33.8
South West 25.0 25.9   25.8 26.7   26.6 27.3   27.7 27.4   26.9 29.1   29.3 29.6   29.0 30.0   29.6 30.6
                                             
England 25.1 26.0   26.2 26.6   27.1 27.6   27.5 27.9   27.8 28.3   28.7 29.4   30.2 30.4   30.6 31.2
                                             
Wales 23.6 24.8   24.7 25.3   26.3 27.3   26.8 26.0   26.4 29.3   29.1 28.7   28.5 29.3   28.5 28.9
Scotland 27.1 29.3   29.6 30.0   29.2 31.0   31.1 32.4   32.9 33.2   33.9 35.3   34.1 36.3   35.5 35.5
Northern Ireland 23.8 23.5   24.4 24.7   24.6 24.2   24.5 25.5   27.8 28.1   26.5 27.7   30.7 29.5   29.5 28.8
                                             
United Kingdom 25.2 26.2   26.4 26.8   27.2 27.8   27.7 28.1   28.2 28.8   29.1 29.8   30.5 30.8   30.9 31.4
                                             
                                             
Source: Department for Education and Skills analyses of the ONS Labour Force Survey                              

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Last updated on 19 January, 2007