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Table D2a - Percentage of 16 to 19 year olds qualified to NVQ Level 2 or above
                                       
Per cent 1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005
Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn   Spring Autumn
North East 54.1 58.4   50.7 64.8   59.3 64.4   54.9 65.6   56.5 60.1   48.7 55.6   57.4 58.3
North West 57.3 62.8   55.7 64.0   58.9 61.5   50.8 64.0   55.0 64.2   57.8 63.5   57.3 63.1
Yorkshire and the Humber 52.7 61.9   53.4 57.6   53.4 60.8   58.3 62.9   55.9 61.8   55.4 64.4   54.3 62.7
East Midlands 54.2 61.4   55.5 63.4   57.2 63.2   57.4 65.3   56.9 60.3   57.5 62.5   55.4 59.7
West Midlands 54.0 60.3   51.6 62.6   58.3 62.8   54.4 62.0   56.2 59.5   49.0 63.2   61.2 64.9
East of England 60.0 65.0   56.4 65.2   58.0 64.5   60.0 65.3   60.2 67.7   58.9 62.7   59.8 67.8
London 59.6 62.7   59.7 65.1   56.8 65.5   55.2 64.4   59.6 67.4   56.3 65.8   56.9 64.0
South East 61.9 69.4   65.9 70.3   59.9 68.4   60.7 69.6   58.5 68.4   58.4 69.2   62.4 69.8
South West 54.6 66.2   60.0 68.8   62.0 71.7   59.5 67.5   63.0 68.3   58.3 67.5   61.9 69.6
                                       
England 57.1 63.7   57.4 64.9   58.2 64.8   56.7 65.3   58.0 64.7   56.1 64.6   58.7 65.1
                                       
Wales 55.8 59.2   56.7 69.3   59.9 64.1   59.6 69.4   60.3 64.8   57.4 66.9   60.3 64.5
Scotland 66.8 71.0   66.5 71.5   70.0 71.9   69.8 73.7   72.5 74.0   71.2 73.1   71.3 74.4
Northern Ireland 55.8 63.3   57.9 62.1   53.8 66.7   57.3 63.5   58.4 59.8   58.1 59.2   59.0 60.7
                                       
United Kingdom 57.9 64.1   58.2 65.6   59.2 65.5   58.0 66.1   59.3 65.4   57.5 65.2   59.9 65.7
                                       
                                       
Source: Department for Education and Skills analyses of the ONS Labour Force Survey                        

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Last updated on 19 January, 2007