EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL ATTAINMENT                                 

Table 9(b)(iii) - Percentage of economically active adults (18-59/64)1 qualified to at least NVQ level 2                                 

Per cent GO Region/Country
  United Kingdom North East North West Yorkshire and the Humber East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
1997 Q22 64.8 60.7 63.9 62.0 61.3 60.2 63.9 68.4 67.7 65.9 64.4 62.9 70.2 60.9
 Q4 65.3 60.4 65.8 61.7 62.1 60.8 63.4 68.8 67.6 66.1 64.8 65.0 70.2 64.7
1998 Q2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
 Q4 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
1999 Q2 67.7 65.9 68.1 64.5 63.6 63.0 66.3 70.4 71.0 68.1 67.3 66.7 71.5 67.0
 Q4 68.2 66.0 68.9 66.4 64.3 63.1 67.1 70.7 71.4 68.8 68.0 66.2 71.9 67.1
2000 Q2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
 Q4 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2001 Q2 69.1 66.6 70.0 67.0 65.0 65.9 67.5 72.4 70.0 70.7 68.8 66.4 73.1 67.9
 Q4 69.5 67.3 69.3 66.8 66.8 66.3 67.9 73.3 70.3 70.5 69.2 67.0 74.1 69.6
2002 Q2 70.2 68.7 69.2 68.3 67.8 67.2 69.1 72.9 72.1 70.6 69.9 68.6 73.7 71.6
 Q4 71.0 68.2 70.4 68.9 68.5 67.9 68.2 73.4 73.6 71.4 70.6 72.0 74.3 72.3
2003 Q2 71.0 69.6 69.7 69.0 68.0 68.4 69.1 72.9 73.3 72.0 70.6 71.3 74.7 72.6
 Q4 71.7 69.3 70.7 70.4 69.9 67.9 69.6 73.4 73.9 72.8 71.3 73.3 74.6 72.0
2004 Q2 71.7 70.5 71.5 70.3 70.1 68.6 69.9 72.8 73.8 72.4 71.4 72.4 74.7 71.6
 Q4 72.1 70.5 72.8 70.1 69.3 68.9 70.2 72.3 74.7 72.7 71.6 71.0 77.1 71.0
2005 Q2 72.4 72.6 73.4 69.4 70.9 70.3 69.9 72.8 74.9 73.5 72.2 70.6 76.3 70.5
 Q4 73.4 74.2 73.6 71.1 70.9 70.9 71.7 74.3 75.1 74.6 73.1 71.6 77.4 72.9
2006 Q2 73.8 74.4 73.9 70.6 71.2 71.4 71.8 75.7 75.0 75.8 73.5 73.0 77.3 74.5
 Q4 74.2 75.7 73.9 71.3 72.2 71.9 70.9 75.5 75.9 76.7 73.9 74.1 77.8 73.8
 
Table 9(b)(iv) - Percentage of economically active adults (18-59/64)1 with no qualifications
 
Per cent GO Region/Country
  United Kingdom North East North West Yorkshire and the Humber East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
1997 Q22 13.6 16.5 13.5 14.4 15.8 17.1 13.2 11.3 10.9 11.5 13.3 16.9 12.4 21.3
 Q4 13.3 16.2 12.7 14.9 15.9 17.0 12.9 11.0 10.4 11.5 13.1 15.8 11.9 19.9
1998 Q2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
 Q4 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
1999 Q2 12.1 13.0 12.2 13.1 14.3 14.8 11.5 10.1 9.3 10.8 11.8 13.7 12.1 19.4
 Q4 11.9 13.3 12.0 12.1 13.0 15.0 12.0 10.3 9.3 9.9 11.5 14.1 12.6 19.0
2000 Q2 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
 Q4 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2001 Q2 11.5 13.3 11.8 12.7 13.6 13.5 10.5 9.8 9.5 8.8 11.1 14.8 11.8 18.1
 Q4 11.3 12.3 12.1 12.8 13.4 13.2 10.4 9.3 9.5 8.3 11.0 13.7 11.8 16.9
2002 Q2 10.9 11.7 11.8 12.3 12.7 13.4 10.5 9.1 8.7 8.2 10.6 12.9 11.5 15.7
 Q4 10.4 12.1 11.3 11.4 11.6 12.8 10.8 8.2 8.1 7.6 10.1 11.4 10.9 16.5
2003 Q2 10.4 11.4 12.2 11.1 12.5 12.0 10.8 8.5 7.5 7.1 10.1 11.7 10.7 16.5
 Q4 10.0 9.9 11.3 9.9 11.4 12.0 10.4 8.3 7.5 7.3 9.6 11.2 11.2 17.5
2004 Q2 10.1 9.5 11.1 9.6 11.2 13.0 9.8 8.6 8.1 7.8 9.7 12.7 10.6 17.2
 Q4 9.9 10.7 10.2 9.9 11.3 12.4 9.7 9.1 7.3 7.7 9.6 11.9 9.5 17.7
2005 Q2 9.5 8.8 9.1 10.1 10.3 11.3 9.6 9.0 7.2 7.3 9.1 11.9 9.8 17.3
 Q4 9.0 8.4 9.6 9.5 9.6 11.1 8.5 8.5 6.8 6.9 8.7 10.6 9.2 15.9
2006 Q2 8.9 7.8 9.2 10.0 9.3 11.4 9.5 8.2 6.7 6.1 8.6 10.9 9.3 14.3
 Q4 8.8 7.7 9.1 9.4 8.6 11.7 9.5 8.0 6.5 6.2 8.4 10.6 9.0 15.2
 

1 Data based on samples extracted from the Labout Force Survey (LFS).
2 Since last years publication the series has changed from seasonal to calendar quarters and has been backdated to 1997.

Source: Department for Education and Skills analyses of the ONS Labour Force Survey