EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Table 9(b)(iii) - Percentage of economically active adults (18-59/64) 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
1998	Spring	65.8	62.5	66.1	62.8	62.7	61.0	64.3	68.8	68.9	66.7	65.5	65.2	69.0	66.0
	Autumn	66.8	64.7	67.0	63.4	63.5	62.0	65.0	69.7	70.3	68.3	66.6	66.4	70.2	65.5
1999	Spring	67.7	65.6	68.4	64.3	63.3	63.1	65.9	70.5	71.2	68.2	67.4	66.4	71.4	66.9
	Autumn	68.1	66.1	68.5	66.5	64.4	63.3	66.8	70.5	71.1	68.9	67.9	66.1	71.8	66.8
2000	Spring	68.5	66.3	69.3	66.9	64.8	64.7	66.7	71.2	71.2	69.0	68.3	67.3	71.4	66.6
	Autumn	69.1	65.0	70.5	66.8	65.2	65.8	66.6	72.1	71.5	70.4	68.9	67.9	72.4	66.8
2001	Spring	69.1	67.3	70.2	66.3	65.2	65.7	67.3	72.4	70.4	70.1	68.8	66.8	73.2	67.0
	Autumn	69.6	67.3	69.5	66.9	66.6	66.2	68.5	73.4	70.3	70.9	69.3	66.9	74.0	69.1
2002	Spring	70.1	68.7	68.9	68.3	67.9	67.1	69.2	73.0	71.6	70.6	69.8	67.8	73.5	71.4
	Autumn	70.9	68.4	70.3	68.6	68.1	68.0	68.2	73.4	73.3	71.2	70.5	71.6	74.2	72.6
2003	Spring	70.9	69.2	69.7	68.5	68.2	68.1	68.9	72.9	73.0	71.7	70.4	71.6	74.9	72.9
	Autumn	71.6	69.4	70.6	70.1	69.3	68.2	69.8	73.4	73.9	72.7	71.2	73.0	74.7	71.6
2004	Spring	71.8	70.2	71.9	69.7	70.4	68.5	70.3	73.2	74.1	72.3	71.5	72.5	74.2	71.9
	Autumn	72.1	70.4	73.0	70.0	69.7	68.9	69.9	72.4	74.5	72.9	71.7	71.5	76.9	71.2
2005	Spring	72.3	72.1	73.1	70.3	70.7	70.2	70.0	72.5	75.0	73.3	72.1	69.7	76.1	70.8
	Autumn	73.4	74.5	73.5	70.8	70.9	71.1	71.9	74.4	75.4	74.5	73.2	71.8	77.5	71.8
Table 9(b)(iv) - Percentage of economically active adults (18-59/64) 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
1998	Spring	13.0	15.2	13.2	14.7	14.9	17.0	12.1	11.0	9.9	10.7	12.7	15.6	12.5	19.0
	Autumn	12.4	14.2	12.7	13.9	13.8	15.9	11.6	10.5	9.4	10.8	12.1	14.2	12.4	19.2
1999	Spring	12.1	13.2	12.1	13.0	14.2	15.0	11.4	10.0	9.3	10.8	11.8	14.4	12.1	19.5
	Autumn	12.0	13.0	12.4	12.2	13.3	14.7	12.0	10.2	9.2	9.8	11.5	14.5	12.4	19.6
2000	Spring	11.7	13.0	11.3	11.9	13.5	14.4	12.0	9.8	8.9	9.5	11.2	13.1	13.0	19.3
	Autumn	11.4	14.3	11.4	12.4	13.0	13.9	11.6	9.7	8.4	9.4	11.1	12.5	11.9	19.5
2001	Spring	11.5	12.5	11.5	12.7	13.7	13.9	10.5	9.6	9.3	9.0	11.1	14.4	11.9	18.2
	Autumn	11.3	12.0	11.9	12.9	13.3	13.4	9.8	9.2	9.6	8.6	10.9	14.2	11.6	17.5
2002	Spring	10.9	11.7	11.8	12.5	12.3	13.2	10.1	9.1	8.9	8.1	10.6	13.1	11.6	15.8
	Autumn	10.5	11.5	11.6	11.4	11.9	13.1	10.9	8.3	8.2	7.7	10.2	11.7	10.6	16.3
2003	Spring	10.4	12.0	11.9	11.7	12.8	12.3	10.7	8.5	7.8	7.3	10.2	11.7	10.4	16.1
	Autumn	10.0	10.3	11.4	10.3	11.4	11.9	10.5	8.0	7.5	7.3	9.6	11.3	11.2	17.2
2004	Spring	10.1	9.1	11.0	9.7	11.2	12.7	9.6	8.4	8.1	7.7	9.6	12.2	11.2	16.9
	Autumn	9.9	10.1	10.3	9.9	11.0	12.4	9.6	9.4	7.5	7.5	9.6	12.1	9.2	17.8
2005	Spring	9.4	9.1	9.0	9.6	10.2	11.4	9.3	8.9	6.9	7.6	8.9	12.1	9.9	17.4
	Autumn	9.0	8.2	9.5	9.9	9.9	10.7	8.7	8.6	6.8	6.9	8.7	10.8	9.1	16.5
Source: Department for Education and Skills analyses of the ONS Labour Force Survey