§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of people by highest qualification held, and by sex, for Great Britain and each of the standard regions in(a) spring 1979 and (b) spring 1989.
§ Mr. NichollsFinal estimates from the 1979 labour force survey and preliminary estimates from the 1989 labour force survey are shown in the table.
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Highest qualification held by people of working age, by sex and region: spring 1979 and 1989 Persons aged 16—59/642 Thousands Spring 1979 Spring 19893 Region of residence Level of highest qualification held All persons Males Females All persons Males Females Great Britain A114 31,966 16,619 15,347 33,851 17,657 16,194 Degree or equivalent 1,687 1,245 443 2,659 1,728 931 Higher education below degree 1,540 530 1,010 1,897 763 1,134 GCE A level or equivalent 5,601 4,385 1,215 8,137 5,785 2,352 GCE O level or equivalent 3,566 1,309 2,258 5,983 2,299 3,684 CSE below grade 1 1,187 471 715 1,616 712 904 Other qualification 1,236 423 812 2,433 1,175 1,257 No formal qualification 14,019 6,059 7,960 10,827 5,017 5,810 Northern All4 1,840 956 884 1,872 979 893 Degree or equivalent 69 53 16 91 61 30 Higher education below degree 87 34 53 95 37 58 GCE A level or equivalent 349 296 54 458 360 98 GCE O level or equivalent 155 55 100 305 107 199 CSE below grade 1 73 29 45 117 51 66 Other qualification 63 16 47 126 68 58 No formal qualification 877 356 522 662 286 376 Yorkshire and Humberside All4 2,863 1,493 1,370 2,992 1,564 1,429 Degree or equivalent 109 80 30 187 122 64 Higher education below degree 120 41 79 171 75 96 GCE A level or equivalent 463 393 70 695 516 180 GCE O level or equivalent 265 99 166 502 193 310 CSE below grade 1 100 36 64 135 58 78 Other qualification 109 41 68 227 116 111 No formal qualification 1,429 617 811 1,044 465 579 East Midlands All4 2,225 1,159 1,067 2,457 1,289 1,168 Degree or equivalent 88 69 19 146 99 48 Higher education below degree 109 35 74 136 63 73 GCE A level or equivalent 379 303 76 563 414 150 GCE O level or equivalent 246 88 158 418 156 262 CSE below grade 1 86 36 50 152 66 87 Other qualification 93 36 57 190 102 88 No formal qualification 1,021 452 569 831 377 453 East Anglia All4 1,091 580 511 1,227 637 590 Degree or equivalent 47 36 10 109 67 42 Higher education below degree 50 19 31 61 23 38 GCE A level or equivalent 181 145 35 275 201 74 GCE O level or equivalent 131 51 80 224 83 141 CSE below grade 1 45 19 26 67 28 39 Other qualification 56 23 33 99 50 50 No formal qualification 485 216 270 376 178 198 South East All4 9,965 5,170 4,795 10,629 5,528 5,101 Degree or equivalent 713 514 199 1,205 769 436 Higher education below degree 506 166 340 601 234 367 GCE A level or equivalent 1,717 1,256 462 2,442 1,667 775 GCE O level or equivalent 1,249 474 775 2,061 817 1,244 CSE below grade 1 411 168 244 496 219 277 Other qualification 415 147 268 825 377 447 No formal qualification 3,912 1,728 2,184 2,922 1,396 1,526 —Greater London All4 4,096 2,096 2,000 4,158 2,150 2,008 Degree or equivalent 337 230 107 616 378 238 Higher education below degree 193 49 144 206 70 136 GCE A level or equivalent 618 429 189 890 589 301 GCE O level or equivalent 499 193 306 739 297 443 CSE below grade 1 148 63 85 151 62 89 Other qualification 150 57 93 352 157 195 No formal qualification 1,696 767 929 1,176 580 595 —South East (excluding Greater London) All4 5,869 3,074 2,795 6,471 3,378 3,093 Degree or equivalent 375 284 91 589 391 198 Higher education below degree 313 117 196 395 164 231
Spring 1979 Spring 19893 Region of residence Level of highest qualification held All persons Males Females All persons Males Females GCE A level or equivalent 1,099 827 273 1,552 1,078 474 GCE O level or equivalent 749 280 469 1,321 520 801 CSE below grade 1 263 105 159 345 156 188 Other qualification 265 90 175 473 220 253 No formal qualification 2,216 961 1,255 1,746 816 930 South West All4 2,461 1,287 1,175 2,758 1,428 1,329 Degree or equivalent 123 92 31 173 118 55 Higher education below degree 118 40 78 179 75 104 GCE A level or equivalent 447 350 97 679 485 193 GCE O level or equivalent 305 110 195 537 203 333 CSE below grade 1 106 46 61 161 70 90 Other qualification 104 38 66 190 91 99 No formal qualification 1,003 429 574 821 376 445 West Midlands All4 3,081 1,613 1,468 3,206 1,692 1,515 Degree or equivalent 109 83 26 175 119 56 Higher education below degree 118 44 74 148 66 83 GCE A level or equivalent 429 348 80 697 501 196 GCE O level or equivalent 304 111 193 514 205 309 CSE below grade 1 125 53 72 190 83 107 Other qualification 102 34 68 229 114 115 No formal qualification 1,615 739 877 1,215 585 630 North West All4 3,797 1,967 1,830 3,858 2,018 1,840 Degree or equivalent 193 148 45 253 170 82 Higher education below degree 204 81 123 209 91 118 GCE A level or equivalent 661 538 123 950 694 256 GCE O level or equivalent 420 152 268 664 246 418 CSE below grade 1 142 52 90 194 88 107 Other qualification 138 43 95 268 124 144 No formal qualification 1,671 693 978 1,282 584 698 Wales All4 1,621 842 779 1,721 899 822 Degree or equivalent 75 56 19 96 63 33 Higher education below degree 85 26 59 97 32 65 GCE A level or equivalent 251 209 42 355 256 99 GCE O level or equivalent 191 71 119 302 109 193 CSE below grade 1 61 24 37 87 43 44 Other qualification 61 19 43 130 68 62 No formal qualification 732 322 410 640 318 323 Scotland All4 3,021 1,552 1,469 3,132 1,624 1,508 Degree or equivalent 161 113 48 225 140 85 Higher education below degree 143 44 100 199 68 131 GCE A level or equivalent 724 547 177 1,024 692 331 GCE O level or equivalent 301 98 203 457 182 275 CSE below grade 1 36 1 27 18 1 10 Other qualification 95 27 68 148 66 82 No formal qualification 1,274 507 766 1,034 452 582 Sources: 1979 final and 1989 preliminary LFS estimates.
1 Less than 10,000 in cell: estimate not shown.2 The upper age limit is 64 for males and 59 for females.3 Preliminary estimates (1989 only).4 Includes persons not stating highest qualification held, and for 1979 only, all persons in full time education and all males aged 60 to 64 (who were not asked about their highest qualification levels).