HC Deb 25 February 2003 vol 400 cc474-5W
Mr. Jim Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of the working age population had(a) no qualification and (b) no qualification above NVQ Level 2 in each region and nation of the UK in (i) 1992, 1997 and (iii) 2002. [98451]

Margaret Hodge

[holding answer 24 February 2003]: The information requested is presented in the following table:

Table 1: The Level of Highest Qualification held by People of Working Age1 in the UK and UK Countries and by Government Office Region (GOR). Labour Force Survey 1992, 1997 and 2002
Percentage
Above level 22 Level 23 Below level 24 No qualifications No qualifications above level 2
Autumn 2002
UK 44.4 21.9 19.2 14.5 55.6
NE 39.3 22.6 20.3 17.8 60.7
NW 42.2 22.5 18.5 16.8 57.8
Y&H 42.0 21.5 20.3 16.1 58.0
EM 41.9 22.3 20.2 15.6 58.1
WM 40.3 22.3 19.7 17.7 59.7
EE 41.3 23.9 21.3 13.5 58.7
LN 47.5 20.3 19.4 12.8 52.5
SE 48.8 21.9 19.1 10.1 51.2
SW 46.8 21.7 21.6 10.0 53.2
ENG 44.1 22.0 19.9 14.1 55.9
WAL 42.5 23.1 17.2 17.2 57.5
SCO 50.2 19.7 15.8 14.4 49.8
NIR 41.2 23.4 12.0 23.4 58.7
Autumn 1997
UK 38.7 22.3 21.6 17.4 61.3
NE 32.7 22.3 22.8 22.2 67.3
NW 38.0 22.3 21.6 18.1 62.0
Y&H 36.3 21.5 23.3 19.0 63.7
EM 36.3 21.8 22.6 19.3 63.7
WM 34.3 22.0 22.4 21.3 65.7
EE 36.2 24.7 23.7 15.5 63.8
LN 43.2 20.7 20.9 15.2 56.8
SE 42.0 22.9 22.1 13.0 58.0
SW 40.9 23.2 21.7 14.2 59.1
ENG 38.5 22.3 22.2 16.9 61.5
WAL 36.5 22.3 19.5 21.8 63.6
SCO 43.5 21.5 18.3 16.6 56.5
NIR 34.4 23.0 15.7 26.9 65.6
Autumn 1992
UK 30.7 22.0 21.2 26.1 69.3
NE 25.7 22.0 22.2 30.1 74.3
NW 28.2 22.3 21.4 28.1 71.8
Y&H 27.3 22.5 22.1 28.2 72.7
EM 26.1 21.6 21.8 30.5 73.9
WM 26.1 20.9 22.5 30.5 73.9
EE 29.4 23.8 23.7 23.1 70.6
LN 35.6 20.4 19.8 24.1 64.4
SE 33.8 23.1 22.4 20.6 66.2
SW 31.6 23.3 23.1 22.0 68.4
ENG 30.0 22.2 22.0 25.8 70.0
WAL 26.7 22.1 21.4 29.7 73.3
SCO 39.3 20.4 13.6 26.7 60.7
NIR — — — — —
1Working Age is defined as males aged 16–64 and females aged 16–59.
2Qualifications above level 2 are as follows: Level 5 includes Higher degrees and other qualifications at Level 5. Level 4 includes First degree. Other degree and sub-degree higher education qualifications such as teaching and nursing certificates HNC/HNDs, other HE diplomas and other qualifications at level 4.
Level 3 includes Vocational qualifications include those with RSA Advanced Diploma. BTEC Nationals. ONC/ONDs. City and Guilds Advanced Craft or trade apprenticeships and other professional or vocational qualifications at Level 3. Academic qualifications include those with Advanced GNVQs. more than one GCE A level or SCE Highers/Scottish Certificates of Sixth Year Studies (CSYS) at Level 3.
3 Vocational qualifications include those with BTEC general certificates YT certificates, other RSA qualifications, other City and Guilds or other professional or vocational qualifications at Level 1 Academic qualifications include those with one or more GCSE grade G or equivalent (but less than five at grades A-C).
4 Vocational qualifications include those with BTEC general certificates, YT certificates, other RSA qualifications, other City and Guilds or other professional or vocational qualifications at Level 1 Academic qualifications include those with one or more GCSE grade G or equivalent (but less than five at grades A⋆-C)

Note:

The Labour Force Survey was not conducted in Northern Ireland in Autumn 1992

Source:

Labour Force Survey (LFS): Autumn quarters 1992, 1997 and 2002