§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what were(a) the total number of people of working age, (b) the percentage with (i) A-levels or equivalents or highers, (ii) 0-levels or equivalent, (iii)
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Persons of working age' by highest qualification and region Spring estimates Thousands and per cent. 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 21988 Northern region All of working age (000's = 100 per cent.) 1,876 1,879 1,879 1,877 1,878 1,886 `A' level or higher 27.5 32.0 32.5 34.3 34.7 33.1 'O' level or equivalent 13.0 14.3 13.1 15.0 16.2 15.5 Below '0' level 10.6 7.6 10.I 9.6 11.5 12.3 No qualification 49.0 46.2 44.3 41.1 37.6 39.1 Yorkshire and Humberside region All of working age (000's = 100 per cent.) 2,939 2,956 2,964 2,969 2,977 2,990 `A' level or higher 28.8 31.3 32.8 33.1 33.8 33.7 'O' level or equivalent 12.7 13.6 14.9 16.3 17.0 16.3 Below 'O' level 9.2 8.8 9.9 10.4 10.6 12.4 No qualification 49.3 46.2 42.4 40.3 38.7 37.6 East Midlands region All of working age (000's=100 per cent.) 2,329 2,355 2,377 2,398 2,418 2,428 `A' level or higher 28.2 32.8 33.7 33.6 32.0 33.0 `O' level or equivalent 12.9 15.5 14.6 14.9 16.0 16.8 Below 'O' level 9.8 9.0 10.0 11.2 12.1 13.3 achievements below O-level and (iv) no vocational or educational qualifications, for each of the standard regions and Wales, for each of the years 1983 to 1988.
§ Mr. Lee[holding answer 19 May 1989]: Estimates from labour force surveys are as shown in the following table:
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1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 21988 No qualification 49.1 42.7 41.7 40.3 39.9 36.9 East Anglia region All of working age (000's = 100 per cent.) 1,137 1,151 1,170 1,185 1,201 1,206 'A' level or higher 28.6 31.9 32.4 33.5 35.1 34.3 'O' level or equivalent 13.6 15.5 16.4 16.5 17.7 18.7 Below 'O' level 12.3 10.1 11.1 12.6 12.6 13.0 No qualification 45.5 42.5 40.2 37.4 34.6 34.1 South East region All of working age (000's = 100 per cent.) 10,289 10,394 10,462 10,524 10,570 10,623 'A' level or higher 34.5 37.0 38.4 37.8 38.2 37.9 'O' level or equivalent 16.3 17.7 18.2 18.2 19.1 19.6 Below 'O' level 10.3 10.0 10.0 11.4 11.6 13.0 No qualification 38.9 35.3 33.4 32.6 31.1 29.4 Greater London All of working age (000's = 100 per cent.) 4,145 4,166 4,170 4,180 4,179 4,203 'A' level or higher 33.7 36.8 39.0 37.7 37.7 37.7 'O' level or equivalent 15.6 16.6 16.8 16.2 17.5 17.4 Below O' level 9.1 8.9 9.6 11.0 10.8 13.1 No qualification 41.6 37.8 34.5 35.1 33.9 31.9 South West region All of working age (000's = 100 per cent.) 2,564 2,594 2,629 2,660 2,697 2,709 'A' level or higher 32.0 36.7 37.1 36.4 36.9 36.3 'O' level or equivalent 16.7 18.1 17.8 18.3 18.4 19.6 Below *O' level 9.9 10.1 10.6 12.4 12.3 13.1 No qualification 41.3 35.1 34.5 32.9 32.3 31.0 Wesi Midlands region All of working age (000's = 100 per cent.) 3,143 3,162 3,175 3,179 3,194 3,208 'A' level or higher 26.3 29.6 30.1 31.3 30.7 30.2 'O' level or equivalent 13.0 13.9 14.5 14.8 16.1 16.4 Below 'O' level 10.0 10.2 9.5 11.4 11.4 13.5 No qualification 50.7 46.3 45.9 42.4 41.8 39.9 North West region All of working age (000's = 100 per cent.) 3,825 3,849 3,846 3,850 3,858 3,875 'A' level or higher 30.3 33.7 34.8 33.1 35.5 34.8 'O' level or equivalent 14.0 15.0 16.4 16.2 16.3 17.0 Below 'O' level 9.3 9.1 9.1 10.9 10.4 12.4 No qualification 46.4 42.2 39.7 39.9 37.8 35.8 Wales All of working age (000's = 100 per cent.) 1,659 1,665 1,673 1,681 1,694 1,701 'A' level or higher 25.2 30.8 31.6 32.4 31.1 31.7 'O' level or equivalent 15.2 15.7 16.4 16.6 16.8 17.1 Below 'O' level 10.0 7.5 8.3 8.7 9.9 11.7 No qualification 49.6 46.0 43.8 42.3 42.2 39.5 1 Men aged 16 to 64, women aged 16 to 59. 2 Preliminary results (1988 only). Source: Labour Force Survey.