§ Mr. SquireTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the percentage of the population within each region of the country, including Greater London, who hold first degrees.
Mr. JacksonThe latest available estimates are given in the following table.
Percentage of persons of working age who hold a degree1 Region Percentage Great Britain 8.5 North 5.6 Yorkshire and Humberside 6.0 East Midlands 7.5 East Anglia 8.2 South East 12.1 Greater London 14.7 Rest of South East 10.4 South West 7.7 West Midlands 6.4 North West 7.2 Wales 6.0 Scotland 7.1 1 Includes first degrees, higher degrees and other degree level qualifications such as graduate membership of a professional institute. Persons of working ages comprise men aged 16–64 and women aged 16–59.
Labour Force Survey: Spring 1990.