Department for Children, Families and Schools

Education and Skills in Your Area - Government Office Region: Yorkshire and The Humber

England > Yorkshire and The Humber Region

Adult Education

Percentage of People of Working Age Qualified to at least Level 2 Metadata

2000/012006/07% points difference
Barnsley LA51.960.48.5
Bradford LA55.761.25.5
Calderdale LA61.966.64.7
Doncaster LA52.960.77.8
East Riding of Yorkshire LA68.470.42.0
Kingston upon Hull LA53.757.63.9
Kirklees LA61.967.35.4
Leeds LA64.967.52.6
North East Lincolnshire LA55.262.97.7
North Lincolnshire LA59.163.44.3
North Yorkshire LA66.370.84.5
Rotherham LA57.360.63.3
Sheffield LA5864.76.7
Wakefield LA55.660.34.7
York LA71.9742.1
Yorkshire and The Humber Region60.365.14.8
England63.368.24.9

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Percentage of People of Working Age Qualified to Level 4 and above Metadata

2000/012006/07% points difference
Barnsley LA13.5217.5
Bradford LA18224.0
Calderdale LA21.723.51.8
Doncaster LA14.316.11.8
East Riding of Yorkshire LA24.827.22.4
Kingston upon Hull LA12.615.32.7
Kirklees LA21.223.92.7
Leeds LA23.827.63.8
North East Lincolnshire LA1415.41.4
North Lincolnshire LA17.618.81.2
North Yorkshire LA26.529.32.8
Rotherham LA1418.34.3
Sheffield LA21.927.96.0
Wakefield LA16.417.51.1
York LA2934.75.7
Yorkshire and The Humber Region20.223.83.6
England23.528.34.8

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National Summary

The percentage of people of working age who were qualified to at least Level 2 in 2006/07 was 68.2 per cent this is up from 63.3 per cent in 2000/01.

The percentage of people of working age who were qualified to Level 4 and above in 2006/07 was 28.3 per cent this is up from 23.5 per cent in 2000/01.


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