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Education and Skills in Your Area - Government Office Region: North West
Adult Education
- Percentage of People of Working Age Qualified to at least Level 2
- Percentage of People of Working Age Qualified to Level 4 and above
Percentage of People of Working Age Qualified to at least Level 2 
| 2000/01 | 2006/07 | % points difference | |
| Blackburn with Darwen LA | 56.9 | 59.1 | 2.2 |
| Blackpool LA | 55.8 | 60.4 | 4.6 |
| Bolton LA | 64.7 | 68.8 | 4.1 |
| Bury LA | 65.7 | 67.7 | 2.0 |
| Cheshire LA | 67.2 | 72.6 | 5.4 |
| Cumbria LA | 61.8 | 71.3 | 9.5 |
| Halton LA | 57.3 | 60.2 | 2.9 |
| Knowsley LA | 47.8 | 55.5 | 7.7 |
| Lancashire LA | 63.6 | 69.4 | 5.8 |
| Liverpool LA | 54.8 | 60.5 | 5.7 |
| Manchester LA | 59.8 | 66.1 | 6.3 |
| Oldham LA | 58.4 | 59.9 | 1.5 |
| Rochdale LA | 60.7 | 62 | 1.3 |
| Salford LA | 58.3 | 63.3 | 5.0 |
| Sefton LA | 64.5 | 67.8 | 3.3 |
| St Helens LA | 60.7 | 64 | 3.3 |
| Stockport LA | 67 | 72.9 | 5.9 |
| Tameside LA | 56.8 | 61.8 | 5.0 |
| Trafford LA | 66.1 | 76.4 | 10.3 |
| Warrington LA | 63.8 | 71.3 | 7.5 |
| Wigan LA | 59.1 | 62 | 2.9 |
| Wirral LA | 64.3 | 69.7 | 5.4 |
| North West Region | 61.7 | 67 | 5.3 |
| England | 63.3 | 68.2 | 4.9 |
Percentage of People of Working Age Qualified to Level 4 and above
| 2000/01 | 2006/07 | % points difference | |
| Blackburn with Darwen LA | 16.2 | 20.9 | 4.7 |
| Blackpool LA | 12.4 | 18 | 5.6 |
| Bolton LA | 22 | 23.4 | 1.4 |
| Bury LA | 23.7 | 25.3 | 1.6 |
| Cheshire LA | 27.5 | 33.7 | 6.2 |
| Cumbria LA | 18.3 | 25.4 | 7.1 |
| Halton LA | 15.9 | 16.2 | 0.3 |
| Knowsley LA | 10 | 15.6 | 5.6 |
| Lancashire LA | 21.7 | 25.5 | 3.8 |
| Liverpool LA | 18.3 | 20.1 | 1.8 |
| Manchester LA | 24.6 | 30.3 | 5.7 |
| Oldham LA | 16.7 | 19.8 | 3.1 |
| Rochdale LA | 22 | 21 | -1.0 |
| Salford LA | 17.5 | 22.2 | 4.7 |
| Sefton LA | 21.8 | 25.9 | 4.1 |
| St Helens LA | 19.6 | 22.2 | 2.6 |
| Stockport LA | 23.7 | 30.4 | 6.7 |
| Tameside LA | 14.5 | 18.9 | 4.4 |
| Trafford LA | 29.9 | 35.9 | 6.0 |
| Warrington LA | 24.8 | 32.1 | 7.3 |
| Wigan LA | 16.3 | 20.5 | 4.2 |
| Wirral LA | 23.1 | 24.9 | 1.8 |
| North West Region | 21 | 25.4 | 4.4 |
| England | 23.5 | 28.3 | 4.8 |
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.
