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Education and Skills in Your Area - Local Authority: Kent
England > South East Region > Kent LA
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 | |
| Ashford District | 56.2 | 70.1 | 13.9 |
| Canterbury District | 65.5 | 77.5 | 12.0 |
| Dartford District | 64.8 | 59.5 | -5.3 |
| Dover District | 57.1 | 73.3 | 16.2 |
| Gravesham District | 51.3 | 55.7 | 4.4 |
| Maidstone District | 60.8 | 64.6 | 3.8 |
| Sevenoaks District | 62.8 | 64.5 | 1.7 |
| Shepway District | 63.6 | 70.7 | 7.1 |
| Swale District | 53.9 | 62.2 | 8.3 |
| Thanet District | 57.9 | 58.4 | 0.5 |
| Tonbridge and Malling District | 64.1 | 73.3 | 9.2 |
| Tunbridge Wells District | 72.4 | 75.8 | 3.4 |
| Kent LA | 60.8 | 67.3 | 6.5 |
| South East Region | 67.4 | 71.9 | 4.5 |
| 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 | |
| Ashford District | 16.3 | 32 | 15.7 |
| Canterbury District | 23.1 | 35.2 | 12.1 |
| Dartford District | 17.5 | 23.1 | 5.6 |
| Dover District | 14.6 | 24.3 | 9.7 |
| Gravesham District | 11 | 15.5 | 4.5 |
| Maidstone District | 21.1 | 24.9 | 3.8 |
| Sevenoaks District | 24.3 | 31.7 | 7.4 |
| Shepway District | 26.2 | 22.7 | -3.5 |
| Swale District | 16.3 | 18.6 | 2.3 |
| Thanet District | 22.2 | 21.7 | -0.5 |
| Tonbridge and Malling District | 19.7 | 28.2 | 8.5 |
| Tunbridge Wells District | 36.2 | 32.1 | -4.1 |
| Kent LA | 20.7 | 26.1 | 5.4 |
| South East Region | 26.3 | 30.8 | 4.5 |
| 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.
