
Overall, qualification levels in Wales increased in 2008, continuing the general increase seen in recent years. An estimated 14 per cent of working age adults in Wales reported having no qualifications, 1 percentage point lower than in 2007. 70 per cent of working age adults in Wales held at least level 2 qualifications. The proportion holding degree-level qualifications (NQF levels 4 or above) was 28 per cent.