Data for young people by age, gender, region and disability status for July 2018 to June 2019.
This is not the latest release in the series: Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET)
Series information:
Main points
16 to 18 year olds
- The proportion of 16 to 18 year olds who are NEET has been gradually decreasing since 2011, but increased slightly in 2018.
- On the statistical first release basis, in 2018, 10.3% of 16 to 18 year olds were NEET compared with 9.4% in 2017.
- On the Annual Population Survey basis, for the year ending Quarter 2 2019, 8.4% of 16 to 18 year olds were NEET, compared with 7.9% the year before.
19 to 24 year olds
- The proportion of 19 to 24 year olds that are NEET has been falling since the recession and now stands at around 16%.
- On the statistical first release basis, in 2018, 16.1% of 19 to 24 year olds were NEET, similar to 2017.
- On the Annual Population Survey basis, for the year ending Quarter 2 2019, 15.0% of 19 to 24 year olds were estimated to be NEET, compared with 15.7% for the previous year.
Statistical sources
- Statistical first release ‘Participation of young people in education and the labour market’ using education data sources and the Annual Population Survey.
- Annual Population Survey (Office for National Statistics).
Data
Datasets and interactive tools
Young people not in education, employment or training, July 2018 to June 2019: tables , file type: ODS, file size: 31 KB
ODS
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