UK NEET data
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This file contains information in the number and percentage of young adults (aged 16-24) who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the UK, by sex.
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Data set details
- Theme
- UK education and training statistics
- Publication
- Education and training statistics for the UK
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of people
- Percentage of relevant population group
- Filters
- Age
- Gender
- Population category
- Time period
- 2001 to 2024
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | quarter | gender | age | population_category | number | percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Calendar year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | Q4 | Total | Aged 16-24 | NEET | 832756.87387775723 | 12.934781341912604 |
| 2002 | Calendar year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | Q1 | Total | Aged 16-24 | NEET | 859075.18948523188 | 13.270712424813965 |
| 2002 | Calendar year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | Q2 | Total | Aged 16-24 | NEET | 872895.36558356229 | 13.410667192048292 |
| 2002 | Calendar year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | Q3 | Total | Aged 16-24 | NEET | 872845.98692117701 | 13.337405860282708 |
| 2002 | Calendar year | National | K02000001 | United Kingdom | Q4 | Total | Aged 16-24 | NEET | 836001.53840697696 | 12.705354680219683 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age | Age |
| gender | Gender |
| number | Number of people |
| percent | Percentage of relevant population group |
| population_category | Population category |
Footnotes
- ONS have faced challenges around a falling number of responses to the Labour Force Survey, which has led to increased sampling variability. Users should be mindful of the greater uncertainty in these estimates, and we would advise caution when interpreting short-term changes. Data has been reweighted from July 2022 onwards which has led to a discontinuity in the timeseries and comparisons of levels prior to this period should be viewed with caution. Full details of the reweighting can be found here: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/impactofreweightingonlabourforcesurveykeyindicators/2024 (opens in a new tab)
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