Department for Education · 11 May 2010 – 8 May 2015
Young people NEET, number during the Coalition 2010–2015 government
2009 → 2014 · 5 periods
↓ 10.7%−93,874 people
Young people NEET, number fell by 10.7% over the period, from 880,179 people (2009, the level when the government took office) to 786,305 (2014, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level 2009: 880,179
Level when it left 2014: 786,305
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
The estimated number of 16 to 24 year olds in England not in education, employment or training in the October to December quarter.
Doesn’t measure: Who they are individually: it is a survey-weighted estimate, not a register.