Department for Education · 9 June 2017 – 13 December 2019
Young people NEET, number during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
2016 → 2018 · 2 periods
↓ 2.6%−17,647 people
Young people NEET, number fell by 2.6% over the period, from 668,411 people (2016, the level when the government took office) to 650,765 (2018, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level 2016: 668,411
Level when it left 2018: 650,765
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.