Department for Education · 13 December 2019 – 5 July 2024
Young people NEET, number during the Conservative 2019–2024 government
2018 → 2023 · 5 periods
↑ 12.7%+82,566 people
Young people NEET, number rose by 12.7% over the period, from 650,765 people (2018, the level when the government took office) to 733,330 (2023, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level 2018: 650,765
Level when it left 2023: 733,330
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.