New government data shows that 774,000 16- to 25-year-olds in England were Neet between January and March – down 135,000 on last year and the lowest rate for this quarter since 2005.
Broken down, the data, published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skill and the Department for Education, shows that 122,000 16- to 18-year-olds were Neet – 29,000 fewer than last year and the lowest since comparable data began in 2001.
Meanwhile, 652,000 19- to 24-year-olds were Neet – down 105,000 on last year and the lowest rate since 2008.
The data also shows that 94.2 per cent of 16- and 17-year-olds are in education and training, the highest rate since 2001 reflecting the rise from 16 to 17 in the compulsory participation age introduced in September 2013.
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