Department for Education · 8 May 2015 – 9 June 2017
Young people NEET, number during the Conservative 2015–2017 government
2014 → 2016 · 2 periods
↓ 15.0%−117,893 people
Young people NEET, number fell by 15.0% over the period, from 786,305 people (2014, the level when the government took office) to 668,411 (2016, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level 2014: 786,305
Level when it left 2016: 668,411
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.