Not in education employment or training - 'NEETs'
Key points
- The proportion of 16 to 19 year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) has risen sharply in Outer London in the last decade.
- Inner London NEET rates have fallen slightly, from 14% to 12%.
- Rising rates elsewhere mean Inner London is now little different from the majority of English regions.
The proportion of 16 to 19 year-olds not in education, employment or training, over time
What does this graph show?
The proportion of 16 to 19-year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) has risen sharply in Outer London in recent years. In the late 1990s, about 8% of 16 to 19-year-olds belonged to this group whereas the proportion now is 10%.
Over the same period, the proportion of 16 to 19 year-olds in Inner London not in education, employment or training fell from 14% to 12%. As a result, since the proportion of NEETS in most English regions is now higher than in the late 1990s, Inner London is now little different from the majority of English regions.
Data used
Labour Force Survey
'NEETs' are measured as the residual of 16 to 19 year olds once those in school, work and training have been accounted for.
Indicator last updated: 13 July 2010
Other indicators in 16-24 year olds
- Attainment at age 16 by region
- Free school meals and attainment at age 16
- Attainment at age 16 by borough
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Glossary
NEETs:
16 to 19-year-olds 'not in education, employment or training'
Outer London:
Barking & Dagenham, Barnet, Bromley, Bexley, Brent, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Redbridge, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton, Waltham Forest
Inner London:
Camden, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth, Westminster