.The latest figures show the number of NEETs in England has fallen but remains high. Download the data for yoursel..........NEETs are in the news with new figures out today. Not in Employment, Education or Training figures were highlighted by deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg who has unveiled a work programme for what he describes as "disengaged" 16 and 17-year-olds.
The latest figures show the first downward trend in over a year.
The quarterly statistics, released by the Department for Education this week, indicate that by the end of 2011 the number of 16- to 24-year-olds not in education, work or training in England had fallen to 958,000 - a drop of 205,000 from the previous quarter, which had a record high of 1,163,000 "neets", the most since 2000.
This final quarter figure for 2011 is slightly higher than the same quarter the year before, with 15.9% of all 16- to 24-year-olds in England being NEET as compared to 15.6%. Figures tend to follow a seasonal pattern of lower rates in autumn after a peak in late summer, reflecting the academic year. By looking at the figures for Q4s, you can see that despite a drop in numbers from third to fourth quarter, 2011 still finishes higher than any other year:
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