The Department's estimate of the number and proportion of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) cannot be disaggregated to regional level. However, we can give an indication of the number and proportion of 16 to 18-year-olds NEET from data provided by Connexions services, and this is given in the following table:
Age16 to 18 Age 17 Age18 Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage South East 14,620 5.6 5,964 6.2 4,806 5.1 London 18,011 8.1 6,930 8.5 6,991 8.5 East of England 13,452 7.3 5,209 7.6 5,010 7.7 South West 9,112 5.6 3,495 5.9 3,285 5.6 West Midlands 17,407 9.4 6,531 9.6 6,618 9.9 East Midlands 9,553 6.6 3,656 6.9 3,426 6.6 Yorks and Humber 16,827 9.3 6,598 9.7 6,163 9.5 North West 20,256 8.0 7,739 8.3 7,611 8.3 North East 10,781 11.5 4,009 11.6 4,390 12.7
It should be noted that the NEET figures in the table are calculated on a different basis from that used in the Department's estimates, and therefore do not lead to the same totals.