Young People: Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many 16 to 18- year-olds were recorded as not being in education, employment or training in each of the last 10 years. (164245)

[holding answer 14 November 2007]: The following table shows the numbers and proportions of young people of academic age 16 to 18 who were estimated to be not in education, employment or training for each year since 1997.

*16-18-year-olds not in education, employment of training, end year 1997* to *2006*
	Number	Proportion (Percentage)
1997	154,300	8.5
1998	170,300	9.4
1999	144,500	8.1
2000	162,900	9.1
2001	175,900	9.5
2002	180,200	9.5
2003	178,700	9.2
2004	190,000	9.7
2005	217,100	10.9
2006	206,200	10.3

These figures are available in the Statistical First Release (SFR) 22/2007, published by the Department at the following web link:

http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgatewav/DB/SFR/s000734/sfr22_2007.pdf.

Volume 467: debated on Thursday 15 November 2007