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Estimates of participation in education for those aged 16-18 are published annually by the Department in a statistical first release (SFR) each June. The most recent estimates of the number and proportion of academic age 16, 17, and 18 year-olds in England in (i) jobs without training, (ii) other education and training and (iii) employer funded training, along with full-time education and work based learning at end 2006 are shown in the Tables 1 and 2 provided with this answer.
The Department does not publish breakdowns of these estimates by full-time/part-time employment. However, it is possible to produce estimates of this from the Labour Force survey (LFS), applying survey estimates of proportions in full/part-time employment in each group to the official figures above. Estimates for England, thus calculated, are shown in the Tables 3 and 4 provided with this answer. It is important to note that the LFS will produce estimates that will be subject to sampling error and respondent error. Estimates from Quarter 4 2006 and Quarter 1 2007 have been combined to improve accuracy.
Rates Age 16 17 18 16-18 Full-time education1 (Percentage) 78.1 65.0 40.8 61.1 Work Based Learning (Percentage) 5.7 7.8 7.2 6.9 Employer Funded Training (Percentage) 2.3 4.0 7.4 4.6 Other Education and Training (Percentage) 3.9 4.9 5.8 4.9 Jobs Without Training (Percentage) 3.9 9.0 24.1 12.4 Not in any education, employment or training (Percentage) 6.5 9.5 14.8 10.3 Population (Number) 662,300 659,500 679,800 2,001,600
Number Age 16 17 18 16-18 Full-time education1 516,900 428,600 277,500 1,223,000 Work Based Learning 37,700 51,600 49,300 138,500 Employer Funded Training 15,000 26,700 50,100 91,700 Other Education and Training 25,600 32,000 39,700 97,300 Jobs Without Training 25,600 59,300 163,500 248,400 Not in any education, employment or training 42,800 62,700 100,700 206,200 Population 662,300 659,500 679,800 2,001,600
Rates Age 16 17 18 16-18 Full time education1 (Percentage) 78.1 65.0 40.8 61.1 Of which: Full-time Job 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.5 Part-time Job 23.9 29.6 14.0 22.4 Not in employment 53.8 34.8 26.1 38.1 Work Based Learning1(Percentage) 5.7 7.8 7.2 6.9 Of which: Full-time Job 2.0 4.1 5.4 3.4 Part-time Job 3.7 3.7 1.8 3.5 Employer Funded Training (Percentage) 2.3 4.0 7.4 4.6 Of which: Full-time Job 1.9 3.4 6.2 3.8 Part-time Job 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.7 Other Education and Training2 (Percentage) 3.9 4.9 5.8 4.9 Of which: Full-time Job 0.1 0.4 1.3 0.7 Part-time Job 0.7 1.3 1.2 1.1 Not in employment 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.1 Jobs Without Training (Percentage) 3.9 9.0 24.1 12.4 Of which: Full-time Job 1.9 5.5 16.7 8.1 Part-time Job 2.0 3.5 7.3 4.3 Not in any education, employment or training (Percentage) 6.5 9.5 14.8 10.3 Population (Number) 662,300 659,500 679,800 2,001,600
Number Age 16 17 18 16-18 Full time education1 516,900 428,600 277,500 1,223,000 Of which: Full-time Job 2,300 3,900 4,700 10,900 Part-time Job 158,300 195,100 95,200 449,300 Not in employment 356,400 229,600 177,600 762,800 Work Based Learning1 37,700 51,600 49,300 138,500 Of which: Full-time Job 13,100 26,900 36,700 69,000 Part-time Job 24,600 24,700 12,600 69,500 Employer Funded Training 15,000 26,700 50,100 91,700 Of which: Full-time Job 12,500 22,600 41,800 76,900 Part-time Job 2,500 4,100 8,200 14,700 Other Education and Training2 25,600 32,000 39,700 97,300 Of which: Full-time Job 700 2,600 9,200 13,400 Part-time Job 4,800 8,500 8,300 21,200 Not in employment 20,100 20,900 22,200 62,700 Jobs Without Training 25,600 59,300 163,500 248,400 Of which: Full-time Job 12,400 36,200 113,600 161,700 Part-time Job 13,200 23,100 49,900 86,700 Not in any education, employment or training 42,800 62,700 100,700 206,200 Population 662,300 659,500 679,800 2,001,600 1 Due to rounding and a very small overlap between the Full-time education and WBL figures, columns may not add up to 100 per cent. 2 Includes part-time education not funded by employers or through WBL; also full- or part-time education in independent FE and HE institutions.