NEET age 16 to 24
Calendar year 2023

Description

This document describes the data included in the ‘NEET age 16-24’ release’s underlying data file. This data is released under the terms of the  Open Government License. (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/)

The methodology document published with the release should be referenced alongside this data. It provides information on the data sources, their coverage and quality as well as explaining methodology used in producing the data.

Coverage

The data used in this publication covers young people who reside in England, and is based on the academic age as at 31st August. The publication’s underlying data contains NEET and NET estimates for the age groups, 16/17, 16-18, 16-24, 18-24 and 19-24. It also includes sex and labour market status breakdowns for the overall 16-24 age group.

Quarterly NEET estimates for the UK (https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/bulletins/youngpeoplenotineducationemploymentortrainingneet/previousReleases) are published by the Office for National Statistics. They differ to the figures in the DfE NEET brief as they are for the whole of the UK, are based on calendar age and are seasonally adjusted.

File formats and conventions

The underlying data files contain unrounded figures as estimated from the survey data as outlined in the accompanying methodology document.

No suppression has been applied, as the data is not considered sensitive and no additional characteristic or geography variables are included to enable individuals to be accurately identified.

Data files

NEET and NET Estimates from the LFS

Filename: neet_and_net_estimates_from_the_lfs_2023.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2000 to 2023
Content summary: Not in employment, education and training (NEET) and not in education and training (NET) estimates for England ages 16-24.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                                                                  |  Variable description
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  |  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
age                                                                            |  Age - Filter by age
conf_interval_plus_minus_employment_rate_NET                                   |  Confidence interval (95%) for the employment rate of the NET group
conf_interval_plus_minus_ILO_unemployed_less_6months                           |  Confidence interval (95%) for the number NEET unemployed for less than 6 months
conf_interval_plus_minus_ILO_unemployed_more_6months                           |  Confidence interval (95%) for the number NEET unemployed for more than 6 months
conf_interval_plus_minus_inactive_does_not_want_a_job                          |  Confidence interval (95%) for the number NEET inactive and does not want a job
conf_interval_plus_minus_inactive_wants_a_job                                  |  Confidence interval (95%) for the number NEET inactive and want a job
conf_interval_plus_minus_NEET                                                  |  Confidence interval (95%) for the number of NEET
conf_interval_plus_minus_NET                                                   |  Confidence interval (95%) for the number NET
conf_interval_plus_minus_reason_inactive_long-term_or_temporary_sick           |  Confidence interval (95%) for the number NEET with reason inactive as long-term or temporary sick
conf_interval_plus_minus_reason_inactive_looking_after_family_or_home          |  Confidence interval (95%) for the number NEET with reason inactive as looking after family/home
conf_interval_plus_minus_reason_inactive_other                                 |  Confidence interval (95%) for the number NEET with reason inactive as other
employment_rate_NET                                                            |  Employment rate of the NET group
gender                                                                         |  Sex - Filter by sex
lower_bound_employment_rate_NET                                                |  Lower bound employment rate of the NET group
lower_bound_number_ILO_unemployed_less_6months                                 |  Lower bound number ILO unemployed less 6 months
lower_bound_number_ILO_unemployed_more_6months                                 |  Lower bound number ILO unemployed more 6 months
lower_bound_number_inactive_does_not_want_a_job                                |  Lower bound number inactive does not want a job
lower_bound_number_inactive_wants_a_job                                        |  Lower bound number inactive wants a job
lower_bound_number_NEET                                                        |  Lower bound number NEET
lower_bound_number_NET                                                         |  Lower bound number NET
lower_bound_number_reason_inactive_long-term_or_temporary_sick                 |  Lower bound number reason inactive long-term or temporary sick
lower_bound_number_reason_inactive_looking_after_family_or_home                |  Lower bound number reason inactive looking after family or home
lower_bound_number_reason_inactive_other                                       |  Lower bound number reason inactive other
lower_bound_percent_annual_change_NEET                                         |  Lower bound annual change in NEET rate
lower_bound_percent_annual_change_NET                                          |  Lower bound annual change in NET rate
lower_bound_percent_ILO_unemployed_less_6months                                |  Lower bound percent ILO unemployed less 6 months
lower_bound_percent_ILO_unemployed_more_6months                                |  Lower bound percent ILO unemployed more 6 months
lower_bound_percent_inactive_does_not_want_a_job                               |  Lower bound percent inactive does not want a job
lower_bound_percent_inactive_wants_a_job                                       |  Lower bound percent inactive wants a job
lower_bound_percent_NEET                                                       |  Lower bound percent NEET
lower_bound_percent_NET                                                        |  Lower bound percent NET
lower_bound_percent_reason_inactive_long-term_or_temporary_sick                |  Lower bound percent reason inactive long-term or temporary sick
lower_bound_percent_reason_inactive_looking_after_family_or_home               |  Lower bound percent reason inactive looking after family or home
lower_bound_percent_reason_inactive_other                                      |  Lower bound percent reason inactive other
number_ILO_unemployed_less_6months                                             |  Number NEET who are ILO unemployed for less than 6 months
number_ILO_unemployed_more_6months                                             |  Number NEET who are ILO unemployed for more than 6 months
number_inactive_does_not_want_a_job                                            |  Number NEET who were inactive and does not want a job
number_inactive_wants_a_job                                                    |  Number NEET who were inactive and want a job
number_NEET                                                                    |  Number NEET
number_NET                                                                     |  Number NET
number_reason_inactive_long-term_or_temporary_sick                             |  Number NEET where reason for inactivity was long-term or temporarily sick
number_reason_inactive_looking_after_family_or_home                            |  Number NEET where reason for inactivity was looking after family/home
number_reason_inactive_other                                                   |  Number NEET where reason for inactivity was other
percent_annual_change_conf_interval_plus_minus_NEET                            |  Confidence interval (95%) for the annual change in NEET rate
percent_annual_change_conf_interval_plus_minus_NET                             |  Confidence interval (95%) for the annual change in NET rate
percent_annual_change_NEET                                                     |  Annual change in NEET rate
percent_annual_change_NET                                                      |  Annual change in NET rate
percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_ILO_unemployed_less_6months                   |  Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NEET unemployed for less than 6 months
percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_ILO_unemployed_more_6months                   |  Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NEET unemployed for more than 6 months
percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_inactive_does_not_want_a_job                  |  Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NEET inactive and does not want a job
percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_inactive_wants_a_job                          |  Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NEET inactive and want a job
percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_NEET                                          |  Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NEET
percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_NET                                           |  Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NET
percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_reason_inactive_long-term_or_temporary_sick   |  Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NEET with reason inactive as long-term or temporary sick
percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_reason_inactive_looking_after_family_or_home  |  Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NEET with reason inactive as looking after family/home
percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_reason_inactive_other                         |  Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage of NEET with reason inactive as other
percent_ILO_unemployed_less_6months                                            |  Percentage of NEET ILO unemployed for less than 6 months
percent_ILO_unemployed_more_6months                                            |  Percentage of NEET ILO unemployed for more than 6 months
percent_inactive_does_not_want_a_job                                           |  Percentage of NEET who were inactive and does not want a job
percent_inactive_wants_a_job                                                   |  Percentage of NEET who were inactive and want a job
percent_NEET                                                                   |  Percentage of population NEET
percent_NET                                                                    |  Percentage of population NET
percent_reason_inactive_long-term_or_temporary_sick                            |  Percentage of NEET where reason for inactivity was long-term or temporarily sick
percent_reason_inactive_looking_after_family_or_home                           |  Percentage of NEET where reason for inactivity was looking after family/home
percent_reason_inactive_other                                                  |  Percentage of NEET where reason for inactivity was other
population                                                                     |  Population (ONS estimate)
quarter                                                                        |  Quarter - Filter by quarter of the year (Q4 used in analysis)
sample_size                                                                    |  Sample size
upper_bound_employment_rate_NET                                                |  Upper bound employment rate of the NET group
upper_bound_number_ILO_unemployed_less_6months                                 |  Upper bound number ILO unemployed less 6 months
upper_bound_number_ILO_unemployed_more_6months                                 |  Upper bound number ILO unemployed more 6 months
upper_bound_number_inactive_does_not_want_a_job                                |  Upper bound number inactive does not want a job
upper_bound_number_inactive_wants_a_job                                        |  Upper bound number inactive wants a job
upper_bound_number_NEET                                                        |  Upper bound number NEET
upper_bound_number_NET                                                         |  Upper bound number NET
upper_bound_number_reason_inactive_long-term_or_temporary_sick                 |  Upper bound number reason inactive long-term or temporary sick
upper_bound_number_reason_inactive_looking_after_family_or_home                |  Upper bound number reason inactive looking after family or home
upper_bound_number_reason_inactive_other                                       |  Upper bound number reason inactive other
upper_bound_percent_annual_change_NEET                                         |  Upper bound annual change in NEET rate
upper_bound_percent_annual_change_NET                                          |  Upper bound annual change in NET rate
upper_bound_percent_ILO_unemployed_less_6months                                |  Upper bound percent ILO unemployed less 6 months
upper_bound_percent_ILO_unemployed_more_6months                                |  Upper bound percent ILO unemployed more 6 months
upper_bound_percent_inactive_does_not_want_a_job                               |  Upper bound percent inactive does not want a job
upper_bound_percent_inactive_wants_a_job                                       |  Upper bound percent inactive wants a job
upper_bound_percent_NEET                                                       |  Upper bound percent NEET
upper_bound_percent_NET                                                        |  Upper bound percent NET
upper_bound_percent_reason_inactive_long-term_or_temporary_sick                |  Upper bound percent reason inactive long-term or temporary sick
upper_bound_percent_reason_inactive_looking_after_family_or_home               |  Upper bound percent reason inactive looking after family or home
upper_bound_percent_reason_inactive_other                                      |  Upper bound percent reason inactive other

Footnotes:

1. LFS data has been reweighted from July 2022 onwards. Therefore there is a discontinuity in the timeseries at this point and comparisons to earlier data should be considered with caution.


NEET Primary Health Condition Estimates from the APS

Filename: neet_primary_health_condition_estimates_from_the_aps_2023.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2012 to 2023
Content summary: Numbers and proportions of those 16-24 by health condition and NEET status from the Annual Population Survey (APS).

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                        |  Variable description
-----------------------------------  |  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
conf_interval_number                 |  Confidence interval (95%) for the number of 16-24 year olds
conf_interval_percent_of_population  |  Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage of 16-24 year olds
health_condition                     |  Health condition - Filter by category of main health condition reported by respondent
lower_bound_percent_of_population    |  Lower bound of confidence interval (95%) for the percentage of 16-24 year olds
lower_bound_population               |  Lower bound of confidence interval (95%) for the number of 16-24 year olds
percent_of_NEET                      |  Percentage of those NEET (in selected category)
percent_of_population                |  Percent (in selected category)
population                           |  Number (in selected category)
sample_size                          |  Number of 16-24 year olds surveyed
total_NEET_NET                       |  Activity status - Filter by NEET, NET or Total population estimates
upper_bound_percent_of_population    |  Upper bound of confidence interval (95%) for the percentage of 16-24 year olds
upper_bound_population               |  Upper bound of confidence interval (95%) for the number of 16-24 year olds


Age 18-21 NEET and NET estimates, quarter 4 2000-2023

Filename: national_neet_and_net_estimates_for_18-21_year_olds.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2000 to 2023
Content summary: Not in employment, education and training (NEET) and not in education and training (NET) estimates for England ages 18-21, quarter 4.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                          |  Variable description
-------------------------------------  |  -------------------------------------------------
conf_interval_plus_minus_NEET          |  Confidence interval (95%) for the number of NEET
conf_interval_plus_minus_NET           |  Confidence interval (95%) for the number NET
lower_bound_number_NEET                |  Lower bound number NEET
lower_bound_number_NET                 |  Lower bound number NET
lower_bound_percent_NEET               |  Lower bound percent NEET
lower_bound_percent_NET                |  Lower bound percent NET
number_NEET                            |  Number NEET
number_NET                             |  Number NET
percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_NEET  |  Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NEET
percent_conf_interval_plus_minus_NET   |  Confidence interval (95%) for the percentage NET
percent_NEET                           |  Percentage of population NEET
percent_NET                            |  Percentage of population NET
population                             |  Population (ONS estimate)
sample_size                            |  Sample size
upper_bound_number_NEET                |  Upper bound number NEET
upper_bound_number_NET                 |  Upper bound number NET
upper_bound_percent_NEET               |  Upper bound percent NEET
upper_bound_percent_NET                |  Upper bound percent NET


Other sources comparisons

Filename: neet_and_net_other_sources_comparison_2023.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2000 to 2023
Content summary: Summary NEET estimates from the Department for Education's “NEET age 16 to 24” and "Participation in education and training and employment" annual release, the “National Client Caseload Information System” and the Office for National Statistic's quarterly “Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET)” release used to provide comparison between the different NEET measures.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name      |  Variable description
-----------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
age                |  Age group - Filter by age group. Not all comparisons are possible with either age selection.
NCCIS              |  NCCIS NEET/not known
NEETLFS            |  DfE LFS NEET
NEETLFSLower       |  DfE LFS NEET lower bound (95% confidence interval)
NEETLFSONS         |  ONS LFS NEET seasonally adjusted
NEETLFSUpper       |  DfE LFS NEET upper bound (95% confidence interval)
NEETParticipation  |  Participation release NEET
NETLFS             |  DfE LFS NET
NETParticipation   |  Participation release NET
quarter            |  Quarter of the year - Filter by quarter of the year. Not all comparisons are possible with all quarters.
