Further education numbers for 16 to 18-year-olds rise to record high [guardian.co.uk]
- Published: 22 June 2010
The proportion of 16 to 18-year-olds at school, college or in training reached its highest ever level last year, according to figures released today.
The figure stood at 82.7%, up more than three percentage points, but among those not in education or training, unemployment also peaked, with more than half out of work for the first time in at least 15 years. Only 47% of them had a job, compared with 50% the year before and 58% in 2007.
The education department's figures also showed a slight fall last year in the number of those classed as "neets" – not in education, employment or training. It rose to 10.3% in 2008 but fell back to 9.2%.
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