Youth Jobs Gap: The long-term NEET population
Impetus (with CVER/NIESR) · 2019
About this report
This report by Impetus uses Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) administrative data to examine the characteristics of young people aged 18–24 who are NEET for 12 consecutive months in England. It finds that 75% of young people who are NEET for three months go on to be NEET for a full year, demonstrating that NEET status is highly "sticky." Disadvantaged young people (those eligible for free school meals) are twice as likely to be long-term NEET as their better-off peers, and those who are both disadvantaged and lack good GCSEs are particularly at risk. The report argues for a three-pronged strategy: preventing young people from becoming NEET, helping them move back into education or employment quickly, and providing intensive support for those with complex barriers.
Research details
- Methodology
- Secondary analysis
- Sample size
- 630,000
- Sample
- Young people aged 18–24 in England who were in mainstream English schools in Year 11, drawn from six GCSE cohorts (2007–2012), with known disadvantage status (free school meals eligibility).
- Who it's about
- NEET (not in education, employment or training)
- Place
- England
- Youth involvement
- No youth involvement