Just under one million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training, according to the latest reported figure, underlining the scale of youth inactivity ahead of a major review.
The group is commonly referred to as Neet, meaning young people who are neither studying, in paid work nor taking part in training. The figure means that one in eight young people remains outside those routes.
The reported total places the number of young people in this position at just below one million across the UK. It highlights a substantial cohort not currently connected to formal education, employment or training pathways.
The figures come ahead of a major review, although the supplied material does not set out the review’s timetable, scope or which bodies will be involved.
No official responses or further details on proposed measures were included in the source material. The latest known position is that the number of young people classed as Neet remains just under one million, with the issue due to be examined as part of the forthcoming review.
