Annual Population Survey in Scotland: A Compendium of Labour Market Statistics 2006

Summary publication of results from the Annual Population Survey 2006, presenting analysis on the labour market, education and training. Results are provided at Scotland and sub-Scotland levels.


16 to 19 year olds Not in Employment, Education or Training ( NEET)

The number of 16 to 19 year olds not in employment, education or training in Scotland was estimated to be 32,000 in 2006, representing 12.4% of all 16 to 19 year olds in Scotland.

Table 16 shows the proportion and level of 16 to 19 year olds NEET. For many of the areas the estimates did not meet the minimum reliability thresholds. There are quite high confidence limits around the NEET estimate for Scotland, for a proportion of 12.4%, the true value is likely to lie between 11.1% and 13.7%, which is the 95% confidence interval for this measure. Please see Annex A for detailed confidence limits.

Table 16: Proportion and level of 16 to 19 year olds NEET, 2005-2006

Geography (Residence Based)

2005

2006

Proportion

Proportion

Level
NEET

Scotland

14.0%

12.4%

32,000

Local Authority Area

Aberdeen City

*

*

*

Aberdeenshire

*

*

*

Angus

15.3%

*

*

Argyll & Bute

*

*

*

Clackmannanshire

*

*

*

Dumfries & Galloway

*

*

*

Dundee City

*

*

*

East Ayrshire

14.0%

16.2%

1,000

East Dunbartonshire

*

9.3%

1,000

East Lothian

*

*

*

East Renfrewshire

*

9.8%

1,000

Edinburgh, City of

*

*

*

Eilean Siar

*

*

*

Falkirk

*

*

*

Fife

*

*

*

Glasgow City

25.8%

18.3%

6,000

Highland

*

*

*

Inverclyde

14.8%

20.8%

1,000

Midlothian

20.1%

20.9%

1,000

Moray

13.3%

12.2%

1,000

North Ayrshire

11.1%

17.1%

1,000

North Lanarkshire

21.2%

*

*

Orkney Islands

*

*

*

Perth & Kinross

*

*

*

Renfrewshire

*

*

*

Scottish Borders

12.0%

*

*

Shetland Islands

*

*

*

South Ayrshire

11.9%

13.6%

1,000

South Lanarkshire

*

*

*

Stirling

15.0%

11.5%

1,000

West Dunbartonshire

16.2%

16.5%

1,000

West Lothian

*

*

*

Deprivation

15% Most Deprived Areas

31.4%

30.0%

14,000

Rest of Scotland

10.5%

8.6%

18,000

Urban/Rural Classification (6 fold)

Large Urban Areas

17.4%

13.3%

14,000

Other Urban Areas

12.6%

16.5%

12,000

Accessible Small Towns

14.2%

10.2%

2,000

Remote Small Towns

*

*

*

Accessible Rural

12.2%

6.8%

2,000

Remote Rural

*

*

*

* - Estimate is below reliability threshold (See Annex A for more details).
Data rounded to nearest thousand.

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