From this term, students must remain in education until the age of 17, but the government says that the activities of around
four per cent of all 16 and 17-year-olds is unknown. In some local authority areas, this figure is as high as 22 per cent.
A DfE statement said: “When the statistics for 18-year-olds are included the rates are considerably higher and some councils have no information about huge portions of their teenage population.”
The participation age will rise again in 2015 when students will have to stay in education and training until the age of 18.
Nationally, 88 per cent of 16 and 17-year-olds were in education and training in June of this year, a slight increase of one per cent on 2012.
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