The Transition from School to Work: The NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) Indicator for 20- to 24-Year-Olds in Canada. Education Indicators in Canada: Fact Sheet

Young people who are not in education, employment or training make up what is known as the NEET population. The NEET indicator has been regularly published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) since the late 1990s, as NEET youth may be at risk of low-income or social exclusion. This fact sheet focuses on young NEETs aged 20 to 24. It is the last in a series of three fact sheets that examine the NEET population in Canada based on the three age groups that are usually considered for studying the transition from school to work (people aged 15 to 19, 20 to 24, and 25 to 29). Young people aged 15 to 29 form a heterogeneous group as the relationships that the three age groups have with education and the labour market are very different. The vast majority of those aged 15 to 19 are still in school, those aged 20 to 24 have started their transition from school to the labour market, while the majority of those aged 25 to 29 are working adults. The reasons for which young people are part of the NEET population therefore partly depends on their age group. This fact sheet is organized as follows. To put things in context, the proportions of young people aged 20 to 24 in education and employment will be examined, as well as their conditions in the labour market. Next, an overall picture of young NEETs of this age will be painted, at the Canada-wide, provincial and territorial levels, as well as among OECD countries. Finally, a number of characteristics of the NEET population will be studied in order to identify groups that may be particularly at risk of finding themselves in a NEET situation. The methodology is found in Annex A1 and a summary table in Annex A2. [For the other two fact sheets in this series, see "The Transition from School to Work: The NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) Indicator for 25- to 29-Year-Old Women and Men in Canada. Education Indicators in Canada: Fact Sheet" (ED594967) and "The Transition from School to Work -- The NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) Indicator for 15 to 19 Year Olds in Canada. Education Indicators in Canada: Fact Sheet" (ED595389).]