The statistic displays how prepared employers in the United Kingdom (UK) thought young people who were being hired for their first job were, according to a survey conducted in 2016. Of responding businesses, 19 percent thought that university leavers were very well prepared, compared with 12 percent that thought sixteen-year old school leavers were very poorly prepared.
Perceived preparedness of young people for work according to employers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016*
Establishments in England, Northern Ireland and Wales who have recruited a school, college and/or university leaver to their first job in the last 2-3 years
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UK Department for Education. (June 28, 2017). Perceived preparedness of young people for work according to employers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/916594/young-workers-preparedness/
UK Department for Education. "Perceived preparedness of young people for work according to employers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016*." Chart. June 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916594/young-workers-preparedness/
UK Department for Education. (2017). Perceived preparedness of young people for work according to employers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/916594/young-workers-preparedness/
UK Department for Education. "Perceived Preparedness of Young People for Work According to Employers in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916594/young-workers-preparedness/
UK Department for Education, Perceived preparedness of young people for work according to employers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/916594/young-workers-preparedness/ (last visited December 13, 2024)
Perceived preparedness of young people for work according to employers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016* [Graph], UK Department for Education, June 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/916594/young-workers-preparedness/
