This statistic displays the skills lacking among 16 year old school leavers according to a survey of employers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Of responding employers, one quarter advised that school leavers had a poor attitude, personality or lacked motivation while a further 12 percent said that they lacked the required skills or competancies for the job.
Skills and attributes lacking among 16 year old school leavers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
Characteristic
Share of businesses
Poor attitude, personality or lack of motivation
25%
Lack of working world, life experience or maturity
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UK Department for Education. (June 26, 2017). Skills and attributes lacking among 16 year old school leavers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290880/skills-lacking-among-school-leavers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Education. "Skills and attributes lacking among 16 year old school leavers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016." Chart. June 26, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290880/skills-lacking-among-school-leavers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Education. (2017). Skills and attributes lacking among 16 year old school leavers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290880/skills-lacking-among-school-leavers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Education. "Skills and Attributes Lacking among 16 Year Old School Leavers in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290880/skills-lacking-among-school-leavers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Education, Skills and attributes lacking among 16 year old school leavers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290880/skills-lacking-among-school-leavers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Skills and attributes lacking among 16 year old school leavers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph], UK Department for Education, June 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290880/skills-lacking-among-school-leavers-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
