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
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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 May 09, 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 May 09, 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: May 09, 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 May 09, 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/