ID 2004: Young People Not Staying in Education Indicator for England LSOAs

ID 2004 is an administrative dataset from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) measuring the proportion of children aged 17+ not continuing in education in England. The data is published by Neighbourhood Statistics and provides coverage for Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs). It uses data from 2001 to represent the indicator for the year 2004.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional disparities in post-16 education participation based on the LSOA-level indicator.
• Model socio-economic factors influencing educational continuation based on the administrative data source.
• Track changes in youth education trends over time using the 2004 time point as a baseline.
• Support resource allocation for educational interventions based on geographic patterns in the indicator.

Strengths

• Geographic granularity at the Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA) level for England.
• Clear temporal reference point for the indicator, representing the year 2004.
• Data originates from an authoritative administrative source, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is based on 2001 information for a 2004 indicator, which may not reflect real-time conditions.

Provenance

Source

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM): ID 2004, published by Neighbourhood Statistics.

Collection Method

Administrative data.

Time Range

2004 (using 2001 data).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:22.398907; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England, at Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA) level.