Participation in full-time education and vocational training by 16 and 17 year olds (North

Participation in full-time education and vocational training by 16 and 17 year olds in Northern Ireland. The dataset is designated as National Statistics and is produced by the Department of Education (Northern Ireland). It was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in post-16 education participation based on the described focus on full-time education.
• Assess the uptake of vocational training programs for teenagers based on the described focus on vocational training.
• Compare educational pathways for 16 and 17 year olds based on the described age-specific scope.
• Inform policy on youth skills development in Northern Ireland based on the described geographic scope.

Strengths

• Designated as National Statistics, indicating official quality standards.
• Produced by the authoritative Department of Education (Northern Ireland).
• Last updated on 2026-07-08, suggesting recent data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• The description is minimal, lacking details on temporal coverage, sampling, or specific metrics.

Provenance

Source

Department of Education (Northern Ireland)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:59.965710; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern Ireland