Young people who are out of education or work between the ages of 16 and 19 are more likely to be unemployed in later life, to be in low paid work and to suffer from poor physical health and depression.

A quarter of 16 to 19 year olds living in the 15% most deprived areas of Scotland are not in education, employment or training compared to 11% of those living in the rest of Scotland.

Young people from households where neither parent is employed are more than twice as likely not to be in education, employment or training at the age of 17 than those where at least one parent works.

63% of young offenders aged 16 to 24 are unemployed at the time of their arrest.

3,800 16 to 19 year olds not in education, employment or training are caring for members of their family.

A third of 18 year olds not in education, employment or training have no qualifications and 37% have low-level qualifications.

Of all developed countries, Scotland has the third highest percentage of young people who are not in education, employment or training.

Youth unemployment costs Scotland £8 million a week in benefits and lost earnings.

More than 1 in 7 young people in Scotland leave school without a positive destination.

95,000 young people in Scotland are at risk of ending up not in education, employment or training.

There are 32,000 16 to 19 year olds in Scotland not in education, employment or training.