London, Sept 14 (ANI): Britain has one of the worst dropout rates from schools and colleges in the developed world, a study has revealed.
According to a study, by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, (OECD) the UK has more teenagers not in work, employment or training than most other developed nations.
The report showed that in the UK almost one in ten school leavers were without a job or college place in 2009. This is higher than the OECD average of eight per cent.
Among the EU nations, only Spain, Italy and Ireland had higher rates.
The UK was ranked as low as 26th, out of 32, for the number of teenagers opting to remain in education up to the age of 19, the paper said.
Recent figures from the Office of National Statistics class nearly one million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK as 'Neets'.
The OECD report states that, in many countries, teenagers remain in education because they receive 'little or no support from their welfare system,' this is not the case in the UK.
Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, that 'these findings are significant as they directly contradict the central planks of the Coalition Government's education policy.'
"The report sends a stark message: Invest in further and higher education or pay the price," the paper quoted Blower, as saying. (ANI)
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