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Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), England

Official statistics in development

Percentage of 16 to 24 year olds in England not in education, employment or training, each quarter since 2000, estimated from the Labour Force Survey. Not seasonally adjusted.

16 to 24 year olds NEET

13.3%

Q4 2025 · October to December 2025

Verified against source, 29 October 2026, 11:49 UTC
NEET, aged 16 to 24
0%5%10%15%20%Q2 2000Q3 2004Q4 2008Q1 2013Q2 2017Q3 2021Q4 202513.3%

Source: Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data table

103 periods, newest first

PeriodNEET, aged 16 to 24
Q4 202513.3%
Q3 202515.3%
Q2 202513.2%
Q1 202512.3%
Q4 202413.6%
Q3 202415.3%
Q2 202412.8%
Q1 202412.4%
Q4 202312.1%
Q3 202314.3%
Q2 202311.8%
Q1 202311.3%
Q4 202212.5%
Q3 202212.7%
Q2 202210.6%
Q1 202210.4%
Q4 202110.7%
Q3 202112.5%
Q2 20219.5%
Q1 202110.3%
Q4 202011.9%
Q3 202013.2%
Q2 202011.6%
Q1 202011.3%
Q4 201911.2%
Q3 201913.6%
Q2 201911.8%
Q1 201910.9%
Q4 201811.3%
Q3 201812.8%
Q2 201811.8%
Q1 201811.3%
Q4 201711.0%
Q3 201713.3%
Q2 201711.4%
Q1 201711.1%
Q4 201611.3%
Q3 201613.9%
Q2 201612.0%
Q1 201611.7%
Q4 201511.6%
Q3 201513.8%
Q2 201513.1%
Q1 201512.3%
Q4 201413.1%
Q3 201415.4%
Q2 201413.5%
Q1 201413.0%
Q4 201314.1%
Q3 201317.6%
Q2 201315.4%
Q1 201315.0%
Q4 201214.9%
Q3 201217.2%
Q2 201216.2%
Q1 201215.8%
Q4 201116.0%
Q3 201119.4%
Q2 201116.3%
Q1 201115.3%
Q4 201015.6%
Q3 201017.1%
Q2 201014.4%
Q1 201015.2%
Q4 200914.8%
Q3 200917.8%
Q2 200915.8%
Q1 200915.5%
Q4 200814.2%
Q3 200816.5%
Q2 200814.0%
Q1 200813.5%
Q4 200713.0%
Q3 200715.4%
Q2 200714.1%
Q1 200714.1%
Q4 200613.9%
Q3 200616.7%
Q2 200614.8%
Q1 200614.0%
Q4 200514.5%
Q3 200515.3%
Q2 200513.6%
Q1 200513.0%
Q4 200413.1%
Q3 200415.1%
Q2 200412.7%
Q1 200412.4%
Q4 200312.1%
Q3 200314.9%
Q2 200313.2%
Q1 200313.6%
Q4 200212.3%
Q3 200215.0%
Q2 200213.3%
Q1 200213.3%
Q4 200112.5%
Q3 200114.8%
Q2 200112.5%
Q1 200112.9%
Q4 200012.3%
Q3 200014.6%
Q2 200012.7%

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Source and licence

Publisher
Department for Education
Check it yourself
https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/neet-statistics-annual-brief
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0 – Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Retrieved
29 October 2026, 11:47 UTC
Raw files fetched

Verification

Verified against source, 29 October 2026, 11:49 UTC Run at 29 October 2026, 11:49 UTC; 103 of 103 figures matched the live source.

ResultCheckDetail
PassProvenance recordedDepartment for Education; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-29T11:47:10Z; 1 raw file(s)
PassRaw files match recorded SHA-2561 of 1 files intact
PassRe-parsing raw files reproduces figures103 of 103 figures and the headline reproduced
PassFigures are finite numbers103 figures, 0 invalid
PassLive source matches every figure103 of 103 figures match exactly after downloading 1 source file(s) again (1 byte-identical); the headline matches
PassEES data set is currentlatest period 2025 Q4 ended 302 days before retrieval (limit 540)
PassEES query API agrees103 of 103 figures match the EES query API (https://api.education.gov.uk/statistics/v1/data-sets/019cc380-4628-71be-bdc2-a01a95b64c89/query?indicators=6DPUr,23zBl,BfcQ7&filters.eq=S4uEV&geographicLevels.eq=NAT&pageSize=10000)
PassRate recomputed from count ÷ population103 of 103 figures match the rate from the query API's NEET count and population
PassMen and women add up to the total103 of 103 figures match the rate from men's and women's NEET counts and populations added together
PassSource page answershttps://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/neet-statistics-annual-brief – HTTP 200

Notes

  • Ages are academic ages, as at the 31st of August. Quarters are calendar quarters: Q4 is October to December.
  • Estimates from a sample survey: the DfE publishes a 95% confidence interval for each and advises caution over short-term changes.
  • The Labour Force Survey was reweighted from January 2019, which revised the estimates from then on and breaks the series there: compare levels either side of 2019 with caution.
  • Rates are seasonal, lowest in October to December and highest in July to September, so compare a quarter with the same quarter a year before.