Department for Education · 2016 to 2025 · percent

Young people not in education, employment or training

Young people not in education, employment or training: 2016 to 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%5%10%201620182020202220242016: 11.3% percent · published 4 August 20262017: 11% percent · published 4 August 20262018: 11.3% percent · published 4 August 20262019: 11.2% percent · published 4 August 20262020: 11.9% percent · published 4 August 20262021: 10.7% percent · published 4 August 20262022: 12.5% percent · published 4 August 20262023: 12.1% percent · published 4 August 20262024: 13.6% percent · published 4 August 20262025: 13.3% percent · published 4 August 2026

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Source: Department for Education, Explore Education Statistics: absence, SEN, attainment, apprenticeships, NEET, class sizes, Explore Education Statistics: releases to August 2026 (published 4 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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