Data set from NEET age 16 to 24

NEET and NET Estimates from the LFS

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Published 12 March 2026

Last updated 12 March 2026

Not in employment, education and training (NEET) and not in education and training (NET) estimates for England and the English regions ages 16-24.

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Data set details

• Theme: Destination of pupils and students
• Publication: NEET age 16 to 24
• API data set ID: 019cc380-4628-71be-bdc2-a01a95b64c89; How do I use this ID?
• Release: Calendar year 2025
• Number of rows: 4,017
• Geographic levels: National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Population (ONS estimate)
  • Sample size
  • Number NEET
• Filters:
  • Age
  • Quarter
  • Sex
• Time period: 2000 to 2025

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	quarter	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	sex	age	population_count	sample_size_count	neet_count	neet_count_ci_plusminus	neet_count_lower	neet_count_upper	neet_percent	neet_percent_ci_plusminus	neet_percent_lower	neet_percent_upper	neet_percent_annual_change	neet_percent_annual_change_ci_plusminus	neet_percent_annual_change_lower	neet_percent_annual_change_upper	net_count	net_count_ci_plusminus	net_count_lower	net_count_upper	net_percent	net_percent_ci_plusminus	net_percent_lower	net_percent_upper	net_percent_annual_change	net_percent_annual_change_ci_plusminus	net_percent_annual_change_lower	net_percent_annual_change_upper	employment_rate_net_percent	employment_rate_net_percent_ci_plusminus	employment_rate_net_percent_lower	employment_rate_net_percent_upper	ilo_unemployed_less_6months_count	ilo_unemployed_less_6months_count_ci_plusminus	ilo_unemployed_less_6months_count_lower	ilo_unemployed_less_6months_count_upper	ilo_unemployed_more_6months_count	ilo_unemployed_more_6months_count_ci_plusminus	ilo_unemployed_more_6months_count_lower	ilo_unemployed_more_6months_count_upper	ilo_unemployed_more_12months_count	ilo_unemployed_more_12months_count_ci_plusminus	ilo_unemployed_more_12months_count_lower	ilo_unemployed_more_12months_count_upper	inactive_wants_a_job_count	inactive_wants_a_job_count_ci_plusminus	inactive_wants_a_job_count_lower	inactive_wants_a_job_count_upper	inactive_does_not_want_a_job_count	inactive_does_not_want_a_job_count_ci_plusminus	inactive_does_not_want_a_job_count_lower	inactive_does_not_want_a_job_count_upper	inactive_look_after_fam_home_count	inactive_look_after_fam_home_count_ci_plusminus	inactive_look_after_fam_home_count_lower	inactive_look_after_fam_home_count_upper	inactive_longterm_temp_sick_count	inactive_longterm_temp_sick_count_ci_plusminus	inactive_longterm_temp_sick_count_lower	inactive_longterm_temp_sick_count_upper	inactive_other_count	inactive_other_count_ci_plusminus	inactive_other_count_lower	inactive_other_count_upper	ilo_unemployed_less_6months_percent	ilo_unemployed_less_6months_percent_ci_plusminus	ilo_unemployed_less_6months_percent_lower	ilo_unemployed_less_6months_percent_upper	ilo_unemployed_more_6months_percent	ilo_unemployed_more_6months_percent_ci_plusminus	ilo_unemployed_more_6months_percent_lower	ilo_unemployed_more_6months_percent_upper	ilo_unemployed_more_12months_percent	ilo_unemployed_more_12months_percent_ci_plusminus	ilo_unemployed_more_12months_percent_lower	ilo_unemployed_more_12months_percent_upper	inactive_wants_a_job_percent	inactive_wants_a_job_percent_ci_plusminus	inactive_wants_a_job_lower	inactive_wants_a_job_upper	inactive_does_not_want_a_job_percent	inactive_does_not_want_a_job_percent_ci_plusminus	inactive_does_not_want_a_job_percent_lower	inactive_does_not_want_a_job_percent_upper	inactive_look_after_fam_home_percent	inactive_look_after_fam_home_percent_ci_plusminus	inactive_look_after_fam_home_percent_lower	inactive_look_after_fam_home_percent_upper	inactive_longterm_temp_sick_percent	inactive_longterm_temp_sick_percent_ci_plusminus	inactive_longterm_temp_sick_percent_lower	inactive_longterm_temp_sick_percent_upper	inactive_other_percent	inactive_other_percent_ci_plusminus	inactive_other_percent_lower	inactive_other_percent_upper
2025	Calendar year	Q4	National	E92000001	England			Total	16	703524	759	23448.3688104539	8984.00754966703	14464.3612607869	32432.376360121	3.33298776025465	1.27700086275195	2.0559868975027	4.6099886230066	0.135508747254652	1.89549170679453	-1.75998295953988	2.03100045404918	25926.3688104539	9429.57176904297	16496.797041411	35355.9405794969	3.68521454995905	1.34033405669785	2.34488049326121	5.0255486066569	0.487735536959054	1.93872457832507	-1.45098904136602	2.42646011528412	9.55783672644828	2.09170511243871	7.46613161400958	11.649541838887	2552	3009.02539994	0	5561.02539994	760	1644.17004890073	0	2404.17004890073	0	0	0	0	10446.3021912172	6053.51242240617	4392.78976881105	16499.8146136234	9690.06661923673	5833.46145892445	3856.60516031227	15523.5280781612	1713.17613666147	2466.86976753143	0	4180.0459041929	2462.69689852094	2956.09687963296	0	5418.79377815389	15960.4957752715	7452.7195768312	8507.77619844034	23413.2153521027	0.362745265264582	0.427707569313911	0	0.790452834578493	0.10802758683428	0.233704898326245	0	0.341732485160525	0	0	0	0	1.48485370665638	0.860455709031414	0.624397997624963	2.34530941568779	1.37736120149941	0.829177321445246	0.548183880054166	2.20653852294466	0.243513531402123	0.350644721080081	0	0.594158252482204	0.350051582962477	0.420184226783018	0	0.770235809745495	2.26864979379119	1.05934119899694	1.20930859479426	3.32799099278813
2025	Calendar year	Q4	National	E92000001	England			Total	17	705122	776	33386	10536.7510014711	22849.2489985289	43922.7510014711	4.73478348427648	1.49431601928051	3.24046746499597	6.22909950355699	-1.16078956372352	2.47863981203861	-3.63942937576213	1.31785024831509	57706	13599.6399480914	44106.3600519086	71305.6399480914	8.18383201772176	1.92869318332025	6.25513883440151	10.112525201042	-0.522891460278244	3.05331129380289	-3.57620275408113	2.53041983352464	42.1446643329983	3.47430722233069	38.6703571106676	45.618971555329	7797	5188.07917954684	2608.92082045316	12985.0791795468	5681	4435.19938642705	1245.80061357295	10116.1993864271	3689	3579.09013235769	109.909867642308	7268.09013235769	6416	4710.90801939586	1705.09198060414	11126.9080193959	13492	6796.73423337214	6695.26576662786	20288.7342333721	1095	1953.56078042492	0	3048.56078042492	7486	5084.6909775428	2401.3090224572	12570.6909775428	11327	6237.32313254024	5089.67686745976	17564.3231325402	1.10576609437799	0.735770431151892	0.369995663226103	1.84153652552989	0.805676180859482	0.628997448161744	0.176678732697739	1.43467362902123	0.523171876639787	0.507584521878156	0.015587354761631	1.03075639851794	0.909913461783918	0.668098289288359	0.241815172495559	1.57801175107228	1.91342774725509	0.963908973677199	0.949518773577886	2.87733672093228	0.155292275662935	0.27705287601648	0	0.432345151679415	1.06166025170112	0.721107975292616	0.340552276408508	1.78276822699374	1.60638868167494	0.884573610317114	0.72181507135783	2.49096229199206
2025	Calendar year	Q4	National	E92000001	England			Total	18	693236	668	90375	17701.1136334179	72673.8863665821	108076.113633418	13.0366859193695	2.55340369418465	10.4832822251848	15.5900896135541	-1.71927930063055	4.10696562636635	-5.8262449269969	2.3876863257358	200657.750359827	23841.4917308981	176816.258628929	224499.242090725	28.945085131157	3.4391594970397	25.5059256341173	32.3842446281967	-4.45398147884304	5.48872324272361	-9.94270472156665	1.03474176388058	54.960623331052	3.77302645751986	51.1875968735321	58.7336497885718	36526	11745.0727794728	24780.9272205272	48271.0727794728	16473	8007.04912108965	8465.95087891035	24480.0491210896	7422	5410.42633509082	2011.57366490918	12832.4263350908	13900	7369.15268740575	6530.84731259425	21269.1526874057	23476	9509.10173632402	13966.898263676	32985.101736324	2017	2831.57860963987	0	4848.57860963987	13649	7303.66404546466	6345.33595453534	20952.6640454647	21710	9156.49300507569	12553.5069949243	30866.4930050757	5.26891275121315	1.69423872670675	3.5746740245064	6.96315147791991	2.37624705006664	1.15502500174394	1.2212220483227	3.53127205181059	1.07063106936166	0.780459516685634	0.290171552676026	1.85109058604729	2.00508917598047	1.06300779062336	0.942081385357115	3.06809696660383	3.38643694210918	1.37169762336694	2.01473931874224	4.75813456547612	0.290954307046951	0.408458102239334	0	0.699412409286285	1.96888216999694	1.05356098723446	0.915321182762485	3.0224431572314	3.13168964104576	1.32083345427469	1.81085618677107	4.45252309532045
2025	Calendar year	Q4	National	E92000001	England			Total	19	673788	580	97354	19279.4113289754	78074.5886710246	116633.411328975	14.4487583631647	2.8613467929045	11.5874115702602	17.3101051560692	2.44653391316467	4.32419358088185	-1.87765966771718	6.77072749404652	238676	26226.9012144355	212449.098785565	264902.901214435	35.4230113923074	3.89245596752027	31.5305554247871	39.3154673598276	-0.721922287692628	6.17426630506095	-6.89618859275358	5.45234401736833	59.2108129849671	3.99958666102264	55.2112263239444	63.2103996459897	24686	10302.0561007412	14383.9438992588	34988.0561007412	16619	8505.17106122622	8113.82893877378	25124.1710612262	15146	8128.60015917098	7017.39984082902	23274.600159171	20237	9359.54813533321	10877.4518646668	29596.5481353332	35812	12301.5130917171	23510.4869082829	48113.5130917171	2193	3123.31018558947	0	5316.31018558947	23575	10076.1761098729	13498.8238901271	33651.1761098729	30281	11360.6667065489	18920.3332934511	41641.6667065489	3.6637636764086	1.52897589460501	2.13478778180359	5.19273957101361	2.46650281690977	1.26229185756146	1.20421095934831	3.72879467447123	2.2478880597458	1.20640322463015	1.04148483511565	3.45429128437594	3.00346696587057	1.38909391905662	1.61437304681395	4.39256088492719	5.31502490397573	1.8257245738596	3.48930033011613	7.14074947783533	0.325473294270601	0.463544940780997	0	0.789018235051599	3.49887501706768	1.49545199823577	2.00342301883191	4.99432701530346	4.49414355850802	1.6860892011358	2.80805435737222	6.18023275964382
2025	Calendar year	Q4	National	E92000001	England			Total	20	688430	538	86382	19270.4617011676	67111.5382988324	105652.461701168	12.5476809552169	2.79918970718411	9.74849124803283	15.3468706624011	0.247825975216942	4.44334432512361	-4.19551834990667	4.69117030034056	283356.945990439	28628.4966115668	254728.449378873	311985.442602006	41.1598776913324	4.15851961877996	37.0013580725524	45.3183973101123	2.87882980133237	6.5859659329333	-3.70713613160094	9.46479573426567	69.5147758958009	3.88998738568486	65.624788510116	73.4047632814857	17287	9101.90465748112	8185.09534251888	26388.9046574811	14271	8288.44967574322	5982.55032425678	22559.4496757432	10427	7104.94021786412	3322.05978213588	17531.9402178641	20259	9831.45389602713	10427.5461039729	30090.4538960271	34565	12703.6131363246	21861.3868636754	47268.6131363246	8402	6387.33463552591	2014.66536447409	14789.3346355259	24518	10781.0910322103	13736.9089677897	35299.0910322103	21904	10210.2222696594	11693.7777303406	32114.2222696594	2.51107592638322	1.32212493027339	1.18895099610983	3.83320085665661	2.07297764478596	1.2039640451089	0.869013599677059	3.27694168989486	1.51460569702076	1.03204976800316	0.482555929017602	2.54665546502391	2.94278285373967	1.42809783072021	1.51468502301946	4.37088068445988	5.02084453030809	1.84530208391914	3.17554244638895	6.86614661422723	1.22045814389263	0.927811779778032	0.292646364114593	2.14826992367066	3.56143689263977	1.56604027021053	1.99539662242925	5.1274771628503	3.18173234751536	1.483116986427	1.69861536108836	4.66484933394236

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 97 variables

Variable name	Variable description
age	Age - Filter by age
employment_rate_net_percent	Employment rate as a percentage of the NET group
employment_rate_net_percent_ci_plusminus	Confidence interval (95%) for the employment rate of the NET group
employment_rate_net_percent_lower	Lower bound employment rate of the NET group
employment_rate_net_percent_upper	Upper bound employment rate of the NET group

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1. LFS data has been reweighted from January 2019 onwards. There is a discontinuity in the timeseries at this point and comparisons to earlier data should be considered with caution.
2. All estimates should be viewed alongside associated 95% confidence intervals as shown in the underlying data.

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