NEET by characteristics
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National, regional and local authority NEET estimates by (academic) age, gender, ethnic group and special educational needs and disability (SEND).
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Data set details
- Theme
- Destination of pupils and students
- Publication
- Participation in education, training and NEET age 16 to 17 by local authority
- Release
- Academic year 2025/26
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 28,390
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Cohort number
- Number NEET
- Number activity not known
- Filters
- Characteristic
- age
- Time period
- 2019 to 2026
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | age | characteristic_grouping | characteristic | avg_cohort_count | avg_neet_nk_count | avg_neet_count | avg_nk_count | neet_nk_percent | neet_percent | nk_percent | annual_change_neet_nk_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | sex | Female | 321870 | 11800 | 7350 | 4460 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | |||||
| 2026 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | 17 | sex | Female | 327450 | 21730 | 12470 | 9260 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.2 | |||||
| 2026 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 | sex | Male | 338710 | 15250 | 9810 | 5440 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0 | |||||
| 2026 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | 17 | sex | Male | 346100 | 28380 | 16280 | 12100 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 0.2 | |||||
| 2026 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | 16 to 17 | sex | Female | 649310 | 33540 | 19820 | 13720 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age | age - filter by age |
| annual_change_neet_nk_percent | Annual change in NEET/not known rate (percentage point change) |
| avg_cohort_count | Cohort number |
| avg_neet_count | Number NEET |
| avg_neet_nk_count | Number NEET/activity not known |
Footnotes
- Caution should be applied when using these figures due to the estimates being based on management information. There is considerable variation in how well 16 and 17 year olds are tracked at local authority level .
- Numeric data has been rounded to the nearest 10 for national and regional figures to avoid secondary disclosure.
- Indicators based on a cohort of 5 or less, have been suppressed and shown as 'c'.
- All characteristics data for the Isles of Scilly and City of London have been suppressed with 'c' due to risk of disclosure because of small cohorts.
- Peterborough's NEET/activity not known data for 2026 has been suppressed as complete data returns were not available for the relevant reporting period.
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If you have a specific enquiry about NEET by characteristics statistics and data:
Post 16 Participation, NEET and Attainment Statistics
Email: post16.statistics@education.gov.ukContact name: Post 16 statistics team