Collection

Statistics: NEET and participation

Young people’s participation in education, employment and training, and those not in education, employment or training (NEET).

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 22 August 2013
• Last updated: 25 June 2026 — See all updates

This collection contains:

• the annual publication of national participation figures of young people aged 16 to 21 (note prior to 2025, the release covered 16 to 18 year olds).
• the annual release of NEET (not in education, employment or training) and NET (not in education or training) figures based on results from the Labour Force Survey, which were previously published quarterly
• local authority figures for NEET and participation

The participation in education, training and employment and NEET statistics are now published on explore education statistics. You can find our archived statistics in the National Archives.

Participation in education, employment or training

• Participation in education, training and employment: 2025
  • 25 June 2026
  • Accredited official statistics
• Participation in education, training and employment: 2024
  • 26 June 2025
  • Accredited official statistics
• Participation in education, training and employment: 2023
  • 26 September 2024
  • Accredited official statistics
• Participation in education, training and employment: 2022
  • 19 October 2023
  • Accredited official statistics
• Participation in education, training and employment: 2021
  • 30 June 2022
  • Accredited official statistics
• Participation in education, training and employment: 2020
  • 24 June 2021
  • Accredited official statistics
• Participation in education, training and employment: 2019
  • 25 June 2020
  • Accredited official statistics
• Participation in education, training and employment: 2018
  • 27 June 2019
  • Accredited official statistics
• Participation in education, training and employment: 2017
  • 28 June 2018
  • Accredited official statistics
• Participation in education, training and employment: 2016
  • 29 June 2017
  • Accredited official statistics
• Participation in education, training and employment: 2015
  • 30 June 2016
  • Accredited official statistics
• Participation in education, training and employment: 2014
  • 25 June 2015
  • Accredited official statistics
• Participation in education, training and employment: 2013
  • 25 June 2014
  • Accredited official statistics
• Participation in education, training and employment: 2012
  • 13 March 2014
  • Accredited official statistics
• Participation in education, training and employment: 2011
  • 21 February 2013
  • Accredited official statistics
• Participation in education, training and employment: 2010
  • 30 June 2011
  • Accredited official statistics
• Participation in education, training and employment: 2009
  • 22 June 2010
  • Accredited official statistics

NEET age 16 to 24

• NEET age 16 to 24: 2025
  • 12 March 2026
  • Official Statistics
• NEET age 16 to 24: 2024
  • 20 March 2025
  • Official Statistics
• NEET age 16 to 24: 2023
  • 28 March 2024
  • Official Statistics
• NEET age 16 to 24: 2022
  • 2 March 2023
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET age 16 to 24: 2021
  • 3 March 2022
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics annual brief: 2020
  • 11 March 2021
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics annual brief: 2019
  • 5 March 2020
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics annual brief: 2018
  • 28 June 2019
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: October to December 2017
  • 1 March 2018
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: July to September 2017
  • 23 November 2017
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: April to June 2017
  • 24 August 2017
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: January to March 2017
  • 25 May 2017
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: October to December 2016
  • 23 February 2017
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: July to September 2016
  • 24 November 2016
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: April to June 2016
  • 25 August 2016
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: January to March 2016
  • 26 May 2016
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: October to December 2015
  • 25 February 2016
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: July to September 2015
  • 19 November 2015
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: April to June 2015
  • 20 August 2015
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: January to March 2015
  • 21 May 2015
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: October to December 2014
  • 26 February 2015
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: July to September 2014
  • 20 November 2014
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: April to June 2014
  • 21 August 2014
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: January to March 2014
  • 22 May 2014
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: October to December 2013
  • 27 February 2014
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: July to September 2013
  • 10 December 2013
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: April to June 2013
  • 22 August 2013
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: January to March 2013
  • 23 May 2013
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics: quarterly brief - October to December 2012
  • 28 February 2013
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics: quarterly brief - July to September 2012
  • 22 November 2012
  • Accredited official statistics
• NEET statistics: quarterly brief - April to June 2012
  • 22 August 2012
  • Official Statistics
• NEET statistics: quarterly brief - January to March 2012
  • 24 May 2012
  • Official Statistics
• NEET statistics: quarterly brief - October to December 2011
  • 23 February 2012
  • Official Statistics
• NEET statistics: quarterly brief - July to September 2011
  • 24 November 2011
  • Official Statistics
• NEET statistics: quarterly brief - April to June 2011
  • 24 August 2011
  • Official Statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief - January to March 2011
  • 26 May 2011
  • Official Statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief: October to December 2010
  • 24 February 2011
  • Official Statistics
• NEET statistics: quarterly brief - July to September 2010
  • 23 November 2010
  • Official Statistics
• NEET statistics quarterly brief - April to June 2010
  • 18 August 2010
  • Official Statistics
• NEET statistics: quarterly brief - January to March 2010
  • 20 May 2010
  • Official Statistics

Local authority figures: NEET and participation

• NEET and participation: local authority figures
  • 2 July 2026
  • Transparency data

• Last updated: 25 June 2026
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  1. 25 June 2026

     Added 'Participation in education, training and employment: 2025'.

  2. 12 March 2026

     Added 'NEET age 16 to 24: 2025'.

  3. 26 June 2025

     Added 'Participation in education, training and employment: 2024'.

  4. 20 March 2025

     Added ‘NEET age 16 to 24: 2024’.

  5. 26 September 2024

     Added 'Participation in education, training and employment: 2023'.

  6. 28 March 2024

     Added ‘NEET age 16 to 24: 2023’.

  7. 19 October 2023

     Added 'Participation in education, training and employment: 2022'.

  8. 2 March 2023

     Added ‘NEET age 16 to 24: 2022’.

  9. 30 June 2022

     Added 'Participation in education, training and employment: 2021' to 'Participation in education, employment or training'.

  10. 3 March 2022

      Added 'NEET age 16 to 24: 2021' to the 'NEET age 16 to 24' section. Reorganised pages in other sections.

  11. 12 August 2021

      Added 'NEET and participation: local authority figures'.

  12. 24 June 2021

      Added 'Participation in education, training and employment: 2020'.

  13. 11 March 2021

      Added 'NEET statistics annual brief: 2020' to NEET 2020 data.

  14. 16 February 2021

      Updated to include link to Explore Education Statistics.

  15. 25 June 2020

      Added 'Participation in education, training and employment: 2019' to 'Participation in education, employment or training'.

  16. 5 March 2020

      Added 'NEET statistics annual brief: 2019'.

  17. 27 June 2019

      Added 'Participation in education, training and employment: 2018' to 'Participation in education, employment or training'.

  18. 28 February 2019

      Added document 'NEET statistics annual brief: 2018' under 'NEET: 2018 data'.

  19. 28 June 2018

      Added ‘Participation in education, training and employment: 2017’ to group ‘Participation in education, employment or training’.

  20. 27 February 2018

      Added October to December 2017 quarterly brief.

  21. 23 November 2017

      Added 'NEET statistics quarterly brief: July to September 2017'.

  22. 24 August 2017

      Updated to include April to June 2017 NEET data.

  23. 29 June 2017

      Added 'Participation in education, training and employment: 2016'.

  24. 25 May 2017

      Added 'NEET statistics quarterly brief: January to March 2017'.

  25. 23 February 2017

      Added 'NEET statistics quarterly brief: October to December 2016'.

  26. 24 November 2016

      Added 'NEET statistics quarterly brief: July to September 2016' to the 'NEET: 2016 to 2017 data' collection.

  27. 25 August 2016

      Added 'NEET statistics quarterly brief: April to June 2016' to 'NEET: 2016 to 2017 data '.

  28. 30 June 2016

      Added 'Participation in education, training and employment: 2015'.

  29. 26 May 2016

      Added 'NEET statistics quarterly brief: January to March 2016'.

  30. 25 February 2016

      Added 'NEET statistics quarterly brief: October to December 2015'.

  31. 19 November 2015

      Added 'NEET statistics quarterly brief: July to September 2015'.

  32. 25 June 2015

      Added 'Participation in education, training and employment: age 16 to 18'.

  33. 21 May 2015

      Added 'NEET statistics: quarterly brief, January to March 2015'.

  34. 26 February 2015

      Added 'NEET statistics quarterly brief: October to December 2014'.

  35. 21 August 2014

      Added Q2 NEET report

  36. 25 June 2014

      Added statistics for 'Participation in education, training and employment, age 16 to 18' to the collection.

  37. 27 February 2014

      Added 'NEET statistics quarterly brief: October to December 2013'.

  38. 10 December 2013

      Added NEET statistics quarterly brief: July to September 2013.

  39. 21 November 2013

      Added July to September 2013 NEET quarterly brief.

  40. 22 August 2013

      First published.