The number of young people not in education, employment, or training (NEET) in the United Kingdom was 946,000 in the third quarter of 2024, compared with 872,000 in the previous quarter.
Number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2001 to 3rd quarter 2024
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of NEETs in thousands
Q3 2024
946
Q2 2024
872
Q1 2024
900
Q4 2023
851
Q3 2023
871
Q2 2023
798
Q1 2023
812
Q4 2022
831
Q3 2022
761
Q2 2022
711
Q1 2022
707
Q4 2021
694
Q3 2021
708
Q2 2021
644
Q1 2021
724
Q4 2020
798
Q3 2020
773
Q2 2020
791
Q1 2020
774
Q4 2019
763
Q3 2019
800
Q2 2019
792
Q1 2019
764
Q4 2018
788
Q3 2018
758
Q2 2018
778
Q1 2018
798
Q4 2017
793
Q3 2017
796
Q2 2017
791
Q1 2017
795
Q4 2016
822
Q3 2016
860
Q2 2016
844
Q1 2016
866
Q4 2015
858
Q3 2015
856
Q2 2015
919
Q1 2015
934
Q4 2014
971
Q3 2014
967
Q2 2014
963
Q1 2014
979
Q4 2013
1,038
Q3 2013
1,092
Q2 2013
1,089
Q1 2013
1,100
Q4 2012
1,084
Q3 2012
1,104
Q2 2012
1,192
Q1 2012
1,193
Q4 2011
1,212
Q3 2011
1,246
Q2 2011
1,164
Q1 2011
1,125
Q4 2010
1,164
Q3 2010
1,120
Q2 2010
1,074
Q1 2010
1,128
Q4 2009
1,083
Q3 2009
1,122
Q2 2009
1,128
Q1 2009
1,097
Q4 2008
1,025
Q3 2008
1,034
Q2 2008
998
Q1 2008
965
Q4 2007
965
Q3 2007
983
Q2 2007
1,004
Q1 2007
1,000
Q4 2006
979
Q3 2006
1,006
Q2 2006
1,022
Q1 2006
984
Q4 2005
1,003
Q3 2005
935
Q2 2005
947
Q1 2005
925
Q4 2004
922
Q3 2004
918
Q2 2004
879
Q1 2004
836
Q4 2003
847
Q3 2003
877
Q2 2003
891
Q1 2003
893
Q4 2002
836
Q3 2002
873
Q2 2002
873
Q1 2002
859
Q4 2001
833
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 21, 2024). Number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2001 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282058/number-of-people-who-are-neet-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2001 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282058/number-of-people-who-are-neet-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2001 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282058/number-of-people-who-are-neet-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (Neet) in The United Kingdom from 4th Quarter 2001 to 3rd Quarter 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282058/number-of-people-who-are-neet-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2001 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282058/number-of-people-who-are-neet-uk/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2001 to 3rd quarter 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282058/number-of-people-who-are-neet-uk/