Young people NEET, number during the Labour 2024– government
2023 → 2025 · 2 periods
↑ 14.5%+106,563 people
Young people NEET, number rose by 14.5% over the period, from 733,330 people (2023, the level when the government took office) to 839,893 (2025, the latest available).
Inherited level 2023: 733,330
Latest 2025: 839,893
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
The estimated number of 16 to 24 year olds in England not in education, employment or training in the October to December quarter.
Doesn’t measure: Who they are individually: it is a survey-weighted estimate, not a register.