Percentage of young people who were NEET UK 2001-2024
As of the first quarter of 2024, approximately 15 percent of 18 to 24-year-old's in the United Kingdom were not in education, employment or training (NEET) compared with 4.4 percent of 16 to 17-year-old's. During this time period, the share of people who were NEET reached a peak in Q3 2011, when 16.9 percent of young people in the UK fell into this category.