Out-of-school adolescents in United Kingdom
In United Kingdom, 1.3% of adolescents of lower secondary school age were not in school in 2023.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
United Kingdom, 2023
1.3%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2022
+0.4percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
1.2%
Position in 2023
110th of 143
Out-of-school adolescents in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
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% of adolescents of lower secondary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2022 | 1.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2021 | 1.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2020 | 1.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2019 | 1.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2018 | 1.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2017 | 1.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2015 | 1.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2014 | 1.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2013 | 1.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2012 | 5.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2011 | 1.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2010 | 0.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2009 | 0.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2008 | 1.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2007 | 3.2%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2006 | 1.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2005 | 0.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2004 | 0.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2003 | 0.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2002 | 0.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2001 | 0.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
Flags: nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 1.0% in 2022.
- Since 2012, when it was 5.0%, the figure has changed by −3.7 percentage points.
- Among the 143 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 110th highest value.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Out-of-school children
0.1%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
5.2%nat_est (National estimate)
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
49.4%
2019 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
10.9%
2019 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
14.8%
2019 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
14.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT