Out-of-school youth in United Kingdom
In United Kingdom, 5.2% of young people of upper secondary school age were not in school in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2012.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
United Kingdom, 2023
5.2%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2022
+0.4percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
5.8%
Position in 2023
124th of 148
Out-of-school youth in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of youth of upper 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 | 5.2%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2022 | 4.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2021 | 4.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2020 | 5.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2019 | 4.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2018 | 3.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2017 | 1.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2015 | 0.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2014 | 0.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2013 | 4.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2012 | 8.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2011 | 8.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2010 | 5.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2009 | 7.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2008 | 8.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2007 | 9.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2006 | 9.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2005 | 4.5%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2004 | 3.8%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2003 | 7.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2002 | 7.2%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2001 | 9.6%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
Flags: uis_est UIS estimate; nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 4.8% in 2022.
- Since 2012, when it was 8.3%, the figure has changed by −3.1 percentage points.
- Among the 148 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 124th highest value.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Out-of-school adolescents
1.3%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
Primary completion (UIS)
99.8%
2019 · UNESCO UIS