# United Kingdom 16-17 year old total in FTE: Males: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom 16-17 year old total in FTE: Males: 000s: SA () was down 3.1% year on year in July 2026, compared with −3.0% in June 2026.
The level stood at 683.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since January 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.1% (Aug 2017) to 11.0% (Mar 2021), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-16-17.ITEM-JN63.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/16-17-year-old-total-in-fte-males-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 683.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| June 2026 | 687.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| May 2026 | 688.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2026 | 696.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2026 | 696.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2026 | 703.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| January 2026 | 715.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| December 2025 | 719.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| November 2025 | 730.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| October 2025 | 716.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| September 2025 | 715.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| August 2025 | 711.0 thousands | 3.6 |
| July 2025 | 705.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| June 2025 | 708.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| May 2025 | 694.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| April 2025 | 701.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| March 2025 | 704.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| February 2025 | 702.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| January 2025 | 699.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| December 2024 | 701.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| November 2024 | 699.0 thousands | 3.2 |
| October 2024 | 695.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| September 2024 | 686.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| August 2024 | 686.0 thousands | −1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-16-17.ITEM-JN63.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-16-17.ITEM-JN63.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```