# United Kingdom 16-17 year old total not in FTE: All persons: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom 16-17 year old total not in FTE: All persons: 000s: SA () was up 24.0% year on year in July 2026, compared with 25.4% in June 2026.
The level stood at 279.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.4% (Mar 2021) to 38.1% (Aug 2019), averaging 4.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-16-17.ITEM-JN69.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- 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-not-in-fte-all-persons-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 279.0 thousands | 24.0 |
| June 2026 | 262.0 thousands | 25.4 |
| May 2026 | 260.0 thousands | 13.0 |
| April 2026 | 256.0 thousands | 14.3 |
| March 2026 | 256.0 thousands | 19.1 |
| February 2026 | 244.0 thousands | 11.4 |
| January 2026 | 226.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| December 2025 | 217.0 thousands | −5.7 |
| November 2025 | 205.0 thousands | −10.5 |
| October 2025 | 218.0 thousands | −9.2 |
| September 2025 | 219.0 thousands | −6.4 |
| August 2025 | 219.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| July 2025 | 225.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| June 2025 | 209.0 thousands | −9.1 |
| May 2025 | 230.0 thousands | 4.1 |
| April 2025 | 224.0 thousands | 12.6 |
| March 2025 | 215.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2025 | 219.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| January 2025 | 226.0 thousands | 5.6 |
| December 2024 | 230.0 thousands | 7.0 |
| November 2024 | 229.0 thousands | 5.5 |
| October 2024 | 240.0 thousands | 6.7 |
| September 2024 | 234.0 thousands | 18.2 |
| August 2024 | 224.0 thousands | 12.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-16-17.ITEM-JN69.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-16-17.ITEM-JN69.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```