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

United Kingdom 16-17 year old total not in FTE: Males: 000s: SA () was up 18.3% year on year in July 2026, compared with 18.1% in June 2026.
The level stood at 155.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −39.1% (Mar 2021) to 55.2% (Jun 2024), averaging 4.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-16-17.ITEM-JN6C.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-not-in-fte-males-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| July 2026 | 155.0 thousands | 18.3 |
| June 2026 | 150.0 thousands | 18.1 |
| May 2026 | 149.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| April 2026 | 141.0 thousands | 6.8 |
| March 2026 | 141.0 thousands | 10.2 |
| February 2026 | 134.0 thousands | 4.7 |
| January 2026 | 122.0 thousands | −6.2 |
| December 2025 | 118.0 thousands | −7.1 |
| November 2025 | 107.0 thousands | −15.7 |
| October 2025 | 120.0 thousands | −7.7 |
| September 2025 | 121.0 thousands | −11.7 |
| August 2025 | 125.0 thousands | −8.8 |
| July 2025 | 131.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| June 2025 | 127.0 thousands | −5.9 |
| May 2025 | 140.0 thousands | 13.8 |
| April 2025 | 132.0 thousands | 22.2 |
| March 2025 | 128.0 thousands | 6.7 |
| February 2025 | 128.0 thousands | 9.4 |
| January 2025 | 130.0 thousands | 5.7 |
| December 2024 | 127.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 127.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| October 2024 | 130.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| September 2024 | 137.0 thousands | 21.2 |
| August 2024 | 137.0 thousands | 37.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-16-17.ITEM-JN6C.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.EMPLOY.M.SA.AGE-16-17.ITEM-JN6C.MEASURE-LEVEL.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```