# United Kingdom LFS: Econ. inactivity rate: Aged 16-17: Not in full-time educ.: : All: %: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Econ. inactivity rate: Aged 16-17: Not in full-time educ.: : All: %: SA () was 63.8% in July 2026, up 1.1 percentage points from June 2026 and up 13.7 percentage points from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 31.3% (Feb 2017) to 63.8% (May 2026), averaging 47.3%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-17.EDUC-OUT-FTE.MEASURE-RATE`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1992-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (412 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-econ-inactivity-rate-aged-16-17-not-in-full-time-educ-all-pct-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 63.8% |
| June 2026 | 62.7% |
| May 2026 | 63.8% |
| April 2026 | 62.3% |
| March 2026 | 63.2% |
| February 2026 | 63.7% |
| January 2026 | 62.1% |
| December 2025 | 62.3% |
| November 2025 | 57.5% |
| October 2025 | 58.0% |
| September 2025 | 52.7% |
| August 2025 | 53.5% |
| July 2025 | 50.1% |
| June 2025 | 48.5% |
| May 2025 | 48.3% |
| April 2025 | 44.8% |
| March 2025 | 52.2% |
| February 2025 | 53.1% |
| January 2025 | 49.2% |
| December 2024 | 49.6% |
| November 2024 | 47.4% |
| October 2024 | 51.4% |
| September 2024 | 48.5% |
| August 2024 | 50.7% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-17.EDUC-OUT-FTE.MEASURE-RATE"

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