# United Kingdom LFS: Econ. inactivity rate: Aged 18-24: Not in full-time educ.: : Male: %: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Econ. inactivity rate: Aged 18-24: Not in full-time educ.: : Male: %: SA () was 13.7% in July 2026, down 1.4 percentage points from June 2026 and down 3.8 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the lowest reading since May 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 9.7% (Dec 2018) to 17.8% (Jan 2024), averaging 13.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-18-24.EDUC-OUT-FTE.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M`
- 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-18-24-not-in-full-time-educ-male-pct-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 13.7% |
| June 2026 | 15.1% |
| May 2026 | 15.4% |
| April 2026 | 16.0% |
| March 2026 | 15.7% |
| February 2026 | 16.1% |
| January 2026 | 15.6% |
| December 2025 | 14.3% |
| November 2025 | 15.0% |
| October 2025 | 14.9% |
| September 2025 | 15.9% |
| August 2025 | 16.1% |
| July 2025 | 17.5% |
| June 2025 | 16.3% |
| May 2025 | 15.8% |
| April 2025 | 16.1% |
| March 2025 | 16.0% |
| February 2025 | 15.6% |
| January 2025 | 15.7% |
| December 2024 | 16.1% |
| November 2024 | 16.4% |
| October 2024 | 16.8% |
| September 2024 | 16.5% |
| August 2024 | 16.5% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-18-24.EDUC-OUT-FTE.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-18-24.EDUC-OUT-FTE.MEASURE-RATE.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```