Labour Party 2024 manifesto's pledge

Break down barriers to opportunity by reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain.

Made in Labour's 2024 general election manifesto, before the election that formed the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government.

Made 2024-06-13 · Where it was made · archived copy · Speaker's own words, quoted

What the official figures show

Children with a good level of development at the end of reception, England, 2023/24 (baseline)

67.7%

2026-10-23 · Department for Education, Early years foundation stage profile results · receipt

Children with a good level of development at the end of reception, England, 2024/25 (latest)

68.3%

2026-10-23 · Department for Education, Early years foundation stage profile results · receipt

Five-year-olds reaching a good level of development, by 2028 (target)

75%

2026-10-23 · HM Government, Plan for Change · receipt

Young people aged 16 to 24 not in education, employment or training (NEET), UK, April to June 2024 (baseline)

872000people

2026-10-23 · Office for National Statistics, Young people not in education, employment or training · receipt

Young people aged 16 to 24 not in education, employment or training (NEET), UK, April to June 2026 (latest)

981000people

2026-10-23 · Office for National Statistics, Young people not in education, employment or training · receipt

These figures are repeated from their sources and update automatically. We don't say whether the pledge has been kept.