United Kingdom's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 100.6 % in 2000 to 102.2 % in 2023.
United Kingdom · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
United Kingdom's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 101.2 % in 2000 to 112.1 % in 2023.
United Kingdom's tertiary enrolment rose from 57.4 % in 2000 to 80.4 % in 2023.
United Kingdom's children out of school, primary rose from 2,385 in 2000 to 3,326 in 2023.
United Kingdom's primary completion rate rose from 98.9 % in 2015 to 101.1 % in 2023.
United Kingdom's tertiary attainment rose from 22.6 % in 1997 to 54.8 % in 2025.
Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)
% of population ages 25–34
6th of 45 · 3rd in Europe & C. Asia
United Kingdom's tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) rose from 24.7 % in 1997 to 61.2 % in 2025.
At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)
% of population ages 25–64
25th of 40 · 20th in Europe & C. Asia
United Kingdom's at least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose from 59.1 % in 1997 to 83.4 % in 2025.
United Kingdom's expected years of schooling rose from 14.7 yrs in 1994 to 17.8 yrs in 2023.
United Kingdom's mean years of schooling (ages 25+) rose from 1.0 yrs in 1875 to 12.9 yrs in 2020.
United Kingdom's learning poverty fell from 7.2 % in 2006 to 3.4 % in 2021.
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Education spendingup +0.5 pts25th of 168*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −2.2 pts94th of 163*
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +0.5 %50th of 135
›No data available (2)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for United Kingdom.
- Adult literacyNo data
- Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)No data