GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 vs United Kingdom: Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
13.6%
in 2019
United Kingdom
80.0%
in 2023
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
8th
United Kingdom rank
5th
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education over time
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 80.0% against 13.6% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, a difference of 66.4%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 5.9 times GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 10 groups.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 76.6% | 63.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 80.0% | 66.4% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education, GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 80.0% against 13.6% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education between GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and United Kingdom?
- 66.4%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and United Kingdom?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
- How do GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 and United Kingdom rank globally for proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 10 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education prepared for the future in mathematics, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release