United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 84.8% against 73.3% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 11.5%.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 188th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 185th of 219 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland averaged higher in 2 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.2% | 91.6% | 4.6% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 92.9% | 88.2% | 4.6% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 86.8% | 2.6% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 87.9% | 6.7% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 83.9% | 8.6% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 84.6% | 11.9% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 84.8% against 73.3% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 11.5%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 188th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 185th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, 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