Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 LPIA in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 95 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2009
All-time low
1 LPIA
in 2017
Years of data
9
2009–2021
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in United Kingdom, 2009–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 1 LPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in United Kingdom peaked at 1 LPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1 LPIA, in 2017.
United Kingdom ranks 6th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 3 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Brunei 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Belgium 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Bulgaria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Czechia 1 LPIA
- 6 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 France 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Greece 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Croatia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Hungary 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Italy 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Lithuania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Portugal 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Romania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 6 United States 1 LPIA compare
More education data for United Kingdom
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in United Kingdom?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in United Kingdom was 1 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2017.
- How does United Kingdom rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- United Kingdom ranks 6th out of 95 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release