Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male was 1.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2013–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 1.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2014.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 17th out of 63 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.2% | — |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 790,556 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1.4% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2014.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.