Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA was 0.7676 LPIA in 2021. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in United Kingdom, 2013–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.7676 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 21.5% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United Kingdom peaked at 1.16 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7676 LPIA, in 2021.
United Kingdom ranks 5th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.06 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.07 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.16 LPIA | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9781 LPIA | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7676 LPIA | -21.5% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.7676 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3534 LPIA, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.7676 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2985 LPIA, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1 LPIA | 1.06 LPIA | 1.16 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8728 LPIA | 0.7676 LPIA | 0.9781 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.73 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.93 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United Kingdom?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United Kingdom was 0.7676 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7676 LPIA in 2021.
- How does United Kingdom rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- United Kingdom ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release