Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.831 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in United Kingdom, 2013–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.831 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.8% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United Kingdom peaked at 0.831 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5162 GPIA, in 2013.
That places United Kingdom 19th out of 59 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5943 GPIA | 0.5162 GPIA | 0.6941 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7567 GPIA | 0.6824 GPIA | 0.831 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (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 0.831 GPIA 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 0.831 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5162 GPIA in 2013.
- How does United Kingdom rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- United Kingdom ranks 19th out of 59 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 up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release