Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.8618 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United Kingdom is 0.8618 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.5% on the previous year and up 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in United Kingdom peaked at 0.8618 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4993 GPIA, in 2013.
United Kingdom ranks 11th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6023 GPIA | 0.4993 GPIA | 0.7027 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7827 GPIA | 0.7036 GPIA | 0.8618 GPIA | 2 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.17 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (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 0.8618 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 0.8618 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4993 GPIA in 2013.
- How does United Kingdom rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- United Kingdom ranks 11th out of 49 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 72.6%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release