Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9996 GPIA in 2021. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Kingdom, 2009–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Kingdom is 0.9996 GPIA, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Kingdom peaked at 1 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9985 GPIA, in 2009.
United Kingdom ranks 36th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.9985 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.9986 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.999 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9993 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9987 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9991 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9985 GPIA | 0.9985 GPIA | 0.9985 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.999 GPIA | 0.9986 GPIA | 0.9993 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9998 GPIA | 0.9996 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Kingdom?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Kingdom was 0.9996 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9985 GPIA in 2009.
- How does United Kingdom rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- United Kingdom ranks 36th out of 131 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, 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