Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 99.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Kingdom, 2009–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Kingdom is 99.8%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Kingdom peaked at 99.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2017.
United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 99.8% | — |
| 2010 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 2 |
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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 99.8% 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 99.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2017.
- How does United Kingdom rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- United Kingdom ranks 3rd out of 97 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 down 0.1%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release