Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 GPIA in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.998 GPIA
in 2009
Years of data
9
2009–2021
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom, 2009–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom is 1 GPIA, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom peaked at 1 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.998 GPIA, in 2009.
That places United Kingdom 19th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.998 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9989 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9987 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9991 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9984 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.998 GPIA | 0.998 GPIA | 0.998 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9989 GPIA | 0.9983 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 16 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 17 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 19 France 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Russia 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA
More education data for United Kingdom
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom was 1 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.998 GPIA in 2009.
- How does United Kingdom rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- United Kingdom ranks 19th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 primary education or higher, 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