Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 LPIA in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2009
All-time low
1 LPIA
in 2017
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 LPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom stood at 1 LPIA. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom peaked at 1 LPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1 LPIA, in 2017.
That places United Kingdom 13th out of 100 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 10 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 11 United States 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 13 France 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Russia 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 13 Ukraine 1 LPIA compare
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 LPIA 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 LPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2017.
- How does United Kingdom rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 100 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 down 0.2%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release