Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 98.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
98.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
22nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
98.4%
in 2014
All-time low
97.7%
in 2016
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom, 2014–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 98.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2019.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
That places United Kingdom 22nd out of 37 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 98.4% | — |
| 2015 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
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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 98.0% in 2019, 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 98.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2016.
- How does United Kingdom rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- United Kingdom ranks 22nd out of 37 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release