Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 98.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
98.1%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
20th
of 34 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 2014
All-time low
98.0%
in 2016
Years of data
6
2014–2019
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2014–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 98.1%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 98.9% | — |
| 2015 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 242,999 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,128 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 98.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2016.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th out of 34 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release