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 1 GPIA in 2021. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2009–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9985 GPIA, in 2009.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 34th out of 133 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.9985 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.9986 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.999 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9993 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9987 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9985 GPIA | 0.9985 GPIA | 0.9985 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9991 GPIA | 0.9986 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 31 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 32 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 33 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 34 France 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Hong Kong, China 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Russian Federation 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
- 34 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA
More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
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 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9985 GPIA in 2009.
- 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 34th out of 133 countries with data for 2021.
- 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 up 0.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release