Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.04 GPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United Kingdom, 2009–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United Kingdom stood at 1.04 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United Kingdom peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9447 GPIA, in 2013.
That places United Kingdom 23rd out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.9599 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.967 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9798 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9786 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9447 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9653 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9599 GPIA | 0.9599 GPIA | 0.9599 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9733 GPIA | 0.9447 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.17 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United Kingdom?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in United Kingdom was 1.04 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9447 GPIA in 2013.
- How does United Kingdom rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- United Kingdom ranks 23rd out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release