Financial aid to students (1995-2011) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Financial aid to students (1995-2011) was 9.4 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Financial aid to students in United Kingdom, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 9.4 for financial aid to students in 2011. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.8% on the previous year and up 840.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial aid to students in United Kingdom peaked at 9.4 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2001.
That places United Kingdom 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Financial aid to students (1995-2011) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.5 | — |
| 2000 | 2.4 | -56.4% |
| 2001 | 1 | -58.3% |
| 2002 | 5.1 | +410.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.1 | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 5.8 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 6.6 | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 6.2 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 6.3 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 7.1 | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 7.3 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 9.4 | +28.8% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 9.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.75, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 9.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.8, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Financial aid to students (1995-2011) in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +410.0% | 1 | 5.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.16 | 1 | 7.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.35 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.73 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.93 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 790,556 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial aid to students in United Kingdom?
- Financial aid to students in United Kingdom was 9.4 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial aid to students recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4 in 2011.
- What is the lowest financial aid to students recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2001.
- How does United Kingdom rank for financial aid to students?
- United Kingdom ranks 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is financial aid to students rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 840.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Financial aid to students (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).