Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2021. ▬ Flat
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in United Kingdom, 1971–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 1.01 index for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in 2021. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in United Kingdom peaked at 1.01 index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9833 index, in 2011.
That places United Kingdom 49th out of 121 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.989 index | — |
| 2009 | 0.9837 index | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9858 index | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9833 index | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9898 index | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9867 index | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.992 index | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9991 index | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.989 index | 0.989 index | 0.989 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9837 index | 0.9837 index | 0.9837 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9894 index | 0.9833 index | 0.9991 index | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 2 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in United Kingdom?
- Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in United Kingdom was 1.01 index in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9833 index in 2011.
- How does United Kingdom rank for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index?
- United Kingdom ranks 49th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal average years of schooling between men and women. Values below 1 favor men, and above 1 favor women.