Lower secondary completion rate, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 98.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2017–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 98.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 97.7% | — |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.7% | 98.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.8% | 99.4% | 4 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 98.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2017.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.