Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 1 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1 modelled data
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1 modelled data
in 2006
All-time low
0.6667 modelled data
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United Kingdom, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United Kingdom stood at 1 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United Kingdom peaked at 1 modelled data in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6667 modelled data, in 2001.
That places United Kingdom 70th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7143 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.6667 modelled data | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8 modelled data | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.75 modelled data | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6667 modelled data | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6667 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 modelled data | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.75 modelled data | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8333 modelled data | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8571 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7778 modelled data | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8182 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8182 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7778 modelled data | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.75 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8333 modelled data | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 1 modelled data | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6667 modelled data | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 1 modelled data | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9774 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1 modelled data is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +50.0% | 0.6667 modelled data | 1 modelled data |
| 2023 | +50.0% | 0.6667 modelled data | 1 modelled data |
| 2022 | -33.3% | 1 modelled data | 0.6667 modelled data |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7705 modelled data | 0.6667 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8375 modelled data | 0.75 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9444 modelled data | 0.6667 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 67 Solomon Islands 1.01 modelled data compare
- 68 Central African Republic 1.01 modelled data compare
- 69 Burkina Faso 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Belgium 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Switzerland 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Cook Islands 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Spain 1 modelled data compare
- 70 France 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Georgia 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Iceland 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Liechtenstein 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Moldova 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Mexico 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Montenegro 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Netherlands 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Norway 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Poland 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Portugal 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Russia 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Togo 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Uruguay 1 modelled data compare
- 70 United States 1 modelled data compare
- 70 Uzbekistan 1 modelled data compare
More education data for United Kingdom
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United Kingdom?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in United Kingdom was 1 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1 modelled data in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6667 modelled data in 2001.
- How does United Kingdom rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- United Kingdom ranks 70th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release