Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public was 0.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
123rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2017
All-time low
0.9%
in 2014
Years of data
10
2013–2023

Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2013–2023

00.20.40.60.812013201820232013: 0.94 GPIA2014: 0.937 GPIA2015: 0.94 GPIA2017: 0.945 GPIA2018: 0.945 GPIA2019: 0.943 GPIA2020: 0.943 GPIA2021: 0.941 GPIA2022: 0.943 GPIA2023: 0.94 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.9% for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2014.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 123rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2013 to 2023.
Year GPIA Change
2013 0.9%
2014 0.9% -0.3%
2015 0.9% +0.3%
2017 0.9% +0.5%
2018 0.9% -0.0%
2019 0.9% -0.2%
2020 0.9% -0.0%
2021 0.9% -0.2%
2022 0.9% +0.3%
2023 0.9% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 6
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 120 Japan 0.9% compare
  2. 121 Zambia 0.9% compare
  3. 122 Cayman Islands 0.9% compare
  4. 124 Argentina 0.9% compare
  5. 125 Uzbekistan 0.9% compare
  6. 126 Canada 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 123rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-enrolment-in-lower-secondary-education-in-public-institutions-adjusted/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-enrolment-in-lower-secondary-education-in-public-institutions-adjusted/united-kingdom/">Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
191 places, 2,806 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release