Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 64.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 64.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 64.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 2000.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 60th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.1% | — |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.6% | 52.1% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 61.3% | 64.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 63.8% | 63.1% | 64.4% | 3 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 64.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 60th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release