Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted was 1.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Kingdom, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 1.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Kingdom peaked at 1.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.
United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … unspecified fields adjusted in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -20.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +27.4% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -6.7% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.73 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.93 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Kingdom?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Kingdom was 1.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- United Kingdom ranks 22nd out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release