Percentage of graduates … Percentage unspecified fields both in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Percentage of graduates … Percentage unspecified fields both was 0.6% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Kingdom, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2016.
The figure is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Kingdom peaked at 10.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
That places United Kingdom 16th out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of graduates … Percentage unspecified fields both in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 1.8% | — |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -11.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 41.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates … Percentage unspecified fields both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -100.0% | 10.7% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.0% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 13 Azerbaijan 1.3% compare
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7%
- 15 Switzerland 0.7% compare
- 17 Italy 0.5% compare
- 18 Vietnam 0.5% compare
- 19 Poland 0.2% compare
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 0.6% in 2016, 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 10.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does United Kingdom rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- United Kingdom ranks 16th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed programmes in unspecified fields in the reference year.