Persistence to last grade of primary, female in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Persistence to last grade of primary, female was 99.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in United Kingdom, 2016–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 99.2% for persistence to last grade of primary, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over five years.
That places United Kingdom 27th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 99.5% | — |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 99.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 99.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.5% | 99.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
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 persistence to last grade of primary, female in United Kingdom?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, female in United Kingdom was 99.2% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
- United Kingdom ranks 27th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.