Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 13.48 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in United Kingdom, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share in poverty vs. educational attainment in United Kingdom is 13.48 years, measured in 2040. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in United Kingdom peaked at 13.48 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 8.52 years, in 1980.
United Kingdom ranks 10th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.64 years | 8.52 years | 8.76 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.47 years | 9.28 years | 9.67 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.77 years | 9.97 years | 11.57 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.57 years | 12.46 years | 12.67 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.98 years | 12.9 years | 13.06 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 13.29 years | 13.22 years | 13.35 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 13.48 years | 13.48 years | 13.48 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 281,128 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.55 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. educational attainment in United Kingdom?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in United Kingdom was 13.48 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 13.48 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.52 years in 1980.
- How does United Kingdom rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- United Kingdom ranks 10th out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.