Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 was 99.88 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 in United Kingdom, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in United Kingdom is 99.88, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in United Kingdom peaked at 99.88 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 99.78, in 1998.
That places United Kingdom 7th out of 62 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.79 | 99.78 | 99.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.78 | 99.78 | 99.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.83 | 99.79 | 99.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.87 | 99.86 | 99.88 | 4 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.17 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in United Kingdom?
- Primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 in United Kingdom was 99.88 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 99.88 in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.78 in 1998.
- How does United Kingdom rank for primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2?
- United Kingdom ranks 7th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg 4.1.2 rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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