Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 99.93 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in United Kingdom, 1820–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 99.93 for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in 2023.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in United Kingdom peaked at 100 in 1905 and was at its lowest, 13.34, in 1820.
United Kingdom ranks 7th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 13.34 | — |
| 1825 | 14.8 | +10.9% |
| 1830 | 16.39 | +10.7% |
| 1835 | 18.11 | +10.5% |
| 1840 | 19.97 | +10.3% |
| 1845 | 21.97 | +10.0% |
| 1850 | 24.11 | +9.7% |
| 1855 | 26.39 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 28.81 | +9.2% |
| 1865 | 24.43 | -15.2% |
| 1870 | 39 | +59.6% |
| 1875 | 49.81 | +27.7% |
| 1880 | 77.24 | +55.1% |
| 1885 | 77.06 | -0.2% |
| 1890 | 93.05 | +20.8% |
| 1895 | 95.6 | +2.7% |
| 1900 | 97.8 | +2.3% |
| 1905 | 100 | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 92.37 | -7.6% |
| 1945 | 84.73 | -8.3% |
| 1950 | 100 | +18.0% |
| 1955 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 86.69 | -13.3% |
| 1965 | 86.69 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 98 | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 99.95 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 99.95 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.97 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.96 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.41 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 99.92 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 98.96 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 97.64 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 99.61 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 99.25 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 99.44 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.9 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 98.09 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 98.09 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.34 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.55 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.73 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.22 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 99.69 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.95 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.97 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.97 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.93 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.93 | +0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 99.93 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.18, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 99.93 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.57, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | +59.6% | 24.43 | 39 |
| 1880 | +55.1% | 49.81 | 77.24 |
| 1875 | +27.7% | 39 | 49.81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 14.07 | 13.34 | 14.8 | 2 |
| 1830s | 17.25 | 16.39 | 18.11 | 2 |
| 1840s | 20.97 | 19.97 | 21.97 | 2 |
| 1850s | 25.25 | 24.11 | 26.39 | 2 |
| 1860s | 26.62 | 24.43 | 28.81 | 2 |
| 1870s | 44.41 | 39 | 49.81 | 2 |
| 1880s | 77.15 | 77.06 | 77.24 | 2 |
| 1890s | 94.32 | 93.05 | 95.6 | 2 |
| 1900s | 98.9 | 97.8 | 100 | 2 |
| 1910s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1920s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1930s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1940s | 88.55 | 84.73 | 92.37 | 2 |
| 1950s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1960s | 86.69 | 86.69 | 86.69 | 2 |
| 1970s | 98 | 98 | 98 | 2 |
| 1980s | 96 | 96 | 96 | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.46 | 97.64 | 99.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9 | 98.09 | 99.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.95 | 99.93 | 99.97 | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.73 (2018)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in United Kingdom?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in United Kingdom was 99.93 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1905.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.34 in 1820.
- How does United Kingdom rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- United Kingdom ranks 7th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.