Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in was 46.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in United Kingdom, 2011–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 46.5% for proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in 2019.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in United Kingdom peaked at 53.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2012.
United Kingdom ranks 13th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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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 proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in United Kingdom?
- Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in United Kingdom was 46.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2012.
- How does United Kingdom rank for proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in?
- United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 53 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in spreadsheet, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release