Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme was 2.22 million in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
2.22 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 31 countries
All-time high
2.22 million
in 2016
All-time low
1.42 million
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2017
Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in United Kingdom, 2012–2017
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in United Kingdom is 2.22 million, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.7% over ten years.
United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 31 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 281,128 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.55 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in United Kingdom?
- Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme in United Kingdom was 2.22 million in 2017, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 million in 2012.
- How does United Kingdom rank for pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme?
- United Kingdom ranks 3rd out of 31 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils and students enrolled by education level and programme orientation with coverage adjusted to statistics on educational finance and aligned to financial year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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