Pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme was 3.47 million in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
3.47 million
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
1st
of 36 countries
All-time high
4.12 million
in 2013
All-time low
3.47 million
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme in United Kingdom, 2013–2019
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2019, pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme in United Kingdom stood at 3.47 million. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
That places United Kingdom 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.12 million | — |
| 2014 | 3.81 million | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 3.80 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.81 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.76 million | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.55 million | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 3.47 million | -2.3% |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 242,999 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,128 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme in United Kingdom?
- Pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme in United Kingdom was 3.47 million in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 4.12 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.47 million in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom rank for pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme?
- United Kingdom ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- Is pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils and students enrolled by education level, programme orientation, completion and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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