School age population, tertiary education, male in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: School age population, tertiary education, male was 2.05 million number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
2.05 million number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
25th
of 203 countries
All-time high
2.43 million number
in 1986
All-time low
1.74 million number
in 1999
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, male in United Kingdom, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, male in United Kingdom stood at 2.05 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in United Kingdom peaked at 2.43 million number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.74 million number, in 1999.
That places United Kingdom 25th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.13 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.09 million number | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 2.02 million number | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 1.97 million number | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.94 million number | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.93 million number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 1.95 million number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.98 million number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 2.02 million number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 2.08 million number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 2.15 million number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 2.23 million number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 2.30 million number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 2.37 million number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 2.41 million number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 2.43 million number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 2.43 million number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.40 million number | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 2.36 million number | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 2.31 million number | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 2.25 million number | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 2.19 million number | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 2.11 million number | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 2.04 million number | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.97 million number | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.90 million number | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.84 million number | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.79 million number | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.76 million number | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.74 million number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.74 million number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.76 million number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.81 million number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.87 million number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.93 million number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.98 million number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.02 million number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.06 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.09 million number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.12 million number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.13 million number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.13 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.13 million number | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.13 million number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.12 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.10 million number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.08 million number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.07 million number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.05 million number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.01 million number | 1.93 million number | 2.13 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.34 million number | 2.15 million number | 2.43 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 million number | 1.74 million number | 2.25 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 million number | 1.74 million number | 2.12 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.10 million number | 2.05 million number | 2.13 million number | 9 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in United Kingdom?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in United Kingdom was 2.05 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 million number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.74 million number in 1999.
- How does United Kingdom rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- United Kingdom ranks 25th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.