School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9959 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.9959 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9841 GPIA, in 2010.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 109th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9979 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9978 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9872 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9869 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9841 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9861 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9869 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.993 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9898 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9908 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.991 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9915 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9943 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9968 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9942 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9959 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9986 GPIA | 0.9869 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9897 GPIA | 0.9841 GPIA | 0.9943 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9954 GPIA | 0.9942 GPIA | 0.9968 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.9959 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9841 GPIA in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 109th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release