Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0633 units per person in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.0633 units per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
122nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0913 units per person
in 1979
All-time low
0.0633 units per person
in 2016
Years of data
47
1971–2017

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1971–2017

00.020.040.060.080.1197119942017

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2017, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 0.0633 units per person.

The figure is down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.0913 units per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0633 units per person, in 2016.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 122nd out of 204 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1971 to 2017.
Year units per person Change
1971 0.0717 units per person
1972 0.0737 units per person +2.8%
1973 0.076 units per person +3.1%
1974 0.0832 units per person +9.5%
1975 0.0856 units per person +3.0%
1976 0.088 units per person +2.7%
1977 0.09 units per person +2.3%
1978 0.0909 units per person +1.1%
1979 0.0913 units per person +0.4%
1980 0.0909 units per person -0.5%
1981 0.0903 units per person -0.6%
1982 0.0895 units per person -0.9%
1983 0.0883 units per person -1.3%
1984 0.0862 units per person -2.4%
1985 0.0818 units per person -5.2%
1986 0.0789 units per person -3.4%
1987 0.0752 units per person -4.8%
1988 0.0718 units per person -4.5%
1989 0.069 units per person -3.9%
1990 0.067 units per person -2.9%
1991 0.0671 units per person +0.3%
1992 0.0674 units per person +0.5%
1993 0.0696 units per person +3.2%
1994 0.0691 units per person -0.8%
1995 0.07 units per person +1.4%
1996 0.0701 units per person +0.1%
1997 0.0705 units per person +0.6%
1998 0.0742 units per person +5.3%
1999 0.0715 units per person -3.7%
2000 0.0723 units per person +1.1%
2001 0.0731 units per person +1.2%
2002 0.0737 units per person +0.8%
2003 0.075 units per person +1.8%
2004 0.0734 units per person -2.2%
2005 0.0731 units per person -0.4%
2006 0.072 units per person -1.5%
2007 0.0704 units per person -2.2%
2008 0.0751 units per person +6.6%
2009 0.0763 units per person +1.6%
2010 0.0766 units per person +0.4%
2011 0.0719 units per person -6.1%
2012 0.0687 units per person -4.4%
2013 0.0688 units per person +0.1%
2014 0.0692 units per person +0.5%
2015 0.069 units per person -0.3%
2016 0.0633 units per person -8.3%
2017 0.0633 units per person +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0834 units per person 0.0717 units per person 0.0913 units per person 9
1980s 0.0822 units per person 0.069 units per person 0.0909 units per person 10
1990s 0.0697 units per person 0.067 units per person 0.0742 units per person 10
2000s 0.0734 units per person 0.0704 units per person 0.0763 units per person 10
2010s 0.0689 units per person 0.0633 units per person 0.0766 units per person 8

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 119 Gibraltar 0.0646 units per person compare
  2. 120 Congo 0.0643 units per person compare
  3. 121 Bermuda 0.0637 units per person compare
  4. 123 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0625 units per person compare
  5. 124 Lesotho 0.062 units per person compare
  6. 125 Bahrain 0.0615 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.0633 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0913 units per person in 1979.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0633 units per person in 2016.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 122nd out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.