Secondary education, pupils, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0933 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in United Kingdom, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, pupils, per capita in United Kingdom stood at 0.0933 units per person.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.1015 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0742 units per person, in 1971.
That places United Kingdom 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0742 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0763 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0787 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0859 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0888 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0917 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0941 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0951 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0957 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0952 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0948 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0946 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.094 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0917 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0888 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.086 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0825 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0792 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0765 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0748 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0755 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.077 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0844 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0853 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0859 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.086 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0853 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0857 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0887 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0902 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.091 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.093 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0929 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0952 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0954 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0881 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0865 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0867 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0872 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0882 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.079 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0761 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1013 units per person | +33.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1015 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0979 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0968 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0931 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0921 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0919 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0926 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0932 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0933 units per person | +0.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0933 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0783 units per person, 1.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0933 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0845 units per person, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, pupils, per capita in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +33.1% | 0.0761 units per person | 0.1013 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0867 units per person | 0.0742 units per person | 0.0957 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0883 units per person | 0.0765 units per person | 0.0952 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0829 units per person | 0.0748 units per person | 0.0887 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0906 units per person | 0.0865 units per person | 0.0954 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0918 units per person | 0.0761 units per person | 0.1015 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0928 units per person | 0.0919 units per person | 0.0933 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.0933 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1015 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0742 units per person in 1971.
- How does United Kingdom rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 64th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, 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, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.