Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 13.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 13.2%.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 16.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2015.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.1% | — |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +65.3% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.0% | 10.0% | 16.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.5% | 13.2% | 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 share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 13.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 10th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release