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 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
17th
of 79 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8014 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
10
2013–2023

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2013–2023

00.250.50.7512013201820232013: 0.892 GPIA2014: 0.828 GPIA2015: 0.801 GPIA2017: 0.897 GPIA2018: 0.889 GPIA2019: 0.941 GPIA2020: 0.979 GPIA2021: 0.944 GPIA2022: 0.969 GPIA2023: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 1.01 GPIA for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% 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 1.01 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8014 GPIA, in 2015.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 17th of 79 countries on this measure, 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

Annual values for Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2013 to 2023.
Year GPIA Change
2013 0.8917 GPIA
2014 0.828 GPIA -7.1%
2015 0.8014 GPIA -3.2%
2017 0.897 GPIA +11.9%
2018 0.8894 GPIA -0.8%
2019 0.9405 GPIA +5.7%
2020 0.9787 GPIA +4.1%
2021 0.9436 GPIA -3.6%
2022 0.9691 GPIA +2.7%
2023 1.01 GPIA +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.8747 GPIA 0.8014 GPIA 0.9405 GPIA 6
2020s 0.9744 GPIA 0.9436 GPIA 1.01 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 14 Belgium 1.04 GPIA compare
  2. 15 Portugal 1.03 GPIA compare
  3. 16 Lesotho 1.01 GPIA compare
  4. 18 Puerto Rico 1 GPIA compare
  5. 19 Costa Rica 0.984 GPIA compare
  6. 20 China 0.9813 GPIA

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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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 1.01 GPIA 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 1.01 GPIA in 2023.
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 0.8014 GPIA 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 17th out of 79 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 12.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
79 places, 1,179 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release