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
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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8747 GPIA | 0.8014 GPIA | 0.9405 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9744 GPIA | 0.9436 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release