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 15.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
15.4%
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
9th
of 83 countries
All-time high
17.5%
in 2017
All-time low
11.3%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2013–2018

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2013–2018

0510152013201520182013: 11.8 %2014: 12.5 %2015: 11.3 %2017: 17.5 %2018: 15.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 15.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9th out of 83 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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 (%) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2013 to 2018.
Year % Change
2013 11.8%
2014 12.5% +5.9%
2015 11.3% -10.0%
2017 17.5% +55.2%
2018 15.4% -11.9%

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  4. 10 Honduras 14.1% compare
  5. 11 Paraguay 11.0%
  6. 12 Mauritius 10.9% compare

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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 15.4% in 2018, 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 17.5% 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 11.3% 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 9th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
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 30.3%. 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 (%). 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 (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,099 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.