Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 0.9874 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9874 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
199th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 1993
All-time low
0.9729 GPIA
in 1986
Years of data
52
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 0.9874 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.9729 GPIA, in 1986.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 199th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9974 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.995 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9914 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9899 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9897 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9883 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9871 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9848 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9854 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9873 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9878 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9815 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9729 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9812 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9804 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9816 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9801 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9772 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9802 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9893 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9871 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9844 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9878 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9911 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.99 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9839 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9844 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9874 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9952 GPIA | 0.9883 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.983 GPIA | 0.9729 GPIA | 0.9878 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9987 GPIA | 0.9772 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9893 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9967 GPIA | 0.9844 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9864 GPIA | 0.9839 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 242,999 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38,128 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.5 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.9874 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9729 GPIA in 1986.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 199th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 52 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release