Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary 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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 0.9412 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 0.9412 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.854 GPIA, in 2019.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 72nd of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8564 GPIA | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8899 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8779 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.854 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8649 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8645 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9053 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9412 GPIA | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9255 GPIA | 0.854 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.894 GPIA | 0.8645 GPIA | 0.9412 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.9412 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.854 GPIA in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 72nd out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release