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

Latest (2023)
0.9412 GPIA
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
72nd
of 78 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.854 GPIA
in 2019
Years of data
11
2013–2023

Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2013–2023

00.20.40.60.812013201820232013: 1 GPIA2014: 1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 0.856 GPIA2017: 0.89 GPIA2018: 0.878 GPIA2019: 0.854 GPIA2020: 0.865 GPIA2021: 0.864 GPIA2022: 0.905 GPIA2023: 0.941 GPIA

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

Annual values for Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary 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 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.9255 GPIA 0.854 GPIA 1 GPIA 7
2020s 0.894 GPIA 0.8645 GPIA 0.9412 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 69 Sweden 0.9885 GPIA compare
  2. 70 New Zealand 0.9756 GPIA compare
  3. 71 Madagascar 0.972 GPIA compare
  4. 73 Japan 0.8219 GPIA compare
  5. 74 Oman 0.5949 GPIA compare
  6. 75 Malaysia 0.5881 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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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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Indicator
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary 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
78 places, 597 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release