Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.982 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom is 0.982 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9473 GPIA, in 2016.
United Kingdom ranks 169th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9874 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9811 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.987 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9988 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9473 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9645 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9698 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9825 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9859 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9712 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9735 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.982 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9874 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9903 GPIA | 0.9473 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9781 GPIA | 0.9712 GPIA | 0.9859 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More education data for United Kingdom
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom was 0.982 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9473 GPIA in 2016.
- How does United Kingdom rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- United Kingdom ranks 169th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general 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