Share of all students in upper 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 upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.03 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 1.03 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9023 GPIA, in 1998.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9023 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9804 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9759 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.97 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9787 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9809 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9777 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9619 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.944 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9339 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9181 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9073 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.905 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9047 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9413 GPIA | 0.9023 GPIA | 0.9804 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9666 GPIA | 0.9181 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9911 GPIA | 0.9047 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1.03 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9023 GPIA in 1998.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 22nd out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 upper secondary 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