Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG was 89.78 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in United Kingdom, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 89.78 for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in United Kingdom peaked at 89.78 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.16, in 1990.
That places United Kingdom 20th out of 62 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.52 | 85.16 | 87.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.55 | 87.4 | 87.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.36 | 87.69 | 89.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.56 | 89.33 | 89.78 | 4 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.17 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in United Kingdom?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in United Kingdom was 89.78 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 89.78 in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.16 in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- United Kingdom ranks 20th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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