School enrollment, secondary in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: School enrollment, secondary was 97.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in United Kingdom, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 97.1% for school enrollment, secondary in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in United Kingdom peaked at 98.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 1971.
That places United Kingdom 9th out of 154 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.6% | 70.2% | 77.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 78.8% | 76.8% | 80.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 89.9% | 78.4% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 91.2% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 90.8% | 98.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 6 Lithuania 98.4% compare
- 7 South Korea 98.0% compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.0% compare
- 10 Spain 96.9% compare
- 11 New Zealand 96.9% compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 96.4% compare
More education data for United Kingdom
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 281,128 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.2% (2023)
- Labor force, female 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 35.41 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in United Kingdom?
- School enrollment, secondary in United Kingdom was 97.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 1971.
- How does United Kingdom rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- United Kingdom ranks 9th out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.