Primary school completion rate in United Kingdom
The primary completion rate in United Kingdom was 101.1% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2015.
United Kingdom, 2023
101.1%
Change from 2022
+0.7percentage points
World, 2023
87.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
98.9%
Position in 2023
26th of 137
Primary school completion rate in United Kingdom over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 101.1% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 100.3% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 100.3% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | – | 88.1% |
| 2013 | – | 88.3% |
| 2012 | – | 88.1% |
| 2011 | – | 87.8% |
| 2010 | – | 88.5% |
| 2009 | – | 89.0% |
| 2008 | – | 88.2% |
| 2007 | – | 86.5% |
| 2006 | – | 85.3% |
| 2005 | – | 85.0% |
| 2004 | – | 84.2% |
| 2003 | – | 83.5% |
| 2002 | – | 83.3% |
| 2001 | – | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 100.3% in 2022.
- Since 2015, when it was 98.9%, the figure has changed by +2.1 percentage points.
- Among the 137 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 26th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 87.3%.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Primary school enrolment (gross)
102.2%
2023 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
112.1%
2023 · World Bank
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
49.4%
2019 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
10.9%
2019 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
14.8%
2019 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
14.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT