Primary school enrolment (gross) in United Kingdom
Gross primary school enrolment in United Kingdom was 102.2% in 2023.
United Kingdom, 2023
102.2%
Change from 2022
−0.3percentage points
World, 2023
100.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
101.4%
Position in 2023
60th of 166
Primary school enrolment (gross) in United Kingdom over time
View
United Kingdom
World
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 102.2% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 102.5% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 102.2% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 102.3% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 101.9% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 101.4% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 100.8% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 100.4% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 100.2% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 105.4% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 105.8% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 105.0% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 105.7% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 105.4% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 105.7% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 103.1% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | 104.4% | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 105.8% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 105.9% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 100.6% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 100.7% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 100.9% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 102.5% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 105.4%, the figure has changed by −3.2 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 60th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 100.7%.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
80.4%
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
Primary completion (UIS)
99.8%
2019 · UNESCO UIS