Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in United Kingdom
Gross tertiary enrolment in United Kingdom was 80.4% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
United Kingdom, 2023
80.4%
Change from 2022
+0.6percentage points
World, 2023
43.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
78.1%
Position in 2023
24th of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in United Kingdom over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 79.8% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 61.1% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 56.5% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 59.1% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 59.5% | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 61.5% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 61.1% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 57.5% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 79.8% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 56.8%, the figure has changed by +23.6 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, United Kingdom has the 24th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 43.2%.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
49.4%
2019 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
102.2%
2023 · World Bank
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