Lower secondary completion in United Kingdom
In United Kingdom, 99.6% of young people had completed lower secondary school by the expected age in 2019.
United Kingdom, 2019
99.6%
Change from 2018
0percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
98.5%
Position in 2019
2nd of 68
Lower secondary completion in United Kingdom over time
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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 99.6% |
| 2018 | 99.6% |
| 2017 | 99.4% |
| 2016 | 99.7% |
| 2015 | 100.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% |
| 2013 | 99.4% |
| 2012 | 99.6% |
| 2011 | 99.3% |
| 2010 | 99.2% |
| 2009 | 98.9% |
| 2008 | 99.1% |
| 2007 | 98.5% |
| 2006 | 99.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 98.9%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 68 countries with data for 2019, United Kingdom has the 2nd highest value.
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All statistics for United Kingdom
Primary completion (UIS)
99.8%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
84.5%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
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%
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