Upper secondary completion in United Kingdom
In United Kingdom, 84.5% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.
United Kingdom, 2019
84.5%
Change from 2018
+1.7percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019
85.2%
Position in 2019
25th of 68
Upper 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 | 84.5% |
| 2018 | 82.7% |
| 2017 | 83.3% |
| 2016 | 83.0% |
| 2015 | 84.3% |
| 2014 | 82.6% |
| 2013 | 80.8% |
| 2012 | 81.4% |
| 2011 | 79.3% |
| 2010 | 77.1% |
| 2009 | 77.2% |
| 2008 | 76.2% |
| 2007 | 76.2% |
| 2006 | 77.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 82.7% in 2018.
- Since 2009, when it was 77.2%, the figure has changed by +7.3 percentage points.
- Among the 68 countries with data for 2019, United Kingdom has the 25th highest value.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Lower secondary completion
99.6%
2019 · UNESCO UIS
Early leavers from education and training
10.9%
2019 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
49.4%
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