Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 100.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
100.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 132 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2018
All-time low
89.4%
in 2006
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1998–2018

0204060801001998200820181998: 93.8 %1999: 94.7 %2000: 97.7 %2001: 97.7 %2002: 99.9 %2003: 94.8 %2004: 93.9 %2005: 91.7 %2006: 89.4 %2007: 89.7 %2008: 97.7 %2009: 99.4 %2010: 99.1 %2011: 99.6 %2012: 100 %2013: 97.5 %2014: 97 %2015: 98.1 %2016: 99.9 %2017: 99.9 %2018: 100 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 2006.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1st out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 93.8%
1999 94.7% +1.0%
2000 97.7% +3.2%
2001 97.7% -0.1%
2002 99.9% +2.3%
2003 94.8% -5.1%
2004 93.9% -1.0%
2005 91.7% -2.3%
2006 89.4% -2.5%
2007 89.7% +0.3%
2008 97.7% +8.9%
2009 99.4% +1.8%
2010 99.1% -0.3%
2011 99.6% +0.6%
2012 100.0% +0.4%
2013 97.5% -2.5%
2014 97.0% -0.5%
2015 98.1% +1.2%
2016 99.9% +1.8%
2017 99.9% +0.1%
2018 100.0% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 94.3% 93.8% 94.7% 2
2000s 95.2% 89.4% 99.9% 10
2010s 99.0% 97.0% 100.0% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 100.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 2006.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 1st out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,387 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

The number of children of the age one year before the official entry age to primary education who participate in an organized learning programme expressed as a percentage of the total population of the same age. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/