Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 22.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Kingdom, 2000–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 22.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Kingdom peaked at 22.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2000.
United Kingdom ranks 76th of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.8% | — |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 17.8% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 19.8% | 22.0% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Kingdom?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in United Kingdom was 22.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- United Kingdom ranks 76th out of 98 countries with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Business, Administration and Law programmes in the reference year.