Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 68.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 68.2% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 96.8% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 2017.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 186th out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 96.6% | — |
| 1972 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 96.5% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 96.0% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 95.7% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 95.6% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 95.2% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 94.6% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 94.0% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 91.7% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 91.1% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 90.6% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 90.2% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 89.5% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 88.9% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 87.6% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 82.5% | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 80.9% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 82.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 86.6% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 80.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 79.3% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 80.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 86.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | -24.8% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 70.5% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.2% | 95.4% | 96.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 92.9% | 90.2% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 80.6% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 76.6% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 65.4% | 91.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 68.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 2017.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 186th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.