United Kingdom: Tertiary school enrollment
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| United Kingdom |
Tertiary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 77.01 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1971 - 2021 |
| Average | 42.17 |
| Min - Max | 15.07 - 77.01 |
| Source | UNESCO |
The latest value from 2021 is 77.01 percent, an increase from 69.99 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 55.25 percent, based on data from 109 countries. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from 1971 to 2021 is 42.17 percent. The minimum value, 15.07 percent, was reached in 1971 while the maximum of 77.01 percent was recorded in 2021.
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The tertiary school enrollment in the United Kingdom is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.
Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
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| Primary school completion rate | 98.94 | 2021 | percent |
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| Female to male ratio, primary school pupils | 1.00 | 2020 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, secondary school students | 1.02 | 2020 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, students at tertiary level education | 1.27 | 2022 | percent |
| Preprimary school enrollment | 105.76 | 2020 | percent |
| Primary school enrollment | 102.41 | 2022 | percent |
| Secondary school enrollment | 113.23 | 2022 | percent |
| Tertiary school enrollment | 77.01 | 2021 | percent |
| PISA math scores | 488.975 | 2022 | index points |
| PISA reading scores | 494.405 | 2022 | index points |
| PISA science scores | 499.670 | 2022 | index points |