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Primary school enrollment — United Kingdom

Primary school enrollment in the United Kingdom in 2017 — 99.5%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 137. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 1.3 pp.

2017 99.5% −0.2 pp vs 2016
World rank 8of 137
Period maximum 99.9%2000
Period minimum 93.6%1985

Trend over time

1971–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — United Kingdom, 1971–20179294969810019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 98.2%1972: 97.3%1973: 96.4%1974: 95.9%1975: 95.8%1976: 95.9%1977: 96.2%1978: 96.3%1979: 96.4%1980: 97.8%1981: 97.7%1982: 96.7%1983: 95.1%1984: 94.6%1985: 93.6%1986: 95.2%1987: 98%1988: 99.7%1989: 99.7%1990: 99.8%1991: 98.2%1992: 96.7%1998: 99.9%1999: 99.9%2000: 99.9%2001: 99.9%2002: 99.8%2003: 99.9%2004: 98.1%2005: 98.8%2006: 98.4%2007: 96.5%2008: 98.6%2009: 97.9%2010: 98%2011: 98.1%2012: 98.4%2013: 99.7%2014: 99.9%2015: 99.9%2016: 99.7%2017: 99.5%
Change over the period: +1.3 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom 99.5%
World 89.3%
Europe & Central Asia 95%
Northern Europe computed 99%
Primary school enrollment — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 99.5 −0.2 pp
2016 99.7 −0.3 pp
2015 99.9 +0 pp
2014 99.9 +0.2 pp
2013 99.7 +1.4 pp
2012 98.4 +0.2 pp
2011 98.1 +0.1 pp
2010 98 +0.1 pp
2009 97.9 −0.8 pp
2008 98.6 +2.1 pp
2007 96.5 −1.9 pp
2006 98.4 −0.4 pp
2005 98.8 +0.6 pp
2004 98.1 −1.8 pp
2003 99.9 +0.1 pp
2002 99.8 −0.1 pp
2001 99.9 −0 pp
2000 99.9 +0 pp
1999 99.9 +0 pp
1998 99.9 —
1992 96.7 −1.5 pp
1991 98.2 −1.6 pp
1990 99.8 +0.1 pp
1989 99.7 +0 pp
1988 99.7 +1.7 pp
1987 98 +2.8 pp
1986 95.2 +1.6 pp
1985 93.6 −1.1 pp
1984 94.6 −0.5 pp
1983 95.1 −1.6 pp
1982 96.7 −1 pp
1981 97.7 −0.1 pp
1980 97.8 +1.4 pp
1979 96.4 +0.2 pp
1978 96.3 +0.1 pp
1977 96.2 +0.3 pp
1976 95.9 +0.1 pp
1975 95.8 −0.1 pp
1974 95.9 −0.5 pp
1973 96.4 −1 pp
1972 97.3 −0.9 pp
1971 98.2 —

Northern Europe, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NO Norway 99.9 IS Iceland 99.8 GB United Kingdom 99.5 SE Sweden 99.2 FI Finland 98.6 DK Denmark 98.5 LT Lithuania 98.2 LV Latvia 96.3 IE Ireland 95.8 EE Estonia 93.7
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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