Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population was 12.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
12.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 43 countries
All-time high
12.8%
in 2013
All-time low
12.0%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2019
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in United Kingdom, 2013–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in United Kingdom is 12.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% over ten years.
That places United Kingdom 21st out of 43 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.8% | — |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
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More population data for United Kingdom
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 66.65 million Number (2019)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 66.65 million Number (2019)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 9,459 Thousand heads (animals) (2019)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 730,918 Number (2018)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 275.3 Persons per square kilometre (2020)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 66.65 million Number (2019)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 730,918 Number (2018)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.68 Number (2018)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 48,389 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in United Kingdom?
- Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in United Kingdom was 12.0% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom rank for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population?
- United Kingdom ranks 21st out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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