Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding was 36.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
36.0%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
6th
of 45 countries
All-time high
36.0%
in 2019
All-time low
20.9%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in United Kingdom, 2013–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in United Kingdom is 36.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
United Kingdom ranks 6th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 28.8% | — |
| 2014 | 20.9% | -27.4% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | +53.1% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +3.7% |
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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 tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in United Kingdom?
- Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding in United Kingdom was 36.0% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2014.
- How does United Kingdom rank for students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding?
- United Kingdom ranks 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in tertiary education by age groups - as % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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