United Kingdom Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate (2023)
United Kingdom's Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate: 80.4 % gross enrollment ratio in 2023, +0.6pp YoY. World Bank (SE.TER.ENRR), 2000–2023.
United Kingdom (2023)
80.4
% gross enrollment ratio
+0.6pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.6pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
24
years of data
Data
| Year | % gross enrollment ratio | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 80.4 | +0.6pp |
| 2022 | 79.8 | +3pp |
| 2021 | 76.8 | +7.4pp |
| 2020 | 69.4 | +3.9pp |
| 2019 | 65.5 | +4.4pp |
| 2018 | 61.1 | +1.5pp |
| 2017 | 59.6 | +1.5pp |
| 2016 | 58.1 | +1.7pp |
| 2015 | 56.4 | -0.1pp |
| 2014 | 56.5 | -0.3pp |
| 2013 | 56.8 | -2.4pp |
| 2012 | 59.2 | -0.1pp |
| 2011 | 59.3 | -0.5pp |
| 2010 | 59.8 | +0.7pp |
| 2009 | 59.1 | +1.7pp |
| 2008 | 57.4 | -1.4pp |
| 2007 | 58.8 | -0.4pp |
| 2006 | 59.2 | -0.1pp |
| 2005 | 59.3 | -0.2pp |
| 2004 | 59.5 | -2pp |
About this Dataset
United Kingdom recorded 80.4 % gross enrollment ratio in 2023. The latest change was +0.6pp. Across 2000–2023 the series ranges from 56.4 in 2015 to 80.4 in 2023.
This page tracks the gross tertiary education enrollment ratio in United Kingdom from 1990 to present. Tertiary enrollment reflects the depth of the educated workforce and talent pipeline for knowledge-economy sectors.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the gross tertiary education enrollment ratio in United Kingdom from 1990 to present. Tertiary enrollment reflects the depth of the educated workforce and talent pipeline for knowledge-economy sectors. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2023 (24 observations).
The series peaked at 80.4 % gross enrollment ratio in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 56.4 in 2015. The latest reading of 80.4 in 2023 represents a change of +0.6pp.