{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"gb-tertiary-enrollment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-tertiary-enrollment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/gb-tertiary-enrollment-rate/","title":"United Kingdom Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate (2023)","description":"United Kingdom's Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate: 80.4 % gross enrollment ratio in 2023, +0.6pp YoY. World Bank (SE.TER.ENRR), 2000–2023.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","World Bank","United Kingdom","2023"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Kingdom","temporal_coverage":"2000/2023","unit":"% gross enrollment ratio","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2023","variable_measured":"United Kingdom Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR?locations=GB"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2023"},{"label":"Observations","value":"24"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Kingdom"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Kingdom (2023)","value":"80.4","unit":"% gross enrollment ratio","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.6pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.6pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"24","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Kingdom Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate"}],"observation_count":24,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":57.365119934082},{"period":"2001","value":57.4873008728027},{"period":"2002","value":61.1282196044922},{"period":"2003","value":61.4559707641602},{"period":"2004","value":59.4526710510254},{"period":"2005","value":59.2745018005371},{"period":"2006","value":59.1907196044922},{"period":"2007","value":58.8450889587402},{"period":"2008","value":57.4309883117676},{"period":"2009","value":59.101131439209},{"period":"2010","value":59.8467292785645},{"period":"2011","value":59.3426704406738},{"period":"2012","value":59.1535682678223},{"period":"2013","value":56.7794799804688},{"period":"2014","value":56.5240287780762},{"period":"2015","value":56.4461288452148},{"period":"2016","value":58.083869934082},{"period":"2017","value":59.6282081604004},{"period":"2018","value":61.1377716064453},{"period":"2019","value":65.5119934082031},{"period":"2020","value":69.4076614379883},{"period":"2021","value":76.7543563842773},{"period":"2022","value":79.7695083618164},{"period":"2023","value":80.4146499633789}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% gross enrollment ratio"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2023","value":"80.4","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"79.8","yoyChange":"+3.0pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"76.8","yoyChange":"+7.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"69.4","yoyChange":"+3.9pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"65.5","yoyChange":"+4.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"61.1","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"59.6","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"58.1","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"56.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"56.5","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"56.8","yoyChange":"-2.4pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"59.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"59.3","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"59.8","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"59.1","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"57.4","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"58.8","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"59.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"59.3","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2004","value":"59.5","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"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."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}