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Education and science & technology indicators

Overview

Education and science & technology indicators for United Kingdom, sourced from the World Bank. Covers literacy, enrollment, expenditure, research output, and more.

Key Indicators

Education Quality
80/100
World Bank (literacy + enrollment)
Math & Science Score
63/100
OECD PISA 2022
Average IQ
100
Lynn & Becker (2019)

Data Explorer

Labor force, total
35358530
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
3.759
2024 · World Bank
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
17.1850467046133
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
4.43
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
47.532592559702
2024 · World Bank
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)
63.3151859345352
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
4.111
2024 · World Bank
Primary school starting age (years)
5
2023 · World Bank
School enrollment, primary (% gross)
102.555801391602
2023 · World Bank
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years
968
2023 · World Bank
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
47.774829864502
2023 · World Bank
Preprimary education, duration (years)
5
2023 · World Bank
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
1.27526998519898
2023 · World Bank
Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age)
0.974759995937347
2023 · World Bank
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years
1561
2023 · World Bank
School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)
67.925537109375
2023 · World Bank
School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)
80.4987716674805
2023 · World Bank
Primary education, duration (years)
6
2023 · World Bank
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%)
34.5776214599609
2023 · World Bank
Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age)
1.17362999916077
2023 · World Bank

Frequently Asked Questions

Sources: World Bank | UNESCO · Last updated: 2025

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