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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

Population ages 15-64 (% of total population)
63.3151859345352
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
4.43
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
3.759
2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
4.111
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
47.532592559702
2024 · World Bank
Labor force, total
35358530
2024 · World Bank
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
17.1850467046133
2024 · World Bank
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
98.4768829345703
2023 · World Bank
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years
316
2023 · World Bank
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
101.423362731934
2023 · World Bank
Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age)
1.17362999916077
2023 · World Bank
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years
968
2023 · World Bank
Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age)
0.974759995937347
2023 · World Bank
Secondary education, teachers
388714
2023 · World Bank
Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age)
1.07179999351502
2023 · World Bank
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
98.2783813476562
2023 · World Bank
Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group)
98.070198059082
2023 · World Bank
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female)
47.774829864502
2023 · World Bank
School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)
80.4987716674805
2023 · World Bank
Number of under-five deaths, female
1356
2023 · World Bank

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Sources: World Bank | UNESCO · Last updated: 2025

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