Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum was 75.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in United Kingdom, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in United Kingdom is 75.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in United Kingdom peaked at 88.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2022.
United Kingdom ranks 15th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.4% | — |
| 2003 | 82.2% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 75.7% | -6.3% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 75.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 72.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 75.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72.4%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.7% | 79.8% | 88.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 78.1% | 80.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 75.7% | 75.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More infrastructure data for United Kingdom
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 84.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 121.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.77 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 34.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3431 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 23.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.21 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in United Kingdom?
- Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in United Kingdom was 75.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom rank for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum?
- United Kingdom ranks 15th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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