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Europe > United Kingdom > Education

BRITISH EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Average years of schooling of adults 9.4 [16th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education 12 years [9th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [50th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 7 [27th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP) 5.3% [47th of 132]
Educational attainment > Junior secondary 37% [6th of 18]
Educational attainment > Senior secondary 37% [13th of 18]
Educational attainment > Tertiary 26% [12th of 18]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 93.7% [6th of 135]
Expected duration of education for all students 18.9 years [3rd of 30]
Expected duration of education for females 19.8 years [3rd of 28]
Expected duration of education for males 17.9 years [5th of 28]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 52.7% [15th of 170]
Female teachers > Lower secondary 58.8% [15th of 20]
Mathematical literacy 529 [8th of 27]
School life expectancy > Male 16 years [5th of 97]
School life expectancy > Total 16.4 years [4th of 110]
Scientific literacy 532 [4th of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school 28% [11th of 17]
Student attitude > Report class disorder 27% [12th of 17]

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SOURCES: UNESCO; United Nations Human Development Programme; OECD Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2003; UNESCO Institute of Statistics; OECD; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; OECD

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, britain, great britain, united kingdom of great britain and northern irela, united king., The United Kingdom

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