Expected years in school in United Kingdom
17.8
years · 2023
18th highest of 195 countries
In 2013: 17.7
Nearby in the ranking
- St. Kitts and Nevis 18.4
- Seychelles 18.2
- Spain 17.8
- United Kingdom 17.8
- Tonga 17.8
- Portugal 17.5
- Uruguay 17.5
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About the data
Number of years a child of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.
- Unit
- years
- Years
- 1990–2023
- Data as of
- 2026-09-28
- Source
- Our World in Data
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Credit
- Our World in Data; UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. CC BY 4.0