Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total rose 2.17% to 37.6% in the United Kingdom in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 37.6% in 2016 and an all time low of 26.0% in 2004. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in Belgium amounted to 31.9%, 29.3% in France, 24.4% in Germany and 35.6% in Ireland in 2016.
United Kingdom has been ranked 1st within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 15 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.9% | 15.9% | 16.4% | 17.1% | 26.1% | ||||||||
Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29.3% | 29.0% | 29.8% | 30.0% | 31.2% | ||||||||
Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.7% | 25.3% | 26.2% | 27.4% | 28.3% | ||||||||
Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.4% | 23.8% | 24.4% | 24.9% | 23.1% | ||||||||
Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.2% | 26.1% | 27.4% | 28.3% | 29.1% | ||||||||
Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.2% | 31.7% | 33.1% | 34.5% | 33.9% | ||||||||
Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.0% | 12.2% | 12.9% | 13.4% | 13.9% | ||||||||
Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.9% | 30.3% | 32.1% | 33.9% | 37.9% | ||||||||
Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.8% | 26.8% | 27.5% | 28.1% | 28.5% | ||||||||
Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.6% | 19.5% | 20.6% | 21.6% | 22.7% | ||||||||
Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.6% | 27.4% | 28.0% | 28.8% | 29.6% | ||||||||
United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.9% | 32.6% | 33.8% | 34.7% | 35.7% |