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United Kingdom: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in reading, both sexes
79.75percent · 2022
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in reading, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator PREPFUTURE.2.READ. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 79.748 | UIS_EST |
| 2018 | 82.523 | UIS_EST |
| 2015 | 81.897 | UIS_EST |
| 2012 | 83.092 | UIS_EST |
| 2009 | 81.282 | UIS_EST |
| 2006 | 80.705 | UIS_EST |
| 2003 | 84.805 | UIS_EST |
| 2000 | 86.795 | UIS_EST |
Source
Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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UIS (2026). Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in reading, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-prepfuture-2-read (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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