World Bank · Education
United Kingdom: Over-age students, primary
1.11percent · 2017-22.4% since 2007
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 1971 to 2017.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.114 | |
| 2016 | 1.125 | |
| 2015 | 1.125 | |
| 2014 | 1.121 | |
| 2013 | 1.1 | |
| 2012 | 1.058 | |
| 2011 | 1.034 | |
| 2010 | 1.095 | |
| 2009 | 1.122 | |
| 2008 | 1.093 | |
| 2007 | 1.436 | |
| 2006 | 1.594 | |
| 2005 | 1.7 | |
| 2004 | 2.658 | |
| 2003 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 2.339 | |
| 1982 | 2.846 | |
| 1981 | 2.806 | |
| 1980 | 2.801 | |
| 1979 | 7.386 | |
| 1978 | 7.351 | |
| 1977 | 7.301 | |
| 1976 | 7.222 | |
| 1975 | 6.895 | |
| 1974 | 6.64 | |
| 1973 | 6.095 | |
| 1972 | 5.854 | |
| 1971 | 5.617 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Bank (2026). Over-age students, primary. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-over-age-students-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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- China
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- Congo
- Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
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- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Korea, Republic of
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia, Federated States of
- Moldova, Republic of
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine, State of
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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- Virgin Islands, British
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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