This statistic shows the share of the population aged 25 and over who had attained a upper secondary or tertiary education in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2016. The peak for this period was in 2015 when 79.7 percent of those 25 and over had attained such a level.
Share of those aged 25 and over with upper secondary or tertiary education attainment in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2016
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Eurostat. (April 25, 2017). Share of those aged 25 and over with upper secondary or tertiary education attainment in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/435029/united-kingdom-adults-with-upper-secondary-or-tertiary-education-attainment/
Eurostat. "Share of those aged 25 and over with upper secondary or tertiary education attainment in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2016." Chart. April 25, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/435029/united-kingdom-adults-with-upper-secondary-or-tertiary-education-attainment/
Eurostat. (2017). Share of those aged 25 and over with upper secondary or tertiary education attainment in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/435029/united-kingdom-adults-with-upper-secondary-or-tertiary-education-attainment/
Eurostat. "Share of Those Aged 25 and over with Upper Secondary or Tertiary Education Attainment in The United Kingdom from 2007 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/435029/united-kingdom-adults-with-upper-secondary-or-tertiary-education-attainment/
Eurostat, Share of those aged 25 and over with upper secondary or tertiary education attainment in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/435029/united-kingdom-adults-with-upper-secondary-or-tertiary-education-attainment/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Share of those aged 25 and over with upper secondary or tertiary education attainment in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2016 [Graph], Eurostat, April 25, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/435029/united-kingdom-adults-with-upper-secondary-or-tertiary-education-attainment/