Education in United Kingdom

Country

England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. 69,483,939 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 244,378 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for United Kingdom, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

United Kingdom’s 361 councils range from 1 in Isles of Scilly to 510 in Birmingham.

CouncilGreat Britain only

Published for councils, not as one figure for the whole of United Kingdom. The map shows each one.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

Exact pointGreat Britain only

Published as points, so there is no single figure for United Kingdom. The map shows each one.