Which has higher secondary education, pupils, India or Middle income?

Middle income, at 510.99 million against 133.16 million in India as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between India and Middle income?

377.83 million, with Middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?

47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Middle income: Secondary education, pupils

India

133.16 million

in 2025

Middle income

510.99 million

in 2024

India rank

1st

Middle income rank

4th

Secondary education, pupils over time

India
Middle income

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 510.99 million against 133.16 million in India, a difference of 377.83 million.

That makes Middle income's figure about 3.8 times India's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Middle income	Difference	Ahead
1970s	24.15 million	148.82 million	124.67 million	Middle income
1980s	39.87 million	217.71 million	177.84 million	Middle income
1990s	65.69 million	294.30 million	228.61 million	Middle income
2000s	86.52 million	385.97 million	299.45 million	Middle income
2010s	124.36 million	452.96 million	328.60 million	Middle income
2020s	135.49 million	500.70 million	365.21 million	Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, India or Middle income?: Middle income, at 510.99 million against 133.16 million in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between India and Middle income?: 377.83 million, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do India and Middle income rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: India ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Secondary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.