Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Low & middle income or United States?

Low & middle income, at 554.22 million against 25.35 million in United States as of 2024.

What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Low & middle income and United States?

528.88 million, with Low & middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and United States?

10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.

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.

Low & middle income vs United States: Secondary education, pupils

Low & middle income

554.22 million

in 2024

United States

25.35 million

in 2023

Low & middle income rank

3rd

United States rank

4th

Secondary education, pupils over time

Low & middle income
United States

How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 554.22 million against 25.35 million in United States, a difference of 528.88 million.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 21.9 times United States's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 43 groups.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Low & middle income	United States	Difference	Ahead
2010s	497.04 million	24.67 million	472.37 million	Low & middle income
2020s	538.88 million	25.29 million	513.59 million	Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, Low & middle income or United States?: Low & middle income, at 554.22 million against 25.35 million in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils between Low & middle income and United States?: 528.88 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and United States?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Low & middle income and United States rank globally for secondary education, pupils?: Low & middle income ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 43 groups.
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.