Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Central Europe and the Baltics

Central Europe and the Baltics: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled was 5.28 million in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
5.28 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
37th
of 41 groups
All-time high
7.95 million
in 2003
All-time low
5.28 million
in 2018
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970–2018

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2018, secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 5.28 million. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 7.95 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.28 million, in 2018.

That places Central Europe and the Baltics 37th out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 6.92 million
1971 6.93 million +0.1%
1972 6.83 million -1.4%
1973 6.70 million -1.8%
1974 6.56 million -2.2%
1975 6.39 million -2.5%
1976 6.20 million -2.9%
1977 6.11 million -1.5%
1978 5.87 million -3.9%
1979 5.83 million -0.7%
1980 5.87 million +0.7%
1981 6.12 million +4.3%
1982 6.03 million -1.5%
1983 6.00 million -0.5%
1984 6.10 million +1.7%
1985 6.28 million +2.9%
1986 6.48 million +3.2%
1987 6.75 million +4.1%
1988 6.85 million +1.5%
1989 7.10 million +3.6%
1990 7.11 million +0.1%
1991 6.89 million -3.1%
1992 6.89 million -0.0%
1993 6.98 million +1.3%
1994 6.91 million -1.0%
1995 6.70 million -3.0%
1996 6.72 million +0.2%
1997 6.84 million +1.8%
1998 7.24 million +5.9%
1999 7.37 million +1.7%
2000 7.53 million +2.2%
2001 7.56 million +0.5%
2002 7.91 million +4.6%
2003 7.95 million +0.6%
2004 7.57 million -4.8%
2005 7.45 million -1.5%
2006 7.21 million -3.3%
2007 6.89 million -4.5%
2008 6.62 million -3.9%
2009 6.32 million -4.6%
2010 6.07 million -4.0%
2011 5.86 million -3.4%
2012 5.65 million -3.5%
2013 5.81 million +2.8%
2014 5.64 million -2.9%
2015 5.48 million -2.8%
2016 5.38 million -1.9%
2017 5.32 million -1.1%
2018 5.28 million -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.43 million 5.83 million 6.93 million 10
1980s 6.36 million 5.87 million 7.10 million 10
1990s 6.97 million 6.70 million 7.37 million 10
2000s 7.30 million 6.32 million 7.95 million 10
2010s 5.61 million 5.28 million 6.07 million 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Central Europe and the Baltics was 5.28 million in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The highest recorded value was 7.95 million in 2003.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The lowest recorded value was 5.28 million in 2018.
How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 37th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
247 places, 9,915 data points, 1970–2019
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Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.