Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled was 32.40 million in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
32.40 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
33rd
of 41 groups
All-time high
40.70 million
in 2002
All-time low
29.40 million
in 2012
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2018

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2018, secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 32.40 million.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 40.70 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 29.40 million, in 2012.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 34.70 million
1971 35.20 million +1.4%
1972 35.60 million +1.1%
1973 35.70 million +0.3%
1974 35.60 million -0.3%
1975 35.40 million -0.6%
1976 34.90 million -1.4%
1977 34.40 million -1.4%
1978 33.60 million -2.3%
1979 32.90 million -2.1%
1980 32.40 million -1.5%
1981 32.00 million -1.2%
1982 31.60 million -1.2%
1983 31.60 million +0.0%
1984 31.90 million +0.9%
1985 32.50 million +1.9%
1986 33.30 million +2.5%
1987 33.90 million +1.8%
1988 34.40 million +1.5%
1989 34.90 million +1.5%
1990 35.10 million +0.6%
1991 35.30 million +0.6%
1992 35.40 million +0.3%
1993 35.60 million +0.6%
1994 35.80 million +0.6%
1995 36.30 million +1.4%
1996 36.50 million +0.6%
1997 37.10 million +1.6%
1998 38.00 million +2.4%
1999 39.10 million +2.9%
2000 39.70 million +1.5%
2001 40.50 million +2.0%
2002 40.70 million +0.5%
2003 40.10 million -1.5%
2004 37.90 million -5.5%
2005 36.30 million -4.2%
2006 35.10 million -3.3%
2007 34.00 million -3.1%
2008 32.50 million -4.4%
2009 31.60 million -2.8%
2010 30.80 million -2.5%
2011 30.10 million -2.3%
2012 29.40 million -2.3%
2013 31.40 million +6.8%
2014 31.30 million -0.3%
2015 30.90 million -1.3%
2016 31.10 million +0.6%
2017 32.00 million +2.9%
2018 32.40 million +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 34.80 million 32.90 million 35.70 million 10
1980s 32.85 million 31.60 million 34.90 million 10
1990s 36.42 million 35.10 million 39.10 million 10
2000s 36.84 million 31.60 million 40.70 million 10
2010s 31.04 million 29.40 million 32.40 million 9

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 30 Afghanistan 3.04 million compare
  2. 31 Italy 3.04 million compare
  3. 32 South Korea 2.78 million compare
  4. 33 Ghana 2.77 million compare
  5. 34 Peru 2.72 million compare
  6. 35 Spain 2.71 million compare
  7. 36 Morocco 2.62 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 32.40 million in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 40.70 million in 2002.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 29.40 million in 2012.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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.