Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled was 456.00 million in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
456.00 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
2nd
of 41 groups
All-time high
456.00 million
in 2018
All-time low
104.00 million
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Low & middle income, 1970–2018

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Low & middle income recorded 456.00 million for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Low & middle income peaked at 456.00 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 104.00 million, in 1970.

That places Low & middle income 2nd out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Low & middle income, 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 104.00 million
1971 113.00 million +8.7%
1972 122.00 million +8.0%
1973 130.00 million +6.6%
1974 133.00 million +2.3%
1975 139.00 million +4.5%
1976 151.00 million +8.6%
1977 168.00 million +11.3%
1978 181.00 million +7.7%
1979 193.00 million +6.6%
1980 191.00 million -1.0%
1981 192.00 million +0.5%
1982 190.00 million -1.0%
1983 194.00 million +2.1%
1984 198.00 million +2.1%
1985 196.00 million -1.0%
1986 213.00 million +8.7%
1987 219.00 million +2.8%
1988 224.00 million +2.3%
1989 226.00 million +0.9%
1990 231.00 million +2.2%
1991 238.00 million +3.0%
1992 248.00 million +4.2%
1993 257.00 million +3.6%
1994 264.00 million +2.7%
1995 274.00 million +3.8%
1996 286.00 million +4.4%
1997 298.00 million +4.2%
1998 307.00 million +3.0%
1999 316.00 million +2.9%
2000 330.00 million +4.4%
2001 341.00 million +3.3%
2002 355.00 million +4.1%
2003 367.00 million +3.4%
2004 376.00 million +2.5%
2005 381.00 million +1.3%
2006 386.00 million +1.3%
2007 392.00 million +1.6%
2008 398.00 million +1.5%
2009 401.00 million +0.8%
2010 410.00 million +2.2%
2011 418.00 million +2.0%
2012 425.00 million +1.7%
2013 431.00 million +1.4%
2014 440.00 million +2.1%
2015 444.00 million +0.9%
2016 449.00 million +1.1%
2017 449.00 million +0.0%
2018 456.00 million +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 143.40 million 104.00 million 193.00 million 10
1980s 204.30 million 190.00 million 226.00 million 10
1990s 271.90 million 231.00 million 316.00 million 10
2000s 372.70 million 330.00 million 401.00 million 10
2010s 435.78 million 410.00 million 456.00 million 9

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 1 India 127.53 million compare
  2. 2 China 68.39 million compare
  3. 3 Brazil 22.16 million compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 19.99 million compare
  5. 5 Bangladesh 15.11 million compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Low & middle income?
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Low & middle income was 456.00 million in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 456.00 million in 2018.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 104.00 million in 1970.
How does Low & middle income rank for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle income 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.