Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Middle income

Middle income: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled was 418.00 million in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
418.00 million
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
4th
of 41 groups
All-time high
418.00 million
in 2018
All-time low
99.50 million
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Middle income, 1970–2018

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2018, secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Middle income stood at 418.00 million. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Middle income peaked at 418.00 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 99.50 million, in 1970.

That places Middle income 4th 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 Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Middle income, 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 99.50 million
1971 108.00 million +8.5%
1972 117.00 million +8.3%
1973 125.00 million +6.8%
1974 128.00 million +2.4%
1975 134.00 million +4.7%
1976 145.00 million +8.2%
1977 162.00 million +11.7%
1978 175.00 million +8.0%
1979 186.00 million +6.3%
1980 184.00 million -1.1%
1981 184.00 million +0.0%
1982 182.00 million -1.1%
1983 185.00 million +1.6%
1984 189.00 million +2.2%
1985 187.00 million -1.1%
1986 204.00 million +9.1%
1987 210.00 million +2.9%
1988 215.00 million +2.4%
1989 217.00 million +0.9%
1990 221.00 million +1.8%
1991 229.00 million +3.6%
1992 238.00 million +3.9%
1993 247.00 million +3.8%
1994 254.00 million +2.8%
1995 264.00 million +3.9%
1996 275.00 million +4.2%
1997 286.00 million +4.0%
1998 295.00 million +3.1%
1999 303.00 million +2.7%
2000 316.00 million +4.3%
2001 326.00 million +3.2%
2002 338.00 million +3.7%
2003 349.00 million +3.3%
2004 356.00 million +2.0%
2005 360.00 million +1.1%
2006 363.00 million +0.8%
2007 368.00 million +1.4%
2008 371.00 million +0.8%
2009 373.00 million +0.5%
2010 380.00 million +1.9%
2011 386.00 million +1.6%
2012 391.00 million +1.3%
2013 397.00 million +1.5%
2014 406.00 million +2.3%
2015 409.00 million +0.7%
2016 412.00 million +0.7%
2017 412.00 million +0.0%
2018 418.00 million +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 137.95 million 99.50 million 186.00 million 10
1980s 195.70 million 182.00 million 217.00 million 10
1990s 261.20 million 221.00 million 303.00 million 10
2000s 352.00 million 316.00 million 373.00 million 10
2010s 401.22 million 380.00 million 418.00 million 9

Countries ranked near 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
  6. 6 Pakistan 12.91 million compare
  7. 7 Nigeria 12.53 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 Middle income?
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Middle income was 418.00 million in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 418.00 million in 2018.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 99.50 million in 1970.
How does Middle income rank for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Middle income ranks 4th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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
Last refreshed

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.