Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in OECD members
OECD members: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled was 88.70 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in OECD members, 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
OECD members recorded 88.70 million for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in 2018.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in OECD members peaked at 89.40 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 58.20 million, in 1970.
That places OECD members 16th out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58.20 million | — |
| 1971 | 63.00 million | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 64.70 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 66.80 million | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 68.80 million | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 70.30 million | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 71.50 million | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 72.90 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 73.70 million | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 72.70 million | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 76.10 million | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 76.00 million | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 76.90 million | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 77.00 million | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 77.60 million | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 77.50 million | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 78.10 million | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 78.10 million | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 77.50 million | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 76.80 million | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 75.80 million | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 75.80 million | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 76.20 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 77.50 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 78.80 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 79.00 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 79.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 76.50 million | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 81.90 million | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 82.40 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 84.00 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 85.30 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 86.20 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 87.50 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 85.50 million | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 86.20 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 86.90 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 86.90 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.80 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 86.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.60 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.40 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.10 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 88.10 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 88.60 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.70 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.80 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.40 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 88.70 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.26 million | 58.20 million | 73.70 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.16 million | 76.00 million | 78.10 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.29 million | 75.80 million | 82.40 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.21 million | 84.00 million | 87.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.93 million | 86.10 million | 89.40 million | 9 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in OECD members?
- Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in OECD members was 88.70 million in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 89.40 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.20 million in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
- OECD members ranks 16th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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About this data
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.