Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in World

World: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled was 532.00 million in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
532.00 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
1st
of 41 groups
All-time high
532.00 million
in 2018
All-time low
161.00 million
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in World, 1970–2018

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

World recorded 532.00 million for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in World peaked at 532.00 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 161.00 million, in 1970.

World ranks 1st of 41 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in World, 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 161.00 million
1971 175.00 million +8.7%
1972 186.00 million +6.3%
1973 196.00 million +5.4%
1974 201.00 million +2.6%
1975 208.00 million +3.5%
1976 221.00 million +6.2%
1977 239.00 million +8.1%
1978 253.00 million +5.9%
1979 263.00 million +4.0%
1980 264.00 million +0.4%
1981 264.00 million +0.0%
1982 263.00 million -0.4%
1983 267.00 million +1.5%
1984 271.00 million +1.5%
1985 269.00 million -0.7%
1986 286.00 million +6.3%
1987 292.00 million +2.1%
1988 296.00 million +1.4%
1989 297.00 million +0.3%
1990 301.00 million +1.3%
1991 309.00 million +2.7%
1992 318.00 million +2.9%
1993 329.00 million +3.5%
1994 337.00 million +2.4%
1995 347.00 million +3.0%
1996 359.00 million +3.5%
1997 368.00 million +2.5%
1998 383.00 million +4.1%
1999 392.00 million +2.3%
2000 406.00 million +3.6%
2001 418.00 million +3.0%
2002 432.00 million +3.3%
2003 445.00 million +3.0%
2004 453.00 million +1.8%
2005 459.00 million +1.3%
2006 464.00 million +1.1%
2007 470.00 million +1.3%
2008 476.00 million +1.3%
2009 478.00 million +0.4%
2010 487.00 million +1.9%
2011 495.00 million +1.6%
2012 502.00 million +1.4%
2013 509.00 million +1.4%
2014 517.00 million +1.6%
2015 521.00 million +0.8%
2016 525.00 million +0.8%
2017 526.00 million +0.2%
2018 532.00 million +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 210.30 million 161.00 million 263.00 million 10
1980s 276.90 million 263.00 million 297.00 million 10
1990s 344.30 million 301.00 million 392.00 million 10
2000s 450.10 million 406.00 million 478.00 million 10
2010s 512.67 million 487.00 million 532.00 million 9

Countries ranked near World

  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

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in World?
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in World was 532.00 million in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 532.00 million in 2018.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 161.00 million in 1970.
How does World rank for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
World ranks 1st out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.