Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in World
World: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled was 532.00 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in World, 1970–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
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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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.