Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in European Union
European Union: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0699 units per person in 2018. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in European Union, 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
European Union recorded 0.0699 units per person for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in European Union peaked at 0.0832 units per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0697 units per person, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in European Union, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0748 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0752 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0759 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0782 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0805 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0816 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0819 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.083 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0831 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0832 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0831 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0832 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.082 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0808 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0799 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.079 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0783 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0776 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0764 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0756 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0747 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0737 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0738 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0756 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0759 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0755 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.074 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0746 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0778 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0772 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0799 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.08 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0805 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0807 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0751 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0748 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0748 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0732 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0727 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.072 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0717 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0707 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0697 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0712 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0711 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.071 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0702 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0698 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0699 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0797 units per person | 0.0748 units per person | 0.0832 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0796 units per person | 0.0756 units per person | 0.0832 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0753 units per person | 0.0737 units per person | 0.0778 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0764 units per person | 0.072 units per person | 0.0807 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0706 units per person | 0.0697 units per person | 0.0717 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near European Union
More education data for European Union
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4914 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in European Union?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in European Union was 0.0699 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0832 units per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0697 units per person in 2012.
- How does European Union rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- European Union ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.