Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in High income
High income: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.055 units per person in 2018. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in High income, 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in High income is 0.055 units per person, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in High income peaked at 0.0661 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.055 units per person, in 2018.
High income ranks 34th of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in High income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.057 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0611 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0623 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0631 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0642 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0649 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0652 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0656 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0656 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0639 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0661 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0653 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0651 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0646 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0645 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0636 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0633 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0628 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0618 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0606 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0596 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0591 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.059 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0596 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0601 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0598 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0596 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.057 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0606 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0602 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0608 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0609 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0612 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0616 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0599 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.06 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0601 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0595 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0591 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0585 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.058 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0575 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.057 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0572 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0568 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0564 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0559 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0556 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.055 units per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0633 units per person | 0.057 units per person | 0.0656 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0638 units per person | 0.0606 units per person | 0.0661 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0594 units per person | 0.057 units per person | 0.0606 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0602 units per person | 0.0585 units per person | 0.0616 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0566 units per person | 0.055 units per person | 0.058 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 31 Albania 0.0952 units per person compare
- 32 Ecuador 0.0951 units per person compare
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0941 units per person compare
- 34 India 0.0938 units per person compare
- 35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0935 units per person compare
- 36 Bangladesh 0.0924 units per person compare
- 37 Oman 0.0915 units per person compare
More education data for High income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in High income?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in High income was 0.055 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0661 units per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.055 units per person in 2018.
- How does High income rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- High income ranks 34th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.