Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0723 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Low & middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2018, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Low & middle income stood at 0.0723 units per person.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0734 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.039 units per person, in 1970.
Low & middle income ranks 16th of 41 groups on this measure, 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, per capita in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.039 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0413 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0435 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0453 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0453 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0463 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0492 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0537 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0566 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0591 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0573 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0564 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0546 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0546 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0545 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0529 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0563 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0566 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0567 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.056 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0561 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0567 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.058 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.059 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0595 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0607 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0623 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0638 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0646 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0654 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0673 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0684 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0702 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0715 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0722 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0721 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.072 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0721 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0722 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0717 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0723 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0727 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0728 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0729 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0734 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0731 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.073 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.072 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0723 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0479 units per person | 0.039 units per person | 0.0591 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0556 units per person | 0.0529 units per person | 0.0573 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0606 units per person | 0.0561 units per person | 0.0654 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.071 units per person | 0.0673 units per person | 0.0722 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0727 units per person | 0.072 units per person | 0.0734 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 13 Brazil 0.1083 units per person compare
- 14 Türkiye 0.1082 units per person compare
- 15 Guam 0.105 units per person compare
- 16 Argentina 0.1041 units per person compare
- 17 Kenya 0.1036 units per person compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 0.1022 units per person compare
- 19 Micronesia (country) 0.1018 units per person compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.00 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Low & middle income?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Low & middle income was 0.0723 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0734 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.039 units per person in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 16th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.