Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0654 units per person in 2018. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in OECD members, 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 0.0654 units per person for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.0747 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0634 units per person, in 1970.
OECD members ranks 22nd of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0634 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0677 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0687 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0702 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0715 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0723 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0728 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0736 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0737 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.072 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0747 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0739 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0741 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0736 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0736 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0729 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0729 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0723 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0712 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.07 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0684 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0678 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0675 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.068 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0686 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0682 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0677 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.065 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0691 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.069 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0699 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0704 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0706 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0712 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0691 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0691 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0692 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0687 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0681 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0676 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.067 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0665 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0658 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.067 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0669 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0666 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0663 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0663 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0654 units per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0706 units per person | 0.0634 units per person | 0.0737 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0729 units per person | 0.07 units per person | 0.0747 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0679 units per person | 0.065 units per person | 0.0691 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0694 units per person | 0.0676 units per person | 0.0712 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0664 units per person | 0.0654 units per person | 0.067 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 19 Micronesia (country) 0.1018 units per person compare
- 20 Cape Verde 0.1016 units per person compare
- 21 Fiji 0.1004 units per person compare
- 22 Tuvalu 0.0995 units per person compare
- 23 Bhutan 0.0982 units per person compare
- 24 French Polynesia 0.0982 units per person compare
- 25 Belize 0.0974 units per person compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in OECD members?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in OECD members was 0.0654 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0747 units per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0634 units per person in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 22nd out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.