Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in World
World: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0691 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in World, 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0691 units per person for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in World peaked at 0.0703 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0437 units per person, in 1970.
That places World 19th out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0437 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0466 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0485 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0501 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0504 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0512 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0534 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0568 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0591 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0603 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0595 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0584 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0572 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.057 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0569 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0555 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0579 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0581 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0578 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.057 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0568 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0573 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0581 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0591 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0596 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0605 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0617 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0623 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0639 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0645 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0659 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0669 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0683 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0694 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0698 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0698 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0697 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0697 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0697 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0691 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0696 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0698 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.07 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0701 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0703 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.07 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0697 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0691 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0691 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.052 units per person | 0.0437 units per person | 0.0603 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0575 units per person | 0.0555 units per person | 0.0595 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0604 units per person | 0.0568 units per person | 0.0645 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0688 units per person | 0.0659 units per person | 0.0698 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0697 units per person | 0.0691 units per person | 0.0703 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 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
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, per capita in World?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in World was 0.0691 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0703 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0437 units per person in 1970.
- How does World rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- World ranks 19th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, 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.