Secondary education, general pupils in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Secondary education, general pupils was 48.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Low & middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils in Low & middle income is 48.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Low & middle income peaked at 48.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1970.
Low & middle income ranks 28th 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 in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.7% | — |
| 1971 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 40.8% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 41.1% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 41.4% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 41.3% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 41.4% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 41.8% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 41.9% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 41.6% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 41.5% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 41.9% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 41.6% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 41.4% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 42.2% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 42.7% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 42.9% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 43.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 43.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 43.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 44.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 44.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 45.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 46.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 46.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 46.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 46.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.2% | 40.7% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.0% | 41.4% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 43.2% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 46.2% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 47.7% | 48.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (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, female 39.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in Low & middle income?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Low & middle income was 48.5% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Low & middle income ranks 28th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.