Secondary education, general pupils in Low income
Low income: Secondary education, general pupils was 45.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Low income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Low income recorded 45.6% for secondary education, general pupils in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Low income peaked at 45.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1978.
Low income ranks 40th of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils in Low income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.9% | — |
| 1971 | 38.2% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 38.2% | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 37.9% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 37.8% | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 37.3% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 37.3% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 37.2% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 37.0% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 37.4% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 38.2% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 38.9% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 39.1% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 39.3% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 39.3% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 39.7% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 39.8% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 39.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 39.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 39.8% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 39.3% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 40.5% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 40.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 40.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 40.2% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 40.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 40.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.6% | 37.0% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.1% | 37.4% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.0% | 39.3% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 40.2% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 43.4% | 45.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in Low income?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Low income was 45.6% 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1978.
- How does Low income rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Low income ranks 40th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.