Secondary education, general pupils in OECD members
OECD members: Secondary education, general pupils was 49.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in OECD members, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, secondary education, general pupils in OECD members stood at 49.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in OECD members peaked at 49.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 1970.
OECD members ranks 10th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.7% | — |
| 1971 | 44.0% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 44.9% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 45.6% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 46.4% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 47.1% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 48.1% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 48.8% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 48.9% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 48.9% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 48.9% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 49.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 49.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 49.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.2% | 43.7% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.0% | 48.9% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.1% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 49.1% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
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 in OECD members?
- Secondary education, general pupils in OECD members was 49.6% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- OECD members ranks 10th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.