Secondary education, general pupils in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Secondary education, general pupils was 49.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Upper 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 Upper middle income is 49.0%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Upper middle income peaked at 49.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 1973.
Upper middle income ranks 15th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.0% | — |
| 1971 | 44.6% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 44.3% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 44.1% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 44.4% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 44.7% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 44.1% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 44.5% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 44.8% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 44.4% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 44.9% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 44.8% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 45.5% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 46.7% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 47.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 47.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 48.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.5% | 44.1% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.2% | 44.4% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 46.4% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 48.6% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 49.0% | 49.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4975 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in Upper middle income?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Upper middle income was 49.0% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 1973.
- How does Upper middle income rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Upper middle income ranks 15th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.