Secondary education, general pupils in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Secondary education, general pupils was 456.00 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 456.00 million for secondary education, general pupils in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 456.00 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 104.00 million, in 1970.
That places IDA & IBRD total 2nd out of 42 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 143.80 million | 104.00 million | 192.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 203.60 million | 189.00 million | 226.00 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 272.50 million | 231.00 million | 317.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 373.70 million | 331.00 million | 401.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 436.33 million | 410.00 million | 456.00 million | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 1 India 127.53 million compare
- 2 China (People’s Republic of) 68.39 million compare
- 3 Brazil 22.16 million compare
- 4 Indonesia 19.99 million compare
- 5 Bangladesh 15.11 million compare
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in IDA & IBRD total?
- Secondary education, general pupils in IDA & IBRD total was 456.00 million 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 456.00 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.00 million in 1970.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.