Secondary education, general pupils in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Secondary education, general pupils was 456.00 million 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).
Analysis
Low & middle income 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 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Low & middle income peaked at 456.00 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 104.00 million, in 1970.
That places Low & middle income 2nd out of 43 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 | 143.40 million | 104.00 million | 193.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 204.30 million | 190.00 million | 226.00 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 271.90 million | 231.00 million | 316.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 372.70 million | 330.00 million | 401.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 435.78 million | 410.00 million | 456.00 million | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 3.00 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9807 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 73.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in Low & middle income?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Low & middle income 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 456.00 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.00 million in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 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 14.6%. 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. 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.