Secondary education, general pupils in Middle income
Middle income: Secondary education, general pupils was 418.00 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Middle income recorded 418.00 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 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Middle income peaked at 418.00 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 99.50 million, in 1970.
Middle income ranks 4th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils in Middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 99.50 million | — |
| 1971 | 108.00 million | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 117.00 million | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 125.00 million | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 128.00 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 134.00 million | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 145.00 million | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 162.00 million | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 175.00 million | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 186.00 million | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 184.00 million | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 184.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 182.00 million | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 185.00 million | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 189.00 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 187.00 million | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 204.00 million | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 210.00 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 215.00 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 217.00 million | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 221.00 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 229.00 million | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 238.00 million | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 247.00 million | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 254.00 million | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 264.00 million | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 275.00 million | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 286.00 million | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 295.00 million | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 303.00 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 316.00 million | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 326.00 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 338.00 million | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 349.00 million | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 356.00 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 360.00 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 363.00 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 368.00 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 371.00 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 373.00 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 380.00 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 386.00 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 391.00 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 397.00 million | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 406.00 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 409.00 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 412.00 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 412.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 418.00 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 137.95 million | 99.50 million | 186.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 195.70 million | 182.00 million | 217.00 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 261.20 million | 221.00 million | 303.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 352.00 million | 316.00 million | 373.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 401.22 million | 380.00 million | 418.00 million | 9 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0855 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in Middle income?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Middle income was 418.00 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 418.00 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.50 million in 1970.
- How does Middle income rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Middle income ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.