Secondary education, pupils, per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0833 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in OECD members, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, pupils, per capita in OECD members stood at 0.0833 units per person.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.1077 units per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0825 units per person, in 2012.
That places OECD members 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1077 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0832 units per person | -22.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0842 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0864 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0863 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.091 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0879 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0885 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0888 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0871 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.09 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0901 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0908 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0905 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0908 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0933 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0912 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0912 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0925 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0918 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0888 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0863 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0888 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.087 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0886 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0884 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0887 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0878 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0874 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0869 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0867 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0872 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0874 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0877 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0867 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0867 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0863 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0858 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0852 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0846 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0844 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0836 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0825 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0861 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0859 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0855 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0851 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0851 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0842 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0838 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0839 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0839 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0837 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0838 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0833 units per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0891 units per person | 0.0832 units per person | 0.1077 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0912 units per person | 0.09 units per person | 0.0933 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0879 units per person | 0.0863 units per person | 0.0888 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0864 units per person | 0.0846 units per person | 0.0877 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0846 units per person | 0.0825 units per person | 0.0861 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0837 units per person | 0.0833 units per person | 0.0839 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 15 Nepal 0.1237 units per person compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 0.1235 units per person compare
- 17 Libya 0.1225 units per person compare
- 18 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.1224 units per person compare
- 19 Fiji 0.1223 units per person compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 0.1223 units per person compare
- 21 New Caledonia 0.122 units per person compare
More education data for OECD members
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in OECD members?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in OECD members was 0.0833 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1077 units per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0825 units per person in 2012.
- How does OECD members rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.