Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in High income
High income: Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre was 2.06 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in High income, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in High income is 2.06 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in High income peaked at 3.19 units per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.94 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
High income ranks 42nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in High income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.07 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 2.79 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 2.82 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 2.89 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.91 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 2.94 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 2.96 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 3 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 3.02 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 2.91 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 3.08 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 3 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 3.11 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 3.12 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 3.13 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 3.14 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 3.08 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 3.11 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 3.17 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 3.19 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 3.08 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 3.05 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 2.13 units per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 1993 | 2.09 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.13 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.13 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.13 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.14 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 2.13 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.13 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.14 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.14 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.13 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.13 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.1 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.08 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.05 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.03 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.01 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.98 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.96 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.94 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.98 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.97 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.97 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.97 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.98 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.98 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.98 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.02 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.04 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.06 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in High income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -30.3% | 3.05 units per square kilometre | 2.13 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.93 units per square kilometre | 2.79 units per square kilometre | 3.07 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.11 units per square kilometre | 3 units per square kilometre | 3.19 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.31 units per square kilometre | 2.09 units per square kilometre | 3.08 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 units per square kilometre | 2 units per square kilometre | 2.14 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.97 units per square kilometre | 1.94 units per square kilometre | 1.98 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 units per square kilometre | 2 units per square kilometre | 2.06 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 39 Grenada 24.14 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Tonga 22.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Pakistan 22.01 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 El Salvador 21.36 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Kiribati 20.92 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Luxembourg 20.3 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Liechtenstein 20.05 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for High income
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0283 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in High income?
- Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in High income was 2.06 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does High income rank for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
- High income ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.