Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre was 7.06 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Low & middle income, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 7.06 units per square kilometre for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Low & middle income peaked at 7.06 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.75 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Low & middle income ranks 13th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.59 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 1.75 units per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1972 | 1.88 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 2 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 2.75 units per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1975 | 2.21 units per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 1976 | 2.35 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 2.62 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 2.83 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 3.67 units per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1980 | 3.05 units per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1981 | 3.01 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 3.05 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 3.14 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 3.19 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 3.59 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 3.37 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 3.5 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 3.56 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 3.58 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 3.95 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 3.98 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 3.78 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 3.68 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 3.78 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 3.94 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 4.11 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 4.27 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 4.47 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 4.54 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 4.71 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 4.87 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 5.08 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 5.25 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 5.39 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 5.48 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 5.54 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.67 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.78 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 5.84 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.98 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 6.11 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 6.01 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 6.13 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 6.23 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.27 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.33 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.36 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.49 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 6.57 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 6.71 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 6.88 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 6.99 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 7.06 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.47 units per square kilometre | 1.75 units per square kilometre | 3.67 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3 units per square kilometre | 3.01 units per square kilometre | 3.59 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.05 units per square kilometre | 3.68 units per square kilometre | 4.54 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.36 units per square kilometre | 4.71 units per square kilometre | 5.84 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.25 units per square kilometre | 5.98 units per square kilometre | 6.57 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.91 units per square kilometre | 6.71 units per square kilometre | 7.06 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 10 Malta 101.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Naoero 71.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Bermuda 64.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Mauritius 57.15 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Aruba 51.97 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Netherlands 47.84 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 India 45.18 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Low & middle income?
- Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Low & middle income was 7.06 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 7.06 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Low & middle income rank for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
- Low & middle income ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.