Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in OECD members
OECD members: Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre was 3.29 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in OECD members, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 3.29 units per square kilometre for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in OECD members peaked at 3.29 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.2 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
OECD members ranks 32nd 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.81 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 2.2 units per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1972 | 2.25 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 2.34 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 2.36 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 2.52 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 2.45 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 2.49 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 2.53 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 2.5 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 2.61 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 2.64 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.68 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 2.69 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 2.72 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 2.82 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 2.78 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.8 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.86 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 2.87 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.8 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 2.75 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.84 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 2.8 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 2.87 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 2.89 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.92 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.91 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 2.92 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.92 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.94 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.97 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 3 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 3.04 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.02 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.04 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.05 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.06 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.06 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.06 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.07 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.06 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.04 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.19 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 3.2 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.21 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.21 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.23 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.22 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.22 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.24 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.26 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.27 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.29 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.45 units per square kilometre | 2.2 units per square kilometre | 2.81 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.75 units per square kilometre | 2.61 units per square kilometre | 2.87 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.86 units per square kilometre | 2.75 units per square kilometre | 2.92 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.03 units per square kilometre | 2.94 units per square kilometre | 3.06 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 units per square kilometre | 3.04 units per square kilometre | 3.23 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 units per square kilometre | 3.24 units per square kilometre | 3.29 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 29 Marshall Islands 29.76 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Guam 29.66 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Burundi 28.86 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 San Marino 28.58 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Sao Tome and Principe 26.95 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Republic of Korea 26.92 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Puerto Rico 26.64 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in OECD members?
- Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre in OECD members was 3.29 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does OECD members rank for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
- OECD members ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.