Secondary education, pupils in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Secondary education, pupils was 47.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Lower middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Lower middle income is 47.9%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Lower middle income peaked at 47.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 1970.
Lower middle income ranks 21st of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.5% | — |
| 1971 | 35.6% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 35.7% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 36.0% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 36.2% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 36.6% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 36.8% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 36.8% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 37.0% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 37.1% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 37.1% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 37.2% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 37.0% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 38.0% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 37.1% | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 37.7% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 38.4% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 38.7% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 39.0% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 39.4% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 39.7% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 39.9% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 40.2% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 40.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 41.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 41.3% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 41.6% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 42.2% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 42.9% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 43.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 43.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.3% | 35.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.0% | 37.0% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.3% | 39.7% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 43.7% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 46.7% | 47.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 18 Senegal 51.9% compare
- 19 British Virgin Islands 51.8% compare
- 20 New Caledonia 51.8% compare
- 21 Bahamas 51.7% compare
- 22 Nicaragua 51.7% compare
- 23 South Africa 51.7% compare
- 24 Belgium 51.7% compare
More education data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4088 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Lower middle income?
- Secondary education, pupils in Lower middle income was 47.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 1970.
- How does Lower middle income rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Lower middle income ranks 21st out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.