Secondary education, pupils in Middle income
Middle income: Secondary education, pupils was 48.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 48.1% for secondary education, pupils in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Middle income peaked at 48.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 1970.
Middle income ranks 16th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.0% | — |
| 1971 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 41.1% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 41.4% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 41.6% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 41.6% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 41.7% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 42.1% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 42.5% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 42.3% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 42.0% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 42.3% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 42.0% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 41.7% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 42.5% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 42.9% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 43.0% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 43.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 44.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 44.5% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 44.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 46.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.5% | 41.0% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.4% | 41.7% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.6% | 43.4% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 46.3% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 47.7% | 48.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.74 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Middle income?
- Secondary education, pupils in Middle income was 48.1% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 1970.
- How does Middle income rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Middle income ranks 16th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.