Secondary education, pupils in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Secondary education, pupils was 44.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 44.6% for secondary education, pupils in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 44.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1984.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 41st of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.7% | — |
| 1971 | 33.6% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 33.9% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 34.0% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 33.6% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 33.5% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 33.5% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 33.7% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 33.6% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 33.5% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 34.2% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 35.3% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 33.9% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 33.0% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 35.7% | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 38.2% | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 39.1% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 39.4% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 39.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 39.6% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 39.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 40.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 40.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 39.7% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 40.7% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 40.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 40.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 41.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 44.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 44.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.7% | 33.5% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.2% | 33.0% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.4% | 39.6% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 40.8% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 42.8% | 44.6% | 9 |
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- 38 Trinidad and Tobago 51.1% compare
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- 42 Tanzania 50.8% compare
- 43 Comoros 50.8% compare
- 44 Costa Rica 50.7% compare
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 434.67 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Secondary education, pupils in Pre-demographic dividend was 44.6% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1984.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 41st out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.