Secondary education, pupils in OECD members
OECD members: Secondary education, pupils was 116.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
116.41 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
16th
of 45 groups
All-time high
116.41 million
in 2024
All-time low
77.39 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Secondary education, pupils in OECD members, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
OECD members recorded 116.41 million for secondary education, pupils in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in OECD members peaked at 116.41 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.39 million, in 1971.
OECD members ranks 16th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 98.94 million | — |
| 1971 | 77.39 million | -21.8% |
| 1972 | 79.27 million | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 82.23 million | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 83.08 million | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 88.49 million | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 86.27 million | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 87.68 million | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 88.84 million | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 88.00 million | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 91.77 million | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 92.65 million | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 94.18 million | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 94.69 million | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 95.76 million | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 99.14 million | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 97.70 million | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 98.48 million | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 100.65 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 100.80 million | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 98.31 million | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 96.52 million | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 100.21 million | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 99.16 million | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 101.79 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 102.33 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 103.53 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 103.27 million | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 103.58 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 103.71 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 104.29 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 105.62 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 106.66 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 107.82 million | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 107.34 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 108.07 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 108.32 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 108.54 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 108.57 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 108.65 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 109.10 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 108.63 million | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 107.92 million | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 113.30 million | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 113.70 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 113.89 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 114.03 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 114.69 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 114.21 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 114.31 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 114.95 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 115.08 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 115.35 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 116.34 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 116.41 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.02 million | 77.39 million | 98.94 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.58 million | 91.77 million | 100.80 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.24 million | 96.52 million | 103.71 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.39 million | 104.29 million | 108.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.38 million | 107.92 million | 114.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.63 million | 114.95 million | 116.41 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 116.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.38 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2049 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in OECD members?
- Secondary education, pupils in OECD members was 116.41 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 116.41 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.39 million in 1971.
- How does OECD members rank for secondary education, pupils?
- OECD members ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.