Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled was 23.00 million in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
23.00 million
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
9th
of 43 groups
All-time high
28.50 million
in 2010
All-time low
6.64 million
in 1971
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2018

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Late-demographic dividend is 23.00 million, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 28.50 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.64 million, in 1971.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Late-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 6.99 million
1971 6.64 million -4.9%
1972 7.02 million +5.6%
1973 7.44 million +6.0%
1974 7.95 million +6.9%
1975 8.17 million +2.7%
1976 8.67 million +6.1%
1977 8.99 million +3.7%
1978 9.20 million +2.4%
1979 11.20 million +21.8%
1980 11.60 million +3.6%
1981 12.10 million +4.3%
1982 12.30 million +1.7%
1983 12.70 million +3.3%
1984 14.20 million +11.8%
1985 12.90 million -9.2%
1986 16.20 million +25.6%
1987 16.60 million +2.5%
1988 16.90 million +1.8%
1989 17.10 million +1.2%
1990 17.30 million +1.2%
1991 17.30 million +0.0%
1992 17.20 million -0.6%
1993 17.40 million +1.2%
1994 18.00 million +3.4%
1995 19.00 million +5.6%
1996 20.10 million +5.8%
1997 20.50 million +2.0%
1998 21.80 million +6.3%
1999 21.70 million -0.5%
2000 20.90 million -3.7%
2001 20.80 million -0.5%
2002 19.40 million -6.7%
2003 18.80 million -3.1%
2004 20.30 million +8.0%
2005 21.40 million +5.4%
2006 23.20 million +8.4%
2007 25.20 million +8.6%
2008 26.90 million +6.7%
2009 27.80 million +3.3%
2010 28.50 million +2.5%
2011 28.40 million -0.4%
2012 27.80 million -2.1%
2013 28.50 million +2.5%
2014 26.60 million -6.7%
2015 24.70 million -7.1%
2016 23.80 million -3.6%
2017 23.20 million -2.5%
2018 23.00 million -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.23 million 6.64 million 11.20 million 10
1980s 14.26 million 11.60 million 17.10 million 10
1990s 19.03 million 17.20 million 21.80 million 10
2000s 22.47 million 18.80 million 27.80 million 10
2010s 26.06 million 23.00 million 28.50 million 9

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.21 million compare
  2. 7 Egypt 2.02 million compare
  3. 8 Italy 1.57 million compare
  4. 9 Russian Federation 1.43 million compare
  5. 10 Uzbekistan 1.36 million compare
  6. 11 Germany 1.35 million compare
  7. 12 France 1.08 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Late-demographic dividend?
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Late-demographic dividend was 23.00 million in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 28.50 million in 2010.
What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 6.64 million in 1971.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, vocational pupils with 606 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,915 data points, 1970–2019
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Secondary education, vocational pupils with 606 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.