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

Pre-demographic dividend: Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled was 2.85 million in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.85 million
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
35th
of 43 groups
All-time high
2.85 million
in 2018
All-time low
313,371
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018

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

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Pre-demographic dividend is 2.85 million, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 2.85 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 313,371, in 1970.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 313,371
1971 328,596 +4.9%
1972 340,564 +3.6%
1973 398,889 +17.1%
1974 436,221 +9.4%
1975 503,338 +15.4%
1976 550,130 +9.3%
1977 608,903 +10.7%
1978 688,999 +13.2%
1979 788,292 +14.4%
1980 879,024 +11.5%
1981 992,158 +12.9%
1982 1.07 million +7.9%
1983 1.15 million +7.0%
1984 1.21 million +5.4%
1985 1.29 million +7.2%
1986 1.26 million -2.4%
1987 1.32 million +4.3%
1988 1.38 million +4.8%
1989 1.35 million -2.3%
1990 1.35 million -0.2%
1991 1.34 million -0.1%
1992 1.35 million +0.3%
1993 1.41 million +4.6%
1994 1.48 million +5.2%
1995 1.53 million +3.6%
1996 1.55 million +0.7%
1997 1.54 million -0.6%
1998 1.52 million -1.3%
1999 1.53 million +1.1%
2000 1.62 million +5.7%
2001 1.67 million +3.3%
2002 1.70 million +1.6%
2003 1.77 million +3.8%
2004 1.81 million +2.6%
2005 1.84 million +1.6%
2006 1.84 million -0.0%
2007 1.84 million +0.2%
2008 2.02 million +9.5%
2009 2.18 million +7.9%
2010 2.39 million +9.7%
2011 2.45 million +2.6%
2012 2.50 million +2.1%
2013 2.56 million +2.5%
2014 2.66 million +3.9%
2015 2.66 million +0.0%
2016 2.67 million +0.1%
2017 2.77 million +3.8%
2018 2.85 million +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 495,730 313,371 788,292 10
1980s 1.19 million 879,024 1.38 million 10
1990s 1.46 million 1.34 million 1.55 million 10
2000s 1.83 million 1.62 million 2.18 million 10
2010s 2.61 million 2.39 million 2.85 million 9

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 32 South Africa 355,438 compare
  2. 33 Ethiopia 352,134 compare
  3. 34 Guatemala 351,870 compare
  4. 35 Republic of Korea 293,568 compare
  5. 36 Chile 292,757 compare
  6. 37 Angola 287,600 compare
  7. 38 Malaysia 285,095 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Pre-demographic dividend?
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in Pre-demographic dividend was 2.85 million in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 2.85 million in 2018.
What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 313,371 in 1970.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-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.