Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in World

World: Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled was 62.50 million in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
62.50 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
1st
of 43 groups
All-time high
65.20 million
in 2013
All-time low
22.00 million
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in World, 1970–2018

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2018, secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in World stood at 62.50 million.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in World peaked at 65.20 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22.00 million, in 1970.

World ranks 1st of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in World, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in World, 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 22.00 million
1971 22.80 million +3.6%
1972 23.60 million +3.5%
1973 24.40 million +3.4%
1974 25.30 million +3.7%
1975 25.90 million +2.4%
1976 27.40 million +5.8%
1977 28.50 million +4.0%
1978 29.20 million +2.5%
1979 31.70 million +8.6%
1980 32.70 million +3.2%
1981 33.60 million +2.8%
1982 34.60 million +3.0%
1983 35.40 million +2.3%
1984 37.10 million +4.8%
1985 36.50 million -1.6%
1986 40.60 million +11.2%
1987 41.70 million +2.7%
1988 42.30 million +1.4%
1989 42.40 million +0.2%
1990 42.30 million -0.2%
1991 42.30 million +0.0%
1992 42.50 million +0.5%
1993 43.70 million +2.8%
1994 45.40 million +3.9%
1995 46.60 million +2.6%
1996 47.70 million +2.4%
1997 47.50 million -0.4%
1998 47.00 million -1.1%
1999 46.80 million -0.4%
2000 45.80 million -2.1%
2001 46.30 million +1.1%
2002 45.70 million -1.3%
2003 45.70 million +0.0%
2004 49.30 million +7.9%
2005 50.40 million +2.2%
2006 51.70 million +2.6%
2007 53.90 million +4.3%
2008 56.20 million +4.3%
2009 57.60 million +2.5%
2010 59.50 million +3.3%
2011 60.30 million +1.3%
2012 60.60 million +0.5%
2013 65.20 million +7.6%
2014 63.50 million -2.6%
2015 61.80 million -2.7%
2016 61.10 million -1.1%
2017 62.20 million +1.8%
2018 62.50 million +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 26.08 million 22.00 million 31.70 million 10
1980s 37.69 million 32.70 million 42.40 million 10
1990s 45.18 million 42.30 million 47.70 million 10
2000s 50.26 million 45.70 million 57.60 million 10
2010s 61.86 million 59.50 million 65.20 million 9

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 15.93 million compare
  2. 2 Indonesia 4.90 million compare
  3. 3 Mexico 3.75 million compare
  4. 4 Türkiye 2.71 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in World?
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled in World was 62.50 million in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 65.20 million in 2013.
What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 22.00 million in 1970.
How does World rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled?
World ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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.