Secondary education, vocational pupils in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Secondary education, vocational pupils was 48.60 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Low & middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 48.60 million for secondary education, vocational pupils in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils in Low & middle income peaked at 50.50 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.67 million, in 1971.
That places Low & middle income 3rd out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.91 million | — |
| 1971 | 9.67 million | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 10.20 million | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 10.80 million | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 11.30 million | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 11.90 million | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 12.90 million | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 13.80 million | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 14.30 million | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 16.50 million | +15.4% |
| 1980 | 17.20 million | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 17.90 million | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 18.60 million | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 19.50 million | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 21.30 million | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 20.50 million | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 24.20 million | +18.0% |
| 1987 | 25.20 million | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 25.90 million | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 26.00 million | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 26.10 million | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 26.00 million | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 26.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 26.40 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 27.20 million | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 28.40 million | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 29.50 million | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 30.40 million | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 31.80 million | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 31.40 million | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 31.60 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 31.90 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 31.60 million | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 31.90 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 34.30 million | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 35.30 million | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 37.50 million | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 39.70 million | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 42.30 million | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 43.90 million | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 45.70 million | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 46.90 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 47.40 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 50.50 million | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 49.10 million | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 47.80 million | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 47.20 million | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 48.20 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 48.60 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.13 million | 9.67 million | 16.50 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.63 million | 17.20 million | 26.00 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.32 million | 26.00 million | 31.80 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.00 million | 31.60 million | 43.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.93 million | 45.70 million | 50.50 million | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils in Low & middle income?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils in Low & middle income was 48.60 million in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 50.50 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.67 million in 1971.
- How does Low & middle income rank for secondary education, vocational pupils?
- Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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, vocational pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.