Secondary education, vocational pupils in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Secondary education, vocational pupils was 30.80 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Upper middle income, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 30.80 million for secondary education, vocational pupils in 2018.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils in Upper middle income peaked at 35.50 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.93 million, in 1971.
That places Upper middle income 6th out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.25 million | — |
| 1971 | 6.93 million | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 7.37 million | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 7.82 million | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 8.20 million | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 8.63 million | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 9.45 million | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 9.98 million | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 10.20 million | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 12.20 million | +19.6% |
| 1980 | 12.80 million | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 13.50 million | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 13.90 million | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 14.50 million | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 16.10 million | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 15.00 million | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 18.40 million | +22.7% |
| 1987 | 19.00 million | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 19.40 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 19.60 million | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 19.70 million | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 19.60 million | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 19.50 million | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 19.50 million | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 19.90 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 20.90 million | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 22.00 million | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 22.40 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 23.70 million | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 23.20 million | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 22.70 million | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 22.80 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 22.20 million | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 22.10 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 24.00 million | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 24.80 million | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 26.90 million | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 28.90 million | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 30.90 million | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 31.90 million | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 32.90 million | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 33.00 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.70 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 35.50 million | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 34.00 million | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 32.40 million | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 31.60 million | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 30.90 million | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 30.80 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.80 million | 6.93 million | 12.20 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.22 million | 12.80 million | 19.60 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.04 million | 19.50 million | 23.70 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.72 million | 22.10 million | 31.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.64 million | 30.80 million | 35.50 million | 9 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4975 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils in Upper middle income?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils in Upper middle income was 30.80 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 35.50 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.93 million in 1971.
- How does Upper middle income rank for secondary education, vocational pupils?
- Upper middle income ranks 6th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.