Secondary education, general pupils in Small states
Small states: Secondary education, general pupils was 2.71 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Small states, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils in Small states is 2.71 million, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Small states peaked at 2.71 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 831,241, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 million | 831,241 | 1.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.30 million | 1.21 million | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 million | 1.46 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.28 million | 2.01 million | 2.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 million | 2.57 million | 2.71 million | 9 |
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.86 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9896 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils in Small states?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Small states was 2.71 million in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 831,241 in 1970.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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, general pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.