Secondary education, pupils in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Secondary education, pupils was 554.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Low & middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Low & middle income is 554.22 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Low & middle income peaked at 554.22 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 120.59 million, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 170.35 million | 120.59 million | 253.58 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 228.32 million | 207.62 million | 247.95 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 299.18 million | 272.60 million | 341.18 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 404.03 million | 354.42 million | 440.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 484.25 million | 451.68 million | 512.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 541.95 million | 523.23 million | 554.22 million | 5 |
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 3.00 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9807 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 73.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Low & middle income?
- Secondary education, pupils in Low & middle income was 554.22 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 554.22 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 120.59 million in 1971.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.