Secondary education, pupils in OECD members
OECD members: Secondary education, pupils was 116.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in OECD members, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
OECD members recorded 116.41 million for secondary education, pupils in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in OECD members peaked at 116.41 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.39 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 | 86.02 million | 77.39 million | 98.94 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.58 million | 91.77 million | 100.80 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 101.24 million | 96.52 million | 103.71 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 107.39 million | 104.29 million | 108.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.38 million | 107.92 million | 114.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.63 million | 114.95 million | 116.41 million | 5 |
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9973 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in OECD members?
- Secondary education, pupils in OECD members was 116.41 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 116.41 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.39 million in 1971.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.