Secondary education, pupils in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Secondary education, pupils was 233.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Upper middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 233.28 million for secondary education, pupils in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Upper middle income peaked at 233.28 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.05 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 | 86.65 million | 58.05 million | 130.57 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 125.74 million | 114.20 million | 136.58 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 153.09 million | 135.62 million | 181.83 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 208.99 million | 187.49 million | 218.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 214.98 million | 211.60 million | 218.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 225.56 million | 217.88 million | 233.28 million | 5 |
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.53 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9927 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 96.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Upper middle income?
- Secondary education, pupils in Upper middle income was 233.28 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 233.28 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.05 million in 1971.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.