San Marino: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

Over five years it is up 0.12% from 1,674 in 2019. Since 1971 it is up 86.02% from 901 in 1971 (1.18% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 15 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, San Marino's secondary education, pupils fell 2.3% on 2023 (from 1,715 to 1,676).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1975 to 2023), the average change was +0.6% and a typical year strayed about 3.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.1% in 1982 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.9% in 1984. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, San Marino had the 98th highest value of the 100 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to San Marino in the 2024 ranking

• Turks and Caicos Islands — 95th of 100: 3,004
• Gibraltar — 96th of 100: 2,582
• British Virgin Islands — 97th of 100: 2,300
• Palau — 99th of 100: 1,389
• Tuvalu — 100th of 100: 1,145

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 39 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Albania — 208,738 (2024)
• Andorra — 5,245 (2024)
• Armenia — 290,201 (2024)
• Austria — 706,802 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 1.06 million (2024)
• Belarus — 729,741 (2024)
• Belgium — 1.18 million (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 226,755 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 485,226 (2024)
• Croatia — 325,996 (2023)
• Cyprus — 61,230 (2024)
• Czechia

More education data for San Marino

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1,388 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 93.53% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 245 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 94.83% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 92.33% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is San Marino's secondary education, pupils?

1,676 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 86.02% from 901 in 1971 (1.18% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,735 in 2022 and the lowest 901 in 1971.

How does San Marino rank?

98th highest of 100 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in secondary education, pupils unusual for San Marino?

In 2024, San Marino's secondary education, pupils fell 2.3% on 2023 (from 1,715 to 1,676). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1975 to 2023), the average change was +0.6% and a typical year strayed about 3.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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