Secondary school enrolment (gross) by country, 2023
Total enrolment in secondary education, regardless of age, as a percentage of the population of official secondary school age. It can exceed 100%.
147 places ranked for 2023. Highest: Belgium (143.0%). Lowest: Somalia, Fed. Rep. (3.3%). The median is 93.3%.
Highest 10
- 1. Belgium 143.0%
- 2. Finland 142.9%
- 3. Netherlands 137.5%
- 4. Saint Kitts and Nevis 137.5%
- 5. Vanuatu 134.7%
- 6. Sweden 134.2%
- 7. Australia 134.1%
- 8. Denmark 127.0%
- 9. Costa Rica 125.5%
- 10. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 125.4%
Lowest 10
- 147. Somalia, Fed. Rep. 3.3%
- 146. Niger 21.6%
- 145. Chad 24.2%
- 144. Burkina Faso 30.9%
- 143. Malawi 36.6%
- 142. Mali 38.9%
- 141. Syria 39.5%
- 140. Pakistan 42.3%
- 139. Senegal 44.1%
- 138. Cameroon 44.8%
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 147. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
In short
- Among the 147 countries with a value for 2023, the highest is Belgium (143.0%) and the lowest Somalia, Fed. Rep. (3.3%).
- Half of the countries are above 93.3% and half below.
- From 2022 to 2023 the value rose in 14 countries and fell in 24.
- The figure for the world was 77.2% in 2023, against 75.5% in 2018 (+1.7 percentage points).
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 143.0% | 2023 | |
| 2 | Finland | 142.9% | 2023 | |
| 3 | Netherlands | 137.5% | 2023 | |
| 4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 137.5% | 2023 | |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 134.7% | 2023 | |
| 6 | Sweden | 134.2% | 2023 | |
| 7 | Australia | 134.1% | 2023 | |
| 8 | Denmark | 127.0% | 2023 | |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 125.5% | 2023 | |
| 10 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 125.4% | 2023 | |
| 11 | Curaçao | 123.4% | 2023 | |
| 12 | Portugal | 120.3% | 2023 | |
| 13 | Uruguay | 119.1% | 2023 | |
| 14 | Türkiye | 118.4% | 2023 | |
| 15 | Spain | 118.4% | 2023 | |
| 16 | Norway | 117.8% | 2023 | |
| 17 | New Zealand | 113.4% | 2023 | |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 112.1% | 2023 | |
| 19 | Peru | 111.4% | 2023 | |
| 20 | Puerto Rico (US) | 110.4% | 2023 | |
| 21 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 109.8% | 2023 | |
| 22 | Iceland | 108.9% | 2023 | |
| 23 | Antigua and Barbuda | 108.9% | 2023 | |
| 24 | Estonia | 108.4% | 2023 | |
| 25 | Poland | 108.4% | 2023 | |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 107.7% | 2023 | |
| 27 | Slovenia | 107.6% | 2023 | |
| 28 | Chile | 105.8% | 2023 | |
| 29 | Argentina | 105.6% | 2023 | |
| 30 | Lithuania | 105.4% | 2023 | |
| 31 | Hungary | 105.4% | 2023 | |
| 32 | Greece | 105.2% | 2023 | |
| 33 | Cyprus | 105.2% | 2023 | |
| 34 | Croatia | 105.0% | 2023 | |
| 35 | Bahrain | 104.4% | 2023 | |
| 36 | Canada | 104.3% | 2023 | |
| 37 | South Africa | 104.1% | 2023 | |
| 38 | France | 104.0% | 2023 | |
| 39 | Georgia | 103.2% | 2023 | |
| 40 | Singapore | 103.1% | 2023 | |
| 41 | Malta | 103.0% | 2023 | |
| 42 | Switzerland | 103.0% | 2023 | |
| 43 | Dominica | 102.6% | 2023 | |
| 44 | Turkmenistan | 102.5% | 2023 | |
| 45 | Barbados | 102.5% | 2023 | |
| 46 | Latvia | 102.1% | 2023 | |
| 47 | Mexico | 102.1% | 2023 | |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates | 101.9% | 2023 | |
| 49 | Japan | 101.5% | 2023 | |
| 50 | Algeria | 101.3% | 2023 | |
| 51 | Italy | 100.7% | 2023 | |
| 52 | Germany | 100.6% | 2023 | |
| 53 | Austria | 100.5% | 2023 | |
| 54 | Qatar | 100.1% | 2023 | |
| 55 | Andorra | 99.5% | 2023 | |
| 56 | Israel | 99.3% | 2023 | |
| 57 | Fiji | 98.5% | 2023 | |
| 58 | Moldova | 97.9% | 2023 | |
| 59 | Czechia | 97.6% | 2023 | |
| 60 | Belarus | 97.4% | 2023 | |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 97.4% | 2023 | |
| 62 | Palau | 97.3% | 2023 | |
| 63 | Venezuela | 97.2% | 2023 | |
| 64 | Mongolia | 96.8% | 2023 | |
| 65 | South Korea | 96.3% | 2023 | |
| 66 | Albania | 96.1% | 2023 | |
| 67 | Indonesia | 96.0% | 2023 | |
| 68 | Bulgaria | 95.6% | 2023 | |
| 69 | Cuba | 95.6% | 2023 | |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 95.2% | 2023 | |
| 71 | Kiribati | 94.7% | 2023 | |
| 72 | Montenegro | 93.9% | 2023 | |
| 73 | Thailand | 93.3% | 2023 | |
| 74 | Tuvalu | 93.3% | 2023 | |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 92.9% | 2023 | |
| 76 | Ecuador | 92.8% | 2023 | |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 92.7% | 2023 | |
| 78 | Slovakia | 92.6% | 2023 | |
| 79 | Macao SAR, China | 92.6% | 2023 | |
| 80 | Russia | 92.5% | 2023 | |
| 81 | Jordan | 92.0% | 2023 | |
| 82 | Tonga | 91.9% | 2023 | |
| 83 | Brunei | 91.8% | 2023 | |
| 84 | Philippines | 91.5% | 2023 | |
| 85 | Bolivia | 91.4% | 2023 | |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 91.3% | 2023 | |
| 87 | Naoero | 90.1% | 2023 | |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 90.1% | 2023 | |
| 89 | Nepal | 89.9% | 2023 | |
| 90 | Marshall Islands | 89.6% | 2023 | |
| 91 | Armenia | 89.4% | 2023 | |
| 92 | West Bank and Gaza | 89.1% | 2023 | |
| 93 | Saint Lucia | 88.7% | 2023 | |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 88.4% | 2023 | |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 88.0% | 2023 | |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 87.9% | 2023 | |
| 97 | Morocco | 87.7% | 2023 | |
| 98 | Bahamas | 87.1% | 2023 | |
| 99 | Ukraine | 87.1% | 2023 | |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 86.9% | 2023 | |
| 101 | Bhutan | 86.9% | 2023 | |
| 102 | Cayman Islands | 86.0% | 2023 | |
| 103 | Jamaica | 85.4% | 2023 | |
| 104 | Iran | 85.1% | 2023 | |
| 105 | Guyana | 84.5% | 2023 | |
| 106 | Egypt | 84.5% | 2023 | |
| 107 | Kenya | 84.3% | 2023 | |
| 108 | Belize | 83.6% | 2023 | |
| 109 | Romania | 81.6% | 2023 | |
| 110 | Namibia | 81.6% | 2023 | |
| 111 | Paraguay | 79.8% | 2023 | |
| 112 | Malaysia | 79.4% | 2023 | |
| 113 | Maldives | 79.4% | 2023 | |
| 114 | India | 78.9% | 2023 | |
| 115 | Suriname | 76.1% | 2023 | |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 75.5% | 2023 | |
| 117 | Bermuda | 74.4% | 2023 | |
| 118 | Gibraltar | 74.3% | 2023 | |
| 119 | Seychelles | 74.3% | 2023 | |
| 120 | British Virgin Islands | 70.4% | 2023 | |
| 121 | Nicaragua | 70.2% | 2023 | |
| 122 | Bangladesh | 66.0% | 2023 | |
| 123 | El Salvador | 65.6% | 2023 | |
| 124 | Côte d'Ivoire | 64.0% | 2023 | |
| 125 | Togo | 63.4% | 2023 | |
| 126 | Lebanon | 62.8% | 2023 | |
| 127 | San Marino | 60.8% | 2023 | |
| 128 | Afghanistan | 59.6% | 2023 | |
| 129 | Cambodia | 56.8% | 2023 | |
| 130 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 55.5% | 2023 | |
| 131 | Honduras | 54.5% | 2023 | |
| 132 | Laos | 54.4% | 2023 | |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | 52.1% | 2023 | |
| 134 | Angola | 51.5% | 2023 | |
| 135 | Guatemala | 47.4% | 2023 | |
| 136 | Nigeria | 46.9% | 2023 | |
| 137 | Rwanda | 45.1% | 2023 | |
| 138 | Cameroon | 44.8% | 2023 | |
| 139 | Senegal | 44.1% | 2023 | |
| 140 | Pakistan | 42.3% | 2023 | |
| 141 | Syria | 39.5% | 2023 | |
| 142 | Mali | 38.9% | 2023 | |
| 143 | Malawi | 36.6% | 2023 | |
| 144 | Burkina Faso | 30.9% | 2023 | |
| 145 | Chad | 24.2% | 2023 | |
| 146 | Niger | 21.6% | 2023 | |
| 147 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 3.3% | 2023 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2023, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2023 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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