School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) by country
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and...
What the numbers show
School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) is currently reported for 152 countries. The highest value is 99.8% in Sweden; the lowest is 12.5% in Angola.
The median across all reporting countries is 80.6%, and the mean is 72.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 141.5%), and the largest decrease in Bahamas (down 27.7%).
School enrollment, secondary, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 99.8% | 2015 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 2 | Canada | 99.6% | 2017 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 3 | Oman | 99.3% | 2018 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 4 | Lithuania | 98.5% | 2017 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 5 | South Korea | 98.2% | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 6 | Israel | 98.0% | 2015 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 7 | Liechtenstein | 97.5% | 2017 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 8 | Ireland | 97.3% | 2012 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 97.0% | 2017 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 10 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 96.3% | 2016 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 96.1% | 2017 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 12 | New Zealand | 96.0% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 13 | Qatar | 96.0% | 2010 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 95.8% | 2017 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 95.8% | 2018 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 95.6% | 2017 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 17 | Cyprus | 95.3% | 2017 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 18 | Georgia | 95.2% | 2018 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 95.2% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 20 | Belarus | 95.1% | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 21 | Belgium | 94.8% | 2017 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 94.8% | 2017 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 94.1% | 2017 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 24 | Greece | 94.0% | 2017 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 25 | France | 94.0% | 2017 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 94.0% | 2017 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 93.9% | 2017 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 28 | Estonia | 93.3% | 2017 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 92.7% | 2017 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 30 | Netherlands | 92.6% | 2017 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 31 | Grenada | 92.5% | 2017 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 32 | Australia | 91.9% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 33 | United States | 91.9% | 2017 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 34 | Serbia | 91.6% | 2018 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 35 | Malta | 91.5% | 2017 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 91.3% | 2017 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 37 | Peru | 90.9% | 2018 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 90.8% | 2017 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 39 | Barbados | 90.6% | 2018 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 90.2% | 2017 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 41 | Iceland | 90.2% | 2017 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 89.8% | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 43 | Denmark | 89.7% | 2017 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 44 | Czechia | 89.6% | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 45 | Hungary | 89.1% | 2017 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 46 | Argentina | 88.6% | 2017 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 47 | Turkey | 88.4% | 2017 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 48 | Antigua and Barbuda | 87.9% | 2018 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 49 | Tajikistan | 87.5% | 2011 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 87.5% | 2017 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 51 | Armenia | 87.5% | 2011 | — | flat |
| 52 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 87.4% | 2018 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 53 | Bahrain | 87.0% | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 54 | Austria | 86.9% | 2017 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 55 | Switzerland | 86.7% | 2017 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 56 | Germany | 85.9% | 2017 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 57 | Uruguay | 85.4% | 2017 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 58 | Ukraine | 85.3% | 2014 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 84.6% | 2018 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 60 | Macao | 84.6% | 2018 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 61 | Kuwait | 84.5% | 2015 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 62 | Dominica | 84.4% | 2016 | up 25.7% | flat |
| 63 | Albania | 84.3% | 2018 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 64 | Slovakia | 84.2% | 2017 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 65 | Palestine | 83.4% | 2018 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 66 | Ecuador | 83.4% | 2018 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 67 | Egypt | 82.4% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 68 | Romania | 82.4% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 69 | Iran | 82.3% | 2017 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 82.0% | 2017 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 71 | Cuba | 81.8% | 2018 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 72 | Mauritius | 81.7% | 2018 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 73 | Samoa | 81.6% | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 74 | Brunei | 81.3% | 2018 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 75 | Saint Lucia | 80.9% | 2018 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 80.7% | 2018 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 77 | Tonga | 80.6% | 2015 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 78 | Fiji | 80.4% | 2012 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 79 | Guyana | 80.3% | 2012 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 80 | Brazil | 80.3% | 2017 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 81 | Mexico | 79.8% | 2017 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 82 | Moldova | 78.3% | 2018 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 83 | Mongolia | 77.7% | 2006 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 84 | Indonesia | 77.6% | 2018 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 85 | Seychelles | 77.6% | 2018 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 86 | Thailand | 77.0% | 2015 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 87 | Bolivia | 76.2% | 2018 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 88 | Colombia | 74.9% | 2018 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 89 | Aruba | 73.4% | 2011 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 90 | Puerto Rico | 72.9% | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 91 | Jamaica | 71.7% | 2018 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 92 | San Marino | 70.2% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 93 | Venezuela | 69.8% | 2017 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 94 | Malaysia | 69.2% | 2018 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 95 | Belize | 69.0% | 2018 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 96 | Libya | 67.6% | 1983 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 66.8% | 2018 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 98 | Cape Verde | 66.4% | 2018 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 99 | Paraguay | 65.8% | 2012 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 100 | South Africa | 65.4% | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 101 | Morocco | 64.5% | 2018 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 102 | British Virgin Islands | 64.5% | 2017 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 103 | Bhutan | 64.1% | 2018 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 104 | Afghanistan | 62.9% | 2018 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 105 | Panama | 61.7% | 2017 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 106 | Sao Tome and Principe | 61.7% | 2015 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 107 | Jordan | 61.7% | 2018 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 108 | Myanmar | 61.5% | 2018 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 109 | El Salvador | 61.1% | 2018 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 61.1% | 2018 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 111 | Nepal | 60.9% | 2019 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 112 | Laos | 60.7% | 2018 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 113 | Philippines | 60.2% | 2015 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 114 | Bahamas | 59.9% | 2018 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 115 | East Timor | 58.6% | 2018 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 116 | Ghana | 56.6% | 2019 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 117 | Botswana | 55.8% | 2003 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Yemen | 54.7% | 2016 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 119 | Algeria | 54.5% | 1997 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 120 | Suriname | 52.0% | 2015 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 121 | Iraq | 49.8% | 2007 | up 35.6% | falling |
| 122 | Kenya | 49.0% | 2009 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 49.0% | 2013 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 124 | Cameroon | 48.9% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Syria | 48.9% | 2013 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 48.1% | 2015 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 127 | Namibia | 46.1% | 2007 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 128 | Nicaragua | 44.6% | 2010 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 129 | Guatemala | 44.5% | 2018 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 130 | Eritrea | 42.8% | 2018 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 131 | Honduras | 41.0% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 132 | Pakistan | 40.4% | 2018 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 133 | Cambodia | 39.9% | 2008 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 134 | Guinea | 38.7% | 2014 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 135 | Tunisia | 38.4% | 1985 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 136 | Djibouti | 38.3% | 2015 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 137 | Eswatini | 36.4% | 2015 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 138 | Malawi | 33.7% | 2018 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 139 | Mali | 33.0% | 2018 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 140 | Solomon Islands | 32.9% | 2007 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 141 | Lesotho | 32.7% | 2016 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Ethiopia | 31.3% | 2015 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 143 | Burkina Faso | 30.3% | 2018 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 144 | Mauritania | 30.2% | 2018 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 145 | Madagascar | 28.7% | 2018 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 146 | Chad | 25.4% | 2016 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 147 | Burundi | 24.0% | 2018 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Niger | 23.0% | 2017 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Gambia | 20.4% | 1986 | up 97.9% | rising |
| 150 | Mozambique | 19.2% | 2015 | up 141.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Central African Republic | 15.7% | 2017 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 152 | Angola | 12.5% | 2010 | — | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 92.5%
- European Union 91.1%
- High income 90.4%
- Post-demographic dividend 90.3%
- Euro area 90.2%
- Europe & Central Asia 90.0%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 89.4%
- OECD members 88.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 88.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 88.5%
- Late-demographic dividend 80.8%
- Upper middle income 80.7%
About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.