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School enrollment, secondary (% 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...

Countries reporting
154
Highest
99.8%
Kazakhstan
Lowest
11.3%
Angola
Median
82.4%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
3,907

What the numbers show

School enrollment, secondary (% net) is currently reported for 154 countries. The highest value is 99.8% in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 11.3% in Angola.

The median across all reporting countries is 82.4%, and the mean is 73.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.

Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 182.6%), and the largest decrease in Bahamas (down 25.6%).

School enrollment, secondary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kazakhstan 99.8% 2019 up 7.9% rising
2 Canada 99.8% 2017 up 8.3% rising
3 Sweden 99.1% 2016 down 0.5% rising
4 Ireland 98.7% 2017 up 3.9% rising
5 Israel 98.6% 2017 down 0.8% flat
6 Lithuania 98.4% 2017 down 0.9% rising
7 South Korea 98.0% 2017 up 4.1% rising
8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.0% 2016 up 12.4% rising
9 United Kingdom 97.1% 2017 up 6.5% rising
10 Spain 96.9% 2017 up 5.2% rising
11 New Zealand 96.9% 2017 — rising
12 Saudi Arabia 96.4% 2018 up 31.0% rising
13 Oman 96.2% 2018 up 7.7% volatile
14 Hong Kong 96.1% 2018 up 23.1% rising
15 Finland 96.1% 2017 up 0.3% rising
16 Georgia 95.9% 2018 up 5.0% rising
17 Slovenia 95.7% 2017 up 2.7% rising
18 Belarus 95.6% 2018 up 0.8% flat
19 Norway 95.6% 2017 down 1.9% rising
20 Cyprus 95.3% 2017 up 0.2% rising
21 Belgium 94.9% 2017 down 1.5% rising
22 France 94.7% 2017 up 2.2% rising
23 Portugal 94.7% 2017 up 14.5% rising
24 Italy 94.7% 2017 up 1.8% rising
25 Estonia 94.4% 2017 up 1.6% rising
26 Poland 94.1% 2017 up 2.1% flat
27 Qatar 93.9% 2010 up 26.1% rising
28 Latvia 93.8% 2017 up 3.0% rising
29 Barbados 93.6% 2018 up 6.1% rising
30 Greece 93.3% 2017 up 6.4% rising
31 Netherlands 93.2% 2017 up 5.2% rising
32 Malta 93.0% 2017 up 9.0% rising
33 United Arab Emirates 92.8% 2017 — rising
34 United States 92.5% 2017 up 3.5% flat
35 Croatia 92.4% 2017 down 1.0% rising
36 Australia 92.3% 2017 — rising
37 Serbia 92.1% 2018 up 2.8% flat
38 Iceland 91.3% 2017 up 1.6% rising
39 Sri Lanka 91.0% 2018 up 8.3% rising
40 Denmark 90.9% 2017 up 1.9% rising
41 Uzbekistan 90.9% 2017 up 5.8% flat
42 Argentina 90.8% 2017 up 16.9% rising
43 Czechia 90.5% 2017 up 0.9% flat
44 Bahrain 90.2% 2018 up 6.4% rising
45 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89.5% 2018 down 2.1% rising
46 Peru 89.3% 2018 up 19.6% rising
47 Hungary 89.3% 2017 down 0.8% rising
48 Bulgaria 89.1% 2017 up 4.9% rising
49 Antigua and Barbuda 88.8% 2018 down 4.0% rising
50 Chile 88.7% 2017 up 2.3% rising
51 Uruguay 88.2% 2017 up 30.4% rising
52 Armenia 87.7% 2011 up 1.4% flat
53 Dominica 87.7% 2016 up 20.9% falling
54 Grenada 87.7% 2017 up 1.5% rising
55 Turkey 87.2% 2017 up 8.3% rising
56 Palestine 87.2% 2018 up 1.1% rising
57 Austria 87.0% 2017 down 1.4% rising
58 Albania 86.6% 2018 up 2.6% rising
59 Kuwait 86.5% 2015 down 2.5% rising
60 Macao 86.4% 2018 up 26.3% rising
61 Liechtenstein 85.9% 2017 down 5.2% flat
62 Ukraine 85.7% 2014 down 5.0% falling
63 Samoa 85.5% 2016 up 7.2% rising
64 Switzerland 85.3% 2017 up 0.6% rising
65 Germany 85.3% 2017 down 4.3% falling
66 Slovakia 84.8% 2017 down 2.1% flat
67 Ecuador 84.7% 2018 up 51.2% rising
68 Fiji 84.5% 2012 up 11.4% rising
69 Kyrgyzstan 84.4% 2018 up 5.0% flat
70 Mauritius 84.3% 2018 up 6.2% rising
71 Cuba 84.2% 2018 down 3.8% rising
72 Luxembourg 83.6% 2017 down 0.7% rising
73 Tajikistan 83.2% 2011 up 15.4% rising
74 Romania 82.8% 2017 — rising
75 Egypt 82.8% 2018 — rising
76 Brunei 82.6% 2018 down 5.6% rising
77 Costa Rica 82.4% 2018 up 9.5% rising
78 Guyana 82.3% 2012 up 14.8% rising
79 Tonga 82.1% 2015 up 7.4% rising
80 Mongolia 81.9% 2006 up 34.9% rising
81 Brazil 81.7% 2017 up 11.7% rising
82 Iran 81.4% 2017 up 4.6% flat
83 Saint Lucia 81.3% 2018 up 2.0% rising
84 Mexico 81.2% 2017 up 17.7% rising
85 Seychelles 80.1% 2018 up 4.7% rising
86 Indonesia 78.7% 2018 up 23.0% rising
87 Moldova 78.0% 2018 down 6.6% flat
88 Colombia 77.5% 2018 up 8.5% rising
89 Thailand 77.3% 2015 up 11.0% rising
90 Aruba 76.9% 2011 up 6.3% flat
91 Bolivia 76.6% 2018 up 6.2% rising
92 Puerto Rico 75.9% 2016 down 0.5% flat
93 Jamaica 74.0% 2018 down 8.2% rising
94 Venezuela 73.2% 2017 up 6.4% rising
95 Malaysia 72.2% 2018 down 2.5% rising
96 South Africa 71.9% 2017 up 8.7% rising
97 Belize 71.1% 2018 up 12.3% rising
98 Dominican Republic 70.6% 2018 up 16.0% rising
99 Cape Verde 70.4% 2018 up 12.7% rising
100 Bhutan 70.2% 2018 up 59.3% rising
101 British Virgin Islands 68.1% 2017 down 14.9% rising
102 Bangladesh 66.5% 2018 up 46.6% rising
103 San Marino 66.5% 2018 — rising
104 Paraguay 65.9% 2012 up 24.6% rising
105 Philippines 65.6% 2015 up 11.4% rising
106 Sao Tome and Principe 65.2% 2015 up 111.8% rising
107 Morocco 64.5% 2018 up 36.1% rising
108 Myanmar 64.1% 2018 up 41.4% rising
109 Panama 63.8% 2017 up 0.8% rising
110 East Timor 62.7% 2018 up 81.9% rising
111 Jordan 62.6% 2018 down 21.4% falling
112 Bahamas 62.5% 2018 down 25.6% falling
113 Nepal 61.9% 2019 up 30.5% rising
114 El Salvador 61.8% 2018 up 8.0% rising
115 Laos 60.0% 2018 up 64.3% rising
116 Botswana 59.8% 2003 up 36.5% volatile
117 Libya 58.4% 1983 up 182.6% rising
118 Suriname 57.8% 2015 up 26.4% rising
119 Ghana 57.2% 2019 up 34.6% rising
120 Algeria 52.9% 1997 up 35.8% rising
121 Namibia 52.0% 2007 up 45.6% rising
122 Afghanistan 50.1% 2018 up 88.8% rising
123 Vanuatu 48.9% 2015 up 20.5% rising
124 Zimbabwe 48.7% 2013 up 30.9% rising
125 Syria 48.5% 2013 down 15.5% rising
126 Nicaragua 48.4% 2010 up 39.7% rising
127 Yemen 47.6% 2016 up 19.8% rising
128 Kenya 47.4% 2009 up 44.3% rising
129 Cameroon 46.0% 2016 — volatile
130 Iraq 45.2% 2007 up 47.4% rising
131 Honduras 43.8% 2017 — rising
132 Guatemala 43.8% 2018 up 19.1% rising
133 Eswatini 41.7% 2015 up 16.7% rising
134 Eritrea 41.6% 2018 up 8.5% rising
135 Lesotho 41.4% 2016 up 60.0% volatile
136 Cambodia 38.3% 2008 up 130.9% rising
137 Djibouti 37.8% 2015 up 78.0% volatile
138 Pakistan 37.4% 2018 up 14.6% rising
139 Malawi 34.2% 2018 up 25.4% rising
140 Tunisia 32.4% 1985 up 59.4% rising
141 Guinea 32.2% 2014 up 58.1% rising
142 Burkina Faso 31.0% 2018 up 109.9% volatile
143 Solomon Islands 31.0% 2007 up 31.5% rising
144 Mauritania 31.0% 2018 up 113.2% rising
145 Ethiopia 30.8% 2015 up 104.5% rising
146 Mali 29.9% 2018 up 8.1% volatile
147 Madagascar 29.8% 2018 up 28.1% rising
148 Burundi 27.5% 2018 up 110.2% volatile
149 Niger 20.1% 2017 up 126.4% volatile
150 Mozambique 19.3% 2015 up 172.4% volatile
151 Chad 18.9% 2016 up 79.3% rising
152 Gambia 14.6% 1986 up 92.4% rising
153 Central African Republic 12.7% 2017 up 21.6% rising
154 Angola 11.3% 2010 — rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, secondary (% net)
Unit
% net
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 3,907 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.