Secondary school enrollment - Country rankings
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Secondary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children, 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 126 countries was 94.03 percent. The highest value was in Finland: 144.85 percent and the lowest value was in Burkina Faso: 33.72 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO
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Countries | Secondary school enrollment, 2022 | Global rank | Available data |
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Finland | 144.85 | 1 | 1971 - 2022 |
Belgium | 142.92 | 2 | 1971 - 2022 |
Sweden | 139.41 | 3 | 1971 - 2022 |
Netherlands | 138.77 | 4 | 1971 - 2022 |
Aruba | 136.22 | 5 | 1999 - 2022 |
Australia | 133.28 | 6 | 1970 - 2022 |
Costa Rica | 133.16 | 7 | 1970 - 2022 |
Ireland | 133.15 | 8 | 1971 - 2022 |
Denmark | 130.33 | 9 | 1971 - 2022 |
St. Vincent & ... | 127.33 | 10 | 1971 - 2023 |
Portugal | 121.98 | 11 | 1971 - 2022 |
Uruguay | 121.14 | 12 | 1970 - 2022 |
Saudi Arabia | 119.97 | 13 | 1979 - 2022 |
Norway | 119.44 | 14 | 1971 - 2022 |
Spain | 119.02 | 15 | 1971 - 2022 |
Turkey | 116.04 | 16 | 1971 - 2022 |
Argentina | 115.43 | 17 | 1970 - 2022 |
New Zealand | 114.77 | 18 | 1970 - 2022 |
UK | 113.23 | 19 | 1971 - 2022 |
Iceland | 112.59 | 20 | 1971 - 2022 |
Estonia | 112.55 | 21 | 1986 - 2022 |
Canada | 108.61 | 22 | 1971 - 2022 |
Poland | 108.48 | 23 | 1971 - 2022 |
South Africa | 108.3 | 24 | 1989 - 2022 |
Slovenia | 107.87 | 25 | 1982 - 2022 |
Luxembourg | 107.84 | 26 | 1971 - 2022 |
Lithuania | 106.92 | 27 | 1986 - 2022 |
Barbados | 106.39 | 28 | 1971 - 2023 |
Greece | 106.22 | 29 | 1971 - 2022 |
Chile | 106.07 | 30 | 1970 - 2022 |
Brazil | 106.03 | 31 | 1970 - 2022 |
Algeria | 105.93 | 32 | 1971 - 2023 |
Croatia | 105.58 | 33 | 1993 - 2022 |
Latvia | 104.76 | 34 | 1981 - 2022 |
Qatar | 104.56 | 35 | 1971 - 2022 |
France | 104.26 | 36 | 1971 - 2022 |
Cyprus | 104.01 | 37 | 2000 - 2022 |
Georgia | 103.78 | 38 | 1981 - 2023 |
Bahrain | 103.49 | 39 | 1971 - 2023 |
Switzerland | 103.39 | 40 | 1978 - 2022 |
Singapore | 103.04 | 41 | 2010 - 2022 |
Czechia | 102.94 | 42 | 1971 - 2022 |
Hungary | 102.91 | 43 | 1971 - 2022 |
Malta | 102.7 | 44 | 1971 - 2022 |
Japan | 102.34 | 45 | 1971 - 2022 |
Hong Kong | 102 | 46 | 1971 - 2022 |
Thailand | 101.87 | 47 | 1971 - 2023 |
Colombia | 101.57 | 48 | 1970 - 2022 |
Austria | 101.46 | 49 | 1971 - 2022 |
Italy | 101.35 | 50 | 1971 - 2022 |
Germany | 100.82 | 51 | 1991 - 2022 |
Peru | 99.12 | 52 | 1970 - 2023 |
Indonesia | 98.97 | 53 | 1970 - 2023 |
Mexico | 98.36 | 54 | 1971 - 2022 |
South Korea | 97.92 | 55 | 1971 - 2022 |
Mongolia | 97.63 | 56 | 1971 - 2023 |
Moldova | 97.61 | 57 | 2014 - 2022 |
Andorra | 97.49 | 58 | 1971 - 2023 |
USA | 97.47 | 59 | 1971 - 2022 |
Albania | 97.32 | 60 | 1976 - 2023 |
Vietnam | 97.25 | 61 | 1976 - 2022 |
Tonga | 97 | 62 | 1970 - 2023 |
Armenia | 96.86 | 63 | 1991 - 2023 |
Bulgaria | 96.67 | 64 | 1971 - 2022 |
Israel | 96.59 | 65 | 1973 - 2022 |
Kazakhstan | 95.76 | 66 | 1981 - 2023 |
Turkmenistan | 95.7 | 67 | 2019 - 2022 |
Serbia | 95.08 | 68 | 2000 - 2022 |
Kyrgyzstan | 94.92 | 69 | 1981 - 2023 |
Ecuador | 94.76 | 70 | 1971 - 2023 |
Belarus | 94.54 | 71 | 1971 - 2023 |
Russia | 93.94 | 72 | 1971 - 2023 |
Philippines | 93.67 | 73 | 1971 - 2023 |
Fiji | 93.08 | 74 | 1970 - 2023 |
Slovakia | 92.2 | 75 | 1993 - 2022 |
Montenegro | 92.16 | 76 | 2003 - 2023 |
Oman | 91.98 | 77 | 1971 - 2023 |
Bolivia | 91.47 | 78 | 1970 - 2023 |
North Macedonia | 91.45 | 79 | 1993 - 2022 |
Tuvalu | 91.32 | 80 | 1990 - 2023 |
Jordan | 90.99 | 81 | 1971 - 2023 |
Azerbaijan | 90.97 | 82 | 2010 - 2023 |
Macao | 90.22 | 83 | 1971 - 2023 |
Bhutan | 89.99 | 84 | 1970 - 2022 |
Palestine | 89.63 | 85 | 1995 - 2023 |
Sri Lanka | 89.48 | 86 | 1970 - 2022 |
Tajikistan | 89.26 | 87 | 1991 - 2023 |
Brunei | 88.38 | 88 | 1970 - 2023 |
Gibraltar | 88.16 | 89 | 1971 - 2023 |
Saint Lucia | 88.1 | 90 | 1972 - 2023 |
Kiribati | 87.52 | 91 | 1970 - 2023 |
Dominica | 87 | 92 | 1973 - 2023 |
Belize | 86.99 | 93 | 1980 - 2023 |
Uzbekistan | 86.92 | 94 | 1981 - 2023 |
Morocco | 86.23 | 95 | 1971 - 2023 |
Palau | 85.69 | 96 | 1999 - 2023 |
Bosnia & Herz. | 85.29 | 97 | 2007 - 2023 |
Malaysia | 84.54 | 98 | 1970 - 2023 |
Nepal | 83.92 | 99 | 1981 - 2023 |
Jamaica | 83.87 | 100 | 1973 - 2023 |
Romania | 83.03 | 101 | 1971 - 2022 |
Paraguay | 82.01 | 102 | 1970 - 2023 |
India | 81.18 | 103 | 1971 - 2023 |
Seychelles | 76.88 | 104 | 1970 - 2023 |
Ghana | 76.78 | 105 | 1971 - 2022 |
Domin. Rep. | 76.53 | 106 | 1971 - 2023 |
Bermuda | 75.85 | 107 | 1971 - 2023 |
Vanuatu | 75.42 | 108 | 1970 - 2023 |
Maldives | 72.54 | 109 | 1970 - 2023 |
Bangladesh | 71.82 | 110 | 1973 - 2023 |
El Salvador | 65.33 | 111 | 1970 - 2023 |
San Marino | 61.68 | 112 | 1971 - 2023 |
Cambodia | 58.74 | 113 | 1971 - 2023 |
Laos | 56.88 | 114 | 1971 - 2023 |
Ivory Coast | 55.07 | 115 | 1971 - 2023 |
Honduras | 54.16 | 116 | 1970 - 2023 |
Senegal | 46.95 | 117 | 1971 - 2023 |
Guatemala | 46.11 | 118 | 1970 - 2023 |
Benin | 45.37 | 119 | 1971 - 2022 |
Cameroon | 45.14 | 120 | 1971 - 2023 |
Rwanda | 44.15 | 121 | 1971 - 2023 |
Pakistan | 42.36 | 122 | 1971 - 2022 |
Eritrea | 40.74 | 123 | 1993 - 2022 |
Syria | 38.49 | 124 | 1971 - 2023 |
Mozambique | 37.89 | 125 | 1971 - 2022 |
Burkina Faso | 33.72 | 126 | 1971 - 2023 |
Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.
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