Secondary school enrollment - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Secondary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 125 countries was 89.09 percent. The highest value was in Finland: 143.36 percent and the lowest value was in Somalia: 5.46 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO
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Countries Secondary school enrollment, 2021 Global rank Available data
Finland 143.36 1 1971 - 2021
Belgium 143.16 2 1971 - 2021
Costa Rica 141.2 3 1970 - 2021
Sweden 138.69 4 1971 - 2021
Australia 135.53 5 1970 - 2021
Ireland 135.25 6 1971 - 2021
Denmark 131.77 7 1971 - 2021
Gibraltar 121.48 8 1971 - 2022
Uruguay 120.24 9 1970 - 2021
Norway 119.82 10 1971 - 2021
Spain 119.11 11 1971 - 2021
Portugal 118.32 12 1971 - 2021
New Zealand 117.6 13 1970 - 2021
Liechtenstein 116.57 14 2003 - 2021
Argentina 116.56 15 1970 - 2021
Iceland 115.16 16 1971 - 2021
Netherlands 115.12 17 1971 - 2021
Turkey 114.15 18 1971 - 2021
UK 113.04 19 1971 - 2021
Estonia 113.01 20 1986 - 2021
South Africa 111.8 21 1989 - 2021
Canada 109.33 22 1971 - 2021
Lithuania 109.33 23 1986 - 2021
Slovenia 108.18 24 1982 - 2021
Chile 106.67 25 1970 - 2021
Brazil 106.65 26 1970 - 2021
Luxembourg 106.48 27 1971 - 2021
Tonga 106.01 28 1970 - 2022
Georgia 106 29 1981 - 2022
Latvia 105.81 30 1981 - 2021
Greece 105.53 31 1971 - 2021
Poland 105.5 32 1971 - 2021
Barbados 104.71 33 1971 - 2022
France 104.42 34 1971 - 2021
Switzerland 103.61 35 1978 - 2021
Hong Kong 103.36 36 1971 - 2022
Thailand 103.3 37 1971 - 2022
Malta 103.09 38 1971 - 2021
Singapore 103.04 39 2010 - 2021
Colombia 102.99 40 1970 - 2021
Croatia 102.98 41 1993 - 2021
Cyprus 102.5 42 2000 - 2021
Italy 102.33 43 1971 - 2021
Austria 102.31 44 1971 - 2021
Gambia 101.39 45 1971 - 2021
Germany 101.2 46 1991 - 2021
USA 101.19 47 1971 - 2021
Czechia 100.1 48 1971 - 2021
Mongolia 99.8 49 1971 - 2022
Hungary 99.69 50 1971 - 2021
Ecuador 99.66 51 1971 - 2022
Indonesia 99.1 52 1970 - 2022
Mexico 98.32 53 1971 - 2021
Peru 98.16 54 1970 - 2022
South Korea 98.1 55 1971 - 2021
Palau 97.35 56 1999 - 2021
Andorra 97.33 57 1971 - 2022
Armenia 97.3 58 1991 - 2022
Israel 96.93 59 1973 - 2021
Albania 96.89 60 1976 - 2022
Moldova 96.59 61 2000 - 2022
Vietnam 96.07 62 1976 - 2022
Belarus 95.21 63 1971 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 94.77 64 1981 - 2022
Oman 94.29 65 1971 - 2022
Montenegro 92.61 66 2003 - 2022
Fiji 92.09 67 1970 - 2022
Turkmenistan 91.97 68 2019 - 2022
Serbia 91.93 69 2000 - 2022
Slovakia 91.09 70 1993 - 2021
Sri Lanka 91.01 71 1970 - 2021
Bhutan 90.8 72 1970 - 2022
Palestine 90.19 73 1995 - 2022
Tuvalu 90.01 74 1990 - 2022
Bulgaria 89.74 75 1971 - 2021
Belize 88.74 76 1980 - 2022
Uzbekistan 87.88 77 1981 - 2022
Jamaica 87.28 78 1973 - 2022
Dominica 87.17 79 1973 - 2021
Philippines 87.13 80 1971 - 2022
Romania 86.2 81 1971 - 2021
Macao 86.07 82 1971 - 2022
Egypt 85.59 83 1971 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 84.97 84 2007 - 2022
Ukraine 84.65 85 1981 - 2021
Paraguay 84.29 86 1970 - 2022
Nepal 83.52 87 1981 - 2022
Panama 82.87 88 1970 - 2021
Morocco 82.18 89 1971 - 2022
Azerbaijan 81.66 90 2010 - 2022
Bermuda 80.72 91 1971 - 2021
Malaysia 80.27 92 1970 - 2022
North Macedonia 80.13 93 1993 - 2021
India 78.06 94 1971 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 75.45 95 1971 - 2022
Ghana 75.31 96 1971 - 2021
Seychelles 75.03 97 1970 - 2022
Bangladesh 70.29 98 1973 - 2022
Botswana 70.02 99 1970 - 2021
Jordan 69.52 100 1971 - 2022
Suriname 65.61 101 1971 - 2021
Togo 64.29 102 1971 - 2021
San Marino 60.29 103 1971 - 2022
Laos 59.83 104 1971 - 2022
Cambodia 57.96 105 1971 - 2021
Vanuatu 57.86 106 1970 - 2022
Ivory Coast 57.28 107 1971 - 2022
DR Congo 56.89 108 1971 - 2021
Guatemala 48.32 109 1970 - 2022
Nigeria 47.24 110 1970 - 2021
Senegal 46.81 111 1971 - 2022
Benin 46.08 112 1971 - 2022
Cameroon 45.03 113 1971 - 2022
Djibouti 43.32 114 1971 - 2022
Rwanda 42.5 115 1971 - 2022
Pakistan 41.86 116 1971 - 2021
Burkina Faso 38.29 117 1971 - 2022
Syria 38.23 118 1971 - 2022
Guinea 35.95 119 1971 - 2021
Malawi 35.57 120 1972 - 2022
Madagascar 35.15 121 1971 - 2021
Mozambique 33.63 122 1971 - 2022
Tanzania 27.91 123 1970 - 2021
Chad 24.09 124 1971 - 2021
Somalia 5.46 125 1971 - 2021



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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1. Finland
2. Belgium
3. Costa Rica
4. Sweden
5. Australia
6. Ireland
7. Denmark
8. Gibraltar
9. Uruguay
10. Norway
11. Spain
12. Portugal
13. New Zealand
14. Liechtenstein
15. Argentina
16. Iceland
17. Netherlands
18. Turkey
19. UK
20. Estonia
21. South Africa
22. Canada
23. Lithuania
24. Slovenia
25. Chile
26. Brazil
27. Luxembourg
28. Tonga
29. Georgia
30. Latvia
31. Greece
32. Poland
33. Barbados
34. France
35. Switzerland
36. Hong Kong
37. Thailand
38. Malta
39. Singapore
40. Colombia
41. Croatia
42. Cyprus
43. Italy
44. Austria
45. Gambia
46. Germany
47. USA
48. Czechia
49. Mongolia
50. Hungary
51. Ecuador
52. Indonesia
53. Mexico
54. Peru
55. South Korea
56. Palau
57. Andorra
58. Armenia
59. Israel
60. Albania
61. Moldova
62. Vietnam
63. Belarus
64. Kyrgyzstan
65. Oman
66. Montenegro
67. Fiji
68. Turkmenistan
69. Serbia
70. Slovakia
71. Sri Lanka
72. Bhutan
73. Palestine
74. Tuvalu
75. Bulgaria
76. Belize
77. Uzbekistan
78. Jamaica
79. Dominica
80. Philippines
81. Romania
82. Macao
83. Egypt
84. Bosnia & Herz.
85. Ukraine
86. Paraguay
87. Nepal
88. Panama
89. Morocco
90. Azerbaijan
91. Bermuda
92. Malaysia
93. North Macedonia
94. India
95. Domin. Rep.
96. Ghana
97. Seychelles
98. Bangladesh
99. Botswana
100. Jordan
101. Suriname
102. Togo
103. San Marino
104. Laos
105. Cambodia
106. Vanuatu
107. Ivory Coast
108. DR Congo
109. Guatemala
110. Nigeria
111. Senegal
112. Benin
113. Cameroon
114. Djibouti
115. Rwanda
116. Pakistan
117. Burkina Faso
118. Syria
119. Guinea
120. Malawi
121. Madagascar
122. Mozambique
123. Tanzania
124. Chad
125. Somalia
143.36
143.16
141.20
138.69
135.53
135.25
131.77
121.48
120.24
119.82
119.11
118.32
117.60
116.57
116.56
115.16
115.12
114.15
113.04
113.01
111.80
109.33
109.33
108.18
106.67
106.65
106.48
106.01
106.00
105.81
105.53
105.50
104.71
104.42
103.61
103.36
103.30
103.09
103.04
102.99
102.98
102.50
102.33
102.31
101.39
101.20
101.19
100.10
99.80
99.69
99.66
99.10
98.32
98.16
98.10
97.35
97.33
97.30
96.93
96.89
96.59
96.07
95.21
94.77
94.29
92.61
92.09
91.97
91.93
91.09
91.01
90.80
90.19
90.01
89.74
88.74
87.88
87.28
87.17
87.13
86.20
86.07
85.59
84.97
84.65
84.29
83.52
82.87
82.18
81.66
80.72
80.27
80.13
78.06
75.45
75.31
75.03
70.29
70.02
69.52
65.61
64.29
60.29
59.83
57.96
57.86
57.28
56.89
48.32
47.24
46.81
46.08
45.03
43.32
42.50
41.86
38.29
38.23
35.95
35.57
35.15
33.63
27.91
24.09
5.46
0
35.8
71.7
107.5
143.36


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