School enrollment, secondary (% gross) - Country Ranking

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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Palau 157.70 2020
2 Belgium 156.08 2019
3 Sweden 146.25 2019
4 Finland 145.32 2019
5 Costa Rica 142.02 2020
6 Australia 140.65 2019
7 Ireland 138.09 2019
8 Netherlands 134.36 2019
9 Denmark 129.89 2019
10 Spain 125.95 2019
11 New Zealand 123.14 2019
12 Uruguay 123.00 2019
13 Portugal 120.62 2019
14 Grenada 120.12 2018
15 Liechtenstein 119.21 2019
16 United Kingdom 118.74 2019
17 Norway 118.62 2019
18 Estonia 115.61 2019
19 Iceland 115.45 2019
20 Canada 114.33 2019
21 Thailand 113.79 2020
22 Slovenia 113.03 2019
23 Saudi Arabia 112.59 2020
24 Poland 111.80 2019
25 Antigua and Barbuda 111.20 2018
26 Peru 110.58 2020
27 Moldova 108.46 2020
28 Lithuania 108.45 2019
29 Hong Kong SAR, China 108.37 2020
30 Argentina 108.23 2019
31 Greece 108.08 2019
32 Malta 108.03 2019
33 Latvia 107.60 2019
34 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 107.23 2018
35 Oman 107.05 2020
36 St. Kitts and Nevis 106.91 2016
37 Qatar 105.47 2010
38 Israel 104.97 2019
39 Singapore 104.72 2019
40 Luxembourg 104.70 2019
41 Mexico 104.65 2019
42 France 104.29 2019
43 Turkey 104.12 2019
44 Barbados 104.02 2020
45 Brazil 103.95 2019
46 Kazakhstan 103.75 2020
47 Chile 103.67 2019
48 Russia 103.60 2019
49 United Arab Emirates 103.37 2020
50 Macao SAR, China 102.58 2020
51 South Africa 102.56 2019
52 Georgia 102.55 2020
53 Belarus 102.44 2018
54 Switzerland 102.34 2019
55 Japan 101.95 2018
56 Dominica 101.58 2020
57 Czech Republic 101.30 2019
58 Italy 101.19 2019
59 Cyprus 100.85 2019
60 Colombia 100.81 2019
61 Ecuador 100.56 2020
62 Sri Lanka 100.34 2018
63 Austria 100.19 2019
64 Croatia 100.12 2019
65 United States 100.06 2019
66 Cuba 99.95 2020
67 Algeria 99.61 2011
68 Kyrgyz Republic 98.08 2020
69 Libya 97.90 2006
70 Kuwait 97.83 2015
71 Guyana 97.73 2012
72 Germany 97.54 2019
73 Uzbekistan 97.42 2019
74 Bahrain 97.11 2019
75 Nauru 96.70 2019
76 Ukraine 96.00 2014
77 Korea 95.87 2019
78 Albania 94.28 2020
79 Azerbaijan 94.09 2020
80 Mauritius 93.73 2021
81 Turkmenistan 93.27 2020
82 Samoa 93.26 2016
83 Tunisia 92.87 2016
84 Bulgaria 92.39 2019
85 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 92.27 2015
86 Serbia 92.24 2020
87 St. Lucia 91.92 2020
88 Mongolia 91.50 2019
89 Brunei 91.36 2020
90 Slovak Republic 90.81 2019
91 Montenegro 90.40 2020
92 Bhutan 90.09 2018
93 Bolivia 89.98 2019
94 Fiji 89.88 2012
95 Philippines 89.77 2019
96 Egypt 89.48 2019
97 São Tomé and Principe 89.34 2017
98 Cabo Verde 88.99 2019
99 Indonesia 88.91 2018
100 Tajikistan 88.50 2013
101 China 88.17 2010
102 Tonga 88.14 2020
103 Venezuela 88.08 2017
104 Romania 88.07 2019
105 Armenia 87.25 2020
106 Kiribati 86.97 2008
107 Timor-Leste 86.54 2019
108 Puerto Rico 86.50 2013
109 Iran 86.31 2017
110 Nepal 85.52 2020
111 Trinidad and Tobago 85.51 2004
112 Belize 85.25 2020
113 Malaysia 83.75 2019
114 Jamaica 83.03 2020
115 Morocco 82.45 2020
116 Eswatini 82.41 2016
117 Suriname 82.26 2018
118 Hungary 80.32 2019
119 North Macedonia 79.99 2018
120 Botswana 79.92 2008
121 Dominican Republic 79.77 2020
122 Panama 78.48 2020
123 Seychelles 78.33 2020
124 Ghana 77.67 2020
125 The Bahamas 76.89 2013
126 Paraguay 76.82 2020
127 India 75.48 2020
128 Bangladesh 74.36 2020
129 Cayman Islands 74.22 2020
130 Nicaragua 73.43 2010
131 El Salvador 68.67 2019
132 Myanmar 68.44 2018
133 Jordan 67.82 2020
134 Namibia 65.78 2007
135 Lao PDR 62.76 2020
136 Tuvalu 62.59 2020
137 San Marino 62.19 2020
138 Lesotho 62.01 2017
139 Togo 61.85 2017
140 Lebanon 61.20 1985
141 Cameroon 60.06 2016
142 Comoros 59.47 2018
143 Honduras 58.73 2020
144 Vietnam 58.26 1998
145 Côte d'Ivoire 57.42 2020
146 Kenya 56.76 2009
147 Afghanistan 55.43 2018
148 Djibouti 55.21 2021
149 Cambodia 54.83 2020
150 Iraq 53.92 2007
151 Gabon 53.09 2002
152 Congo 52.59 2012
153 Syrian Arab Republic 52.53 2013
154 Zimbabwe 52.41 2013
155 Vanuatu 51.64 2020
156 Yemen 51.58 2016
157 Angola 50.67 2016
158 Guatemala 50.44 2020
159 The Gambia 50.13 2010
160 Andorra 49.44 1983
161 Solomon Islands 48.32 2012
162 Eritrea 47.70 2018
163 Burundi 47.62 2021
164 Benin 47.50 2020
165 Papua New Guinea 46.97 2018
166 Senegal 46.56 2020
167 Dem. Rep. Congo 46.17 2015
168 Sudan 45.86 2018
169 Pakistan 44.87 2019
170 Rwanda 44.32 2019
171 Nigeria 43.51 2018
172 Sierra Leone 41.80 2017
173 Mali 41.03 2018
174 Burkina Faso 40.56 2020
175 Mauritania 39.41 2019
176 Guinea 39.33 2014
177 Liberia 37.90 2015
178 Malawi 37.08 2019
179 Mozambique 35.41 2017
180 Ethiopia 34.94 2015
181 Madagascar 34.60 2019
182 Guinea-Bissau 34.16 2006
183 Tanzania 31.42 2020
184 Equatorial Guinea 26.07 2005
185 Uganda 24.64 2007
186 Niger 24.25 2017
187 Chad 20.56 2019
188 Zambia 19.93 1994
189 Haiti 17.92 1986
190 Central African Republic 17.14 2017
191 Somalia 5.93 2007

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Development Relevance: Gross enrollment ratios indicate the capacity of each level of the education system, but a high ratio may reflect a substantial number of overage children enrolled in each grade because of repetition or late entry rather than a successful education system. The net enrollment rate excludes overage and underage students and more accurately captures the system's coverage and internal efficiency. Differences between the gross enrollment ratio and the net enrollment rate show the incidence of overage and underage enrollments.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross enrollment ratio for secondary school is calculated by dividing the number of students enrolled in secondary education regardless of age by the population of the age group which officially corresponds to secondary education, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual