Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
200
Highest
63.98 million
India
Lowest
111
Tokelau
Median
316,922
Years covered
46
1980–2025
Data points
11,113
What the numbers show
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 63.98 million in India; the lowest is 111 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 316,922, and the mean is 1.78 million.
Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 188.4%), and the largest decrease in Marshall Islands (down 48.9%).
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 63.98 million | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 2 | China | 52.55 million | 2024 | up 18.1% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 14.21 million | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 4 | United States of America | 12.83 million | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 5 | Brazil | 12.31 million | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 6 | Pakistan | 10.82 million | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 9.42 million | 2023 | up 54.0% | falling |
| 8 | Nigeria | 9.08 million | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 8.48 million | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 7.74 million | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 7.37 million | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 6.72 million | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 6.05 million | 2023 | up 24.3% | falling |
| 14 | Türkiye | 5.52 million | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 5.31 million | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 4.74 million | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 17 | Algeria | 4.30 million | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 18 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.72 million | 2023 | up 73.2% | falling |
| 19 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.67 million | 2023 | up 102.5% | rising |
| 20 | France | 3.46 million | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 21 | Colombia | 3.40 million | 2022 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 22 | Japan | 3.28 million | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 3.13 million | 2025 | up 30.2% | flat |
| 24 | Myanmar | 3.06 million | 2018 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.83 million | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 26 | Kenya | 2.73 million | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 27 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.52 million | 2021 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.41 million | 2024 | up 129.9% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 2.38 million | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 2.27 million | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 31 | Thailand | 2.26 million | 2025 | down 31.3% | flat |
| 32 | South Africa | 2.25 million | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 33 | Morocco | 2.25 million | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 2.02 million | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 35 | Ukraine | 2.00 million | 2025 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 36 | Peru | 1.95 million | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 1.88 million | 2025 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 38 | Nepal | 1.85 million | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 39 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.79 million | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 40 | Spain | 1.74 million | 2024 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 41 | Italy | 1.72 million | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 1.66 million | 2024 | up 29.7% | flat |
| 43 | Angola | 1.63 million | 2023 | up 166.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Australia | 1.45 million | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 45 | Poland | 1.42 million | 2024 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 46 | Malaysia | 1.42 million | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 47 | Republic of Korea | 1.35 million | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 1.34 million | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 49 | Iraq | 1.31 million | 2007 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 50 | Canada | 1.29 million | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 51 | Cameroon | 1.27 million | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 52 | Madagascar | 1.20 million | 2021 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 53 | Sudan | 1.17 million | 2019 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 54 | Yemen | 1.16 million | 2016 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 1.05 million | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 56 | Malawi | 936,764 | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 929,996 | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | 909,592 | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 890,383 | 2013 | up 130.3% | rising |
| 60 | Senegal | 878,437 | 2023 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Syrian Arab Republic | 852,984 | 2024 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 62 | Mali | 784,393 | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 782,880 | 2024 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 64 | Guatemala | 765,104 | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 65 | Netherlands | 764,332 | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 66 | Zambia | 748,065 | 2024 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 67 | Romania | 733,821 | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 68 | Jordan | 726,993 | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 69 | Cambodia | 711,127 | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 700,406 | 2025 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 71 | Sierra Leone | 684,419 | 2024 | up 147.2% | rising |
| 72 | Benin | 680,234 | 2022 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 73 | Niger | 672,218 | 2024 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Mozambique | 666,438 | 2017 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Togo | 666,374 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 76 | Palestine, State of | 600,132 | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 77 | Rwanda | 598,860 | 2024 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Tunisia | 592,246 | 2023 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 79 | Papua New Guinea | 581,122 | 2023 | up 139.4% | rising |
| 80 | Chile | 555,683 | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 81 | Belarus | 531,408 | 2024 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 82 | Chad | 523,289 | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 519,145 | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 84 | Israel | 489,869 | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 85 | Czechia | 489,017 | 2023 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 86 | Guinea | 487,331 | 2014 | up 84.4% | rising |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 482,614 | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 481,669 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 89 | Belgium | 450,307 | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 90 | Oman | 429,702 | 2024 | up 188.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Sweden | 419,386 | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 382,984 | 2025 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 93 | Libya | 377,605 | 2006 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 94 | Hungary | 360,259 | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 95 | Austria | 354,887 | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 96 | Cuba | 352,462 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 97 | Portugal | 346,788 | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 98 | Greece | 342,411 | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 99 | Burundi | 339,169 | 2025 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 100 | Honduras | 332,310 | 2024 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 101 | Paraguay | 301,533 | 2024 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 294,163 | 2023 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 103 | New Zealand | 285,843 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 104 | Slovakia | 285,747 | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 105 | Switzerland | 282,698 | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 106 | Mongolia | 273,943 | 2024 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 263,500 | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 108 | Serbia | 251,752 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 109 | Denmark | 245,081 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 110 | Congo | 243,984 | 2012 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 111 | El Salvador | 242,733 | 2024 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 112 | Mauritania | 235,710 | 2024 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Ireland | 229,972 | 2022 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 114 | Lebanon | 223,929 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 115 | Norway | 210,015 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 116 | Armenia | 198,630 | 2024 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 117 | Finland | 198,019 | 2024 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 118 | Liberia | 196,074 | 2022 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 119 | Panama | 189,451 | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 186,155 | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 121 | Namibia | 184,663 | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 122 | Lithuania | 182,228 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 123 | Croatia | 176,724 | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 124 | Eritrea | 176,162 | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 125 | Hong Kong, China | 175,531 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 126 | Kuwait | 165,521 | 2012 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 127 | Georgia | 163,400 | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 128 | Republic of Moldova | 159,798 | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 129 | Uruguay | 155,634 | 2023 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 130 | Botswana | 138,729 | 2022 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 131 | Gambia | 138,089 | 2024 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 118,819 | 2023 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 133 | Albania | 116,983 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 134 | Central African Republic | 107,572 | 2017 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 135 | Jamaica | 106,816 | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 136 | Lesotho | 98,861 | 2017 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 137 | Timor-Leste | 89,335 | 2020 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 85,320 | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 139 | North Macedonia | 80,635 | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 140 | Qatar | 78,281 | 2024 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 141 | Singapore | 77,852 | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 142 | Fiji | 74,043 | 2024 | up 17.4% | flat |
| 143 | Eswatini | 71,144 | 2016 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 144 | Slovenia | 67,574 | 2023 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 145 | Latvia | 62,311 | 2024 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 56,110 | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 147 | Bahrain | 55,176 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 148 | Mauritius | 52,174 | 2024 | down 19.9% | flat |
| 149 | Estonia | 50,622 | 2024 | up 37.7% | falling |
| 150 | Guyana | 46,983 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 151 | Bhutan | 46,826 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 152 | Djibouti | 45,204 | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 153 | Comoros | 44,231 | 2022 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 154 | Suriname | 43,385 | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 155 | Cape Verde | 32,654 | 2022 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | 31,609 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 157 | Montenegro | 31,468 | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 158 | Cyprus | 30,831 | 2024 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 159 | Belize | 28,595 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 160 | Maldives | 28,579 | 2023 | up 51.4% | falling |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 27,027 | 2015 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 162 | Luxembourg | 25,167 | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 163 | Vanuatu | 22,632 | 2023 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 164 | Macau, China | 16,886 | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16,434 | 2017 | up 118.7% | rising |
| 166 | Iceland | 14,801 | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 167 | Malta | 13,953 | 2023 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 168 | Brunei Darussalam | 13,438 | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 169 | Bahamas | 13,338 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 170 | Tonga | 10,938 | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 171 | Barbados | 10,721 | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 172 | Samoa | 10,594 | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 173 | Kiribati | 8,774 | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 174 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6,214 | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 6,195 | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 176 | Grenada | 5,555 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 177 | Aruba | 5,413 | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4,765 | 2023 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 179 | Seychelles | 4,726 | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 180 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3,992 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 181 | Andorra | 3,505 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 182 | Dominica | 2,837 | 2023 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,406 | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 184 | Cayman Islands | 2,329 | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 185 | Marshall Islands | 2,083 | 2024 | down 48.9% | flat |
| 186 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,861 | 2024 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 187 | Monaco | 1,853 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 188 | Bermuda | 1,613 | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 189 | Liechtenstein | 1,554 | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 190 | Gibraltar | 1,510 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 191 | British Virgin Islands | 1,292 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 192 | Cook Islands | 1,204 | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 193 | Naoero | 1,196 | 2025 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 194 | San Marino | 982 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 794 | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 196 | Anguilla | 623 | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 197 | Palau | 470 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 198 | Montserrat | 188 | 2023 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 199 | Niue | 138 | 2024 | up 55.1% | flat |
| 200 | Tokelau | 111 | 2025 | down 15.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 363.28 million
- UIS: World 363.28 million
- MDG: World 363.28 million
- WB: World 363.28 million
- UNICEF: World 362.96 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 322.03 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 317.54 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 313.86 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 308.54 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 286.41 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 234.65 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 212.40 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 196.53 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 172.33 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 155.32 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 146.92 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 129.60 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 124.59 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 104.22 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 98.38 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 98.14 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 97.95 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 97.87 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 97.87 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 96.19 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 95.75 million
- AIMS: East Asia 95.48 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 91.56 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 91.54 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 90.90 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 90.90 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 90.90 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 90.90 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 90.63 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 89.96 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 87.56 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 87.16 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 87.16 million
- WB: Ida Total 82.89 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 82.53 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release