Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
199
Highest
32.98 million
India
Lowest
57
Tokelau
Median
146,720
Years covered
46
1980–2025
Data points
10,955
What the numbers show
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 32.98 million in India; the lowest is 57 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 146,720, and the mean is 920,627.
Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 185.9%), and the largest decrease in Marshall Islands (down 47.3%).
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 32.98 million | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 28.09 million | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 7.37 million | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 6.47 million | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 5 | Brazil | 6.32 million | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 6 | Pakistan | 5.66 million | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 4.94 million | 2023 | up 58.3% | falling |
| 8 | Nigeria | 4.51 million | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 4.02 million | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 3.90 million | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 3.46 million | 2024 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 3.33 million | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 13 | Vietnam | 3.13 million | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 14 | Turkey | 2.79 million | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 2.68 million | 2023 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 2.45 million | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 17 | Algeria | 2.31 million | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.05 million | 2021 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 19 | Iran | 1.91 million | 2023 | up 68.8% | falling |
| 20 | France | 1.77 million | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 21 | Colombia | 1.74 million | 2022 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 22 | Japan | 1.68 million | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 1.62 million | 2025 | up 30.9% | flat |
| 24 | Myanmar | 1.50 million | 2018 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 1.45 million | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 26 | Kenya | 1.38 million | 2023 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 1.33 million | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.23 million | 2024 | up 99.5% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 1.22 million | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 30 | Tanzania | 1.20 million | 2021 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Morocco | 1.19 million | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 1.15 million | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 33 | Thailand | 1.15 million | 2025 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 34 | Ukraine | 1.02 million | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 35 | Ghana | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 36 | Peru | 986,408 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 967,979 | 2025 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 38 | Nepal | 956,932 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 39 | Spain | 900,110 | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 40 | Italy | 888,671 | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 41 | Venezuela | 876,863 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 42 | Angola | 856,397 | 2023 | up 150.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 842,477 | 2024 | up 27.1% | flat |
| 44 | Iraq | 774,398 | 2007 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 45 | Australia | 758,674 | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 46 | Poland | 741,865 | 2024 | up 23.7% | falling |
| 47 | Malaysia | 733,053 | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 48 | South Korea | 693,250 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 49 | Yemen | 673,008 | 2016 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 50 | Cameroon | 670,848 | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 670,826 | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 52 | Canada | 663,951 | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 53 | Sudan | 585,415 | 2019 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 54 | Madagascar | 583,068 | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 55 | Tajikistan | 541,160 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 56 | Ecuador | 469,589 | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 57 | Malawi | 450,758 | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 445,485 | 2013 | up 124.6% | rising |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 418,834 | 2024 | up 35.0% | flat |
| 60 | Syria | 413,507 | 2024 | down 45.2% | flat |
| 61 | Mali | 406,638 | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 62 | Burkina Faso | 402,789 | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 63 | Netherlands | 398,566 | 2023 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 64 | Senegal | 394,465 | 2023 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 389,836 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 66 | Romania | 379,718 | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 67 | Jordan | 368,498 | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 68 | Benin | 360,277 | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 69 | Togo | 359,344 | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 358,520 | 2025 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 71 | Zambia | 357,036 | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 72 | Cambodia | 340,875 | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 73 | Niger | 340,805 | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Mozambique | 337,116 | 2017 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | 331,373 | 2024 | up 131.3% | rising |
| 76 | Papua New Guinea | 324,842 | 2023 | up 133.9% | rising |
| 77 | Chad | 303,166 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 78 | Palestine | 301,331 | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 79 | Tunisia | 301,030 | 2023 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 80 | Guinea | 294,618 | 2014 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 81 | Chile | 288,587 | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 82 | Belarus | 273,429 | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 83 | Rwanda | 269,931 | 2024 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 259,329 | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 85 | Israel | 250,437 | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 86 | Czechia | 249,669 | 2023 | up 33.0% | falling |
| 87 | Bolivia | 249,345 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 88 | United Arab Emirates | 242,864 | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Belgium | 222,573 | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 90 | Oman | 219,513 | 2024 | up 185.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Sweden | 209,725 | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 92 | Laos | 194,446 | 2025 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 93 | Hungary | 186,429 | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 94 | Cuba | 183,861 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 95 | Austria | 183,600 | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 96 | Greece | 177,943 | 2023 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 97 | Portugal | 177,459 | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 98 | Honduras | 161,602 | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 99 | Paraguay | 153,692 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 100 | Slovakia | 146,720 | 2024 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 101 | New Zealand | 146,584 | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 145,281 | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 103 | Switzerland | 144,832 | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 104 | Burundi | 144,063 | 2025 | down 42.0% | rising |
| 105 | Mongolia | 139,554 | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 106 | El Salvador | 134,734 | 2024 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 134,194 | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 108 | Serbia | 129,615 | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 109 | Denmark | 125,655 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 110 | Congo | 121,575 | 2012 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 111 | Ireland | 116,039 | 2022 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 112 | Mauritania | 111,525 | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Lebanon | 110,750 | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 114 | Norway | 106,883 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 115 | Armenia | 104,613 | 2024 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 116 | Finland | 101,289 | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 117 | Liberia | 98,104 | 2022 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 118 | Eritrea | 97,667 | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 119 | Panama | 96,349 | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 96,177 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 121 | Lithuania | 93,536 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 122 | Hong Kong | 92,135 | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 123 | Namibia | 88,587 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 124 | Croatia | 88,045 | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 125 | Georgia | 84,979 | 2024 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 126 | Kuwait | 84,298 | 2012 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 127 | Moldova | 82,593 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 128 | Uruguay | 79,414 | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 129 | Botswana | 69,119 | 2022 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 130 | Central African Republic | 63,503 | 2017 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 61,041 | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 132 | Albania | 61,012 | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 133 | Gambia | 60,134 | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 134 | Jamaica | 54,535 | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 135 | East Timor | 43,668 | 2020 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 136 | Puerto Rico | 43,563 | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 137 | Lesotho | 42,601 | 2017 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 41,651 | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 139 | Qatar | 40,328 | 2024 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 140 | Singapore | 39,881 | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 141 | Fiji | 37,751 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 142 | Eswatini | 35,624 | 2016 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 143 | Slovenia | 34,596 | 2023 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 144 | Latvia | 32,069 | 2024 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 145 | Bahrain | 28,068 | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28,064 | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 147 | Mauritius | 26,409 | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 148 | Estonia | 25,937 | 2024 | up 34.5% | falling |
| 149 | Djibouti | 24,359 | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 150 | Guyana | 24,305 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 151 | Bhutan | 22,075 | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 152 | Comoros | 22,053 | 2022 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 153 | Cape Verde | 16,710 | 2022 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 154 | Montenegro | 16,420 | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 155 | Cyprus | 15,736 | 2024 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | 15,582 | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 157 | Belize | 14,777 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 158 | Maldives | 14,720 | 2023 | up 52.3% | flat |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 13,497 | 2015 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 13,263 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 161 | Vanuatu | 11,210 | 2023 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 162 | Suriname | 11,132 | 2023 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 163 | Macao | 8,733 | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7,869 | 2017 | up 125.5% | rising |
| 165 | Iceland | 7,662 | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 166 | Malta | 7,184 | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 167 | Brunei | 7,035 | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 168 | Bahamas | 6,674 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 169 | Tonga | 5,799 | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 170 | Barbados | 5,500 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 171 | Samoa | 5,438 | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 172 | Kiribati | 4,353 | 2024 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3,248 | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 3,046 | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 175 | Grenada | 2,909 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 176 | Aruba | 2,739 | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 177 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2,507 | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 178 | Seychelles | 2,382 | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 179 | Micronesia (country) | 2,050 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 180 | Andorra | 1,772 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 181 | Dominica | 1,523 | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 182 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,245 | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 183 | Cayman Islands | 1,190 | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 184 | Marshall Islands | 1,076 | 2024 | down 47.3% | flat |
| 185 | Monaco | 911 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 186 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 895 | 2024 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 187 | Liechtenstein | 822 | 2021 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 188 | Bermuda | 791 | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 189 | Gibraltar | 762 | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 190 | British Virgin Islands | 682 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 191 | Cook Islands | 623 | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 192 | Nauru | 601 | 2025 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 193 | San Marino | 498 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 194 | Tuvalu | 399 | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 195 | Anguilla | 299 | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 196 | Palau | 255 | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 197 | Montserrat | 85 | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 198 | Niue | 68 | 2024 | up 106.1% | flat |
| 199 | Tokelau | 57 | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 187.65 million
- UIS: World 187.65 million
- MDG: World 187.65 million
- WB: World 187.65 million
- UNICEF: World 187.49 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 166.55 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 164.28 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 162.41 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 159.53 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 147.73 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 121.89 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 110.48 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 102.23 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 87.88 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 79.31 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 74.91 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 67.64 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 63.84 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 54.83 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 51.51 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 51.41 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 51.37 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 51.37 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 50.72 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 50.24 million
- AIMS: East Asia 50.10 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 49.56 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 48.11 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 48.10 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 47.64 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 47.51 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 46.86 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 46.86 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 46.86 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 46.86 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 44.93 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 44.93 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 44.85 million
- WB: Ida Total 42.38 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 41.56 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release