Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
218
Highest
71.41 % change on previous year
Vanuatu
Lowest
-29.08 % change on previous year
Zimbabwe
Median
1.51 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
18,637

What the numbers show

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 71.41 % change on previous year in Vanuatu; the lowest is -29.08 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.51 % change on previous year, and the mean is 2.37 % change on previous year.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 110 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 5,579.5%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 2,153.4%).

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Vanuatu 71.41 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
2 Tokelau 22.06 % change on previous year 2025 up 41.5% volatile
3 Sierra Leone 19.82 % change on previous year 2021 up 45.4% volatile
4 Saudi Arabia 19.42 % change on previous year 2022 up 408.1% volatile
5 Pakistan 16.09 % change on previous year 2024 up 252.8% volatile
6 Central African Republic 15.95 % change on previous year 2017 up 546.5% volatile
7 Iraq 15.47 % change on previous year 2004 up 5,579.5% volatile
8 Congo 15.29 % change on previous year 2004 up 229.3% volatile
9 Haiti 14.29 % change on previous year 1984 volatile
10 Tanzania 14.11 % change on previous year 2021 up 375.9% volatile
11 Burundi 13.99 % change on previous year 2020 down 16.9% volatile
12 Maldives 13.58 % change on previous year 2023 up 231.0% volatile
13 Sao Tome and Principe 11.38 % change on previous year 2017 up 313.7% volatile
14 Mongolia 10.21 % change on previous year 2023 up 204.8% volatile
15 Rwanda 10.05 % change on previous year 2024 up 85.9% volatile
16 Guam 9.74 % change on previous year 1989 down 56.3% volatile
17 Guyana 9.55 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,464.5% volatile
18 Comoros 9.27 % change on previous year 2018 down 23.7% volatile
19 Guinea-Bissau 9.24 % change on previous year 2006 volatile
20 Algeria 8.81 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,135.9% volatile
21 Angola 8.66 % change on previous year 2011 down 47.6% volatile
22 Ethiopia 8.52 % change on previous year 2012 down 46.6% volatile
23 Eswatini 7.76 % change on previous year 2016 down 8.5% volatile
24 Zambia 7.67 % change on previous year 1988 up 27.8% falling
25 Nauru 7.59 % change on previous year 2025 up 211.3% volatile
26 Grenada 7.33 % change on previous year 2024 up 360.8% volatile
27 Suriname 6.93 % change on previous year 2023 up 179.1% volatile
28 Kuwait 6.7 % change on previous year 2015 up 178.9% volatile
29 British Virgin Islands 6.38 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,161.9% volatile
30 Gibraltar 6.3 % change on previous year 2024 up 18.1% volatile
31 Qatar 6.29 % change on previous year 2024 down 38.9% volatile
32 Aruba 6.09 % change on previous year 2022 down 55.0% volatile
33 Uganda 6.07 % change on previous year 1995 down 43.7% volatile
34 Nigeria 6.03 % change on previous year 2021 up 2.2% volatile
35 Lesotho 5.99 % change on previous year 2017 up 1.6% volatile
36 New Caledonia 5.97 % change on previous year 1991 down 54.8% volatile
37 Nicaragua 5.92 % change on previous year 2023 up 434.5% volatile
38 Malawi 5.83 % change on previous year 2023 down 51.7% volatile
39 Mozambique 5.75 % change on previous year 2015 down 77.6% volatile
40 Cote d'Ivoire 5.74 % change on previous year 2024 down 51.8% volatile
41 Afghanistan 5.67 % change on previous year 2018 down 84.9% volatile
42 Oman 5.57 % change on previous year 2024 up 312.0% volatile
43 Yemen 5.56 % change on previous year 2013 up 4.6% volatile
44 Armenia 5.56 % change on previous year 2024 up 278.0% volatile
45 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.55 % change on previous year 2024 down 53.1% volatile
46 Myanmar 5.43 % change on previous year 2018 up 2.3% volatile
47 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.29 % change on previous year 2023 down 73.9% volatile
48 Eritrea 5.25 % change on previous year 2018 up 7.1% volatile
49 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.25 % change on previous year 2015 down 53.0% volatile
50 French Polynesia 4.91 % change on previous year 1993 down 70.1% volatile
51 Guatemala 4.81 % change on previous year 2024 up 843.6% volatile
52 Papua New Guinea 4.46 % change on previous year 2021 volatile
53 Gabon 4.44 % change on previous year 2002 up 580.7% volatile
54 Macao 4.44 % change on previous year 2024 up 180.6% volatile
55 Libya 4.43 % change on previous year 2006 volatile
56 Sudan 4.22 % change on previous year 2019 down 68.6% volatile
57 Kyrgyzstan 4.12 % change on previous year 2025 up 477.1% volatile
58 Slovenia 4.12 % change on previous year 2023 down 64.5% volatile
59 New Zealand 4.1 % change on previous year 2024 up 2,058.3% volatile
60 Morocco 4.04 % change on previous year 2024 up 33.5% volatile
61 Turkey 4.03 % change on previous year 2023 down 88.9% volatile
62 Ghana 3.99 % change on previous year 2022 up 13.4% volatile
63 Uzbekistan 3.98 % change on previous year 2025 up 237.4% volatile
64 United Arab Emirates 3.95 % change on previous year 2024 up 285.4% volatile
65 Tunisia 3.88 % change on previous year 2016 up 534.2% volatile
66 Solomon Islands 3.83 % change on previous year 2012 down 87.9% volatile
67 Estonia 3.79 % change on previous year 2024 up 203.2% volatile
68 Andorra 3.59 % change on previous year 2024 up 90.5% volatile
69 Cambodia 3.43 % change on previous year 2024 down 32.2% volatile
70 Egypt 3.33 % change on previous year 2024 up 212.4% volatile
71 Namibia 3.31 % change on previous year 2024 up 128.4% volatile
72 Martinique 3.31 % change on previous year 1996 up 34.1% volatile
73 Malta 3.28 % change on previous year 2023 up 233.6% volatile
74 French Guiana 3.2 % change on previous year 1997 up 504.0% volatile
75 Trinidad and Tobago 3.15 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
76 Mexico 3.08 % change on previous year 2024 down 27.0% volatile
77 Lebanon 3.05 % change on previous year 2024 up 162.5% volatile
78 Seychelles 2.93 % change on previous year 2024 up 837.1% volatile
79 Kazakhstan 2.9 % change on previous year 2025 up 172.8% volatile
80 Mali 2.86 % change on previous year 2018 down 80.5% volatile
81 Kenya 2.78 % change on previous year 2023 down 49.2% volatile
82 Russia 2.75 % change on previous year 2023 up 445.5% volatile
83 Luxembourg 2.71 % change on previous year 2024 up 103.2% volatile
84 Guinea 2.68 % change on previous year 2012 down 84.6% volatile
85 Belgium 2.61 % change on previous year 2023 up 107.4% volatile
86 Tajikistan 2.53 % change on previous year 2024 up 226.1% volatile
87 Belize 2.35 % change on previous year 2024 up 172.4% volatile
88 Iran 2.26 % change on previous year 2023 up 112.9% volatile
89 South Africa 2.22 % change on previous year 2023 up 20.5% volatile
90 American Samoa 2.19 % change on previous year 1992 up 264.1% volatile
91 Cyprus 2.18 % change on previous year 2024 up 161.3% volatile
92 Hong Kong 2.16 % change on previous year 2024 up 141.0% volatile
93 Israel 2.16 % change on previous year 2024 up 2.7% volatile
94 Jordan 2.05 % change on previous year 2024 down 14.6% volatile
95 Falkland Islands 2.04 % change on previous year 1996 down 85.7% volatile
96 Chad 1.97 % change on previous year 2024 up 162.9% volatile
97 Bolivia 1.93 % change on previous year 2024 up 18.4% volatile
98 Liberia 1.78 % change on previous year 2015 down 90.6% volatile
99 China 1.73 % change on previous year 2024 up 129.5% volatile
100 Hungary 1.69 % change on previous year 2024 up 145.8% volatile
101 Reunion 1.68 % change on previous year 1996 up 120.5% volatile
102 Finland 1.68 % change on previous year 2024 up 321.7% volatile
103 Switzerland 1.63 % change on previous year 2024 down 8.9% volatile
104 Palestine 1.6 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,174.5% volatile
105 Czechia 1.6 % change on previous year 2023 down 48.4% volatile
106 Lithuania 1.59 % change on previous year 2024 up 127.6% volatile
107 Ireland 1.55 % change on previous year 2022 down 47.7% volatile
108 Slovakia 1.54 % change on previous year 2024 up 144.7% volatile
109 Vietnam 1.53 % change on previous year 2022 up 140.2% volatile
110 United Kingdom 1.49 % change on previous year 2023 down 95.6% volatile
111 Guadeloupe 1.44 % change on previous year 1995 down 38.0% volatile
112 Anguilla 1.34 % change on previous year 2011 up 590.8% volatile
113 Georgia 1.31 % change on previous year 2024 up 135.4% volatile
114 Poland 1.29 % change on previous year 2024 up 126.3% volatile
115 Spain 1.28 % change on previous year 2024 up 632.3% volatile
116 South Korea 1.27 % change on previous year 2024 up 133.6% volatile
117 India 1.25 % change on previous year 2025 up 1,471.9% volatile
118 Cameroon 1.21 % change on previous year 2023 down 79.2% volatile
119 Benin 1.18 % change on previous year 2022 down 63.2% volatile
120 Gambia 1.12 % change on previous year 2010 down 33.4% volatile
121 Iceland 1.01 % change on previous year 2023 down 82.7% volatile
122 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9873 % change on previous year 2023 up 226.4% volatile
123 Honduras 0.9599 % change on previous year 2024 down 72.0% volatile
124 Micronesia (country) 0.9477 % change on previous year 2005 volatile
125 Tonga 0.9449 % change on previous year 2024 up 61.2% volatile
126 Cape Verde 0.8909 % change on previous year 2022 up 308.4% volatile
127 Dominican Republic 0.8483 % change on previous year 2024 down 31.0% volatile
128 United States Virgin Islands 0.7937 % change on previous year 1995 down 72.0% volatile
129 Chile 0.7587 % change on previous year 2024 up 179.5% volatile
130 Argentina 0.7042 % change on previous year 2023 down 41.4% volatile
131 Germany 0.6093 % change on previous year 2024 up 150.3% volatile
132 Austria 0.5793 % change on previous year 2024 up 144.9% volatile
133 United States 0.5778 % change on previous year 2023 down 25.3% volatile
134 Norway 0.5663 % change on previous year 2024 up 175.7% volatile
135 Malaysia 0.5628 % change on previous year 2024 down 83.2% volatile
136 Belarus 0.5539 % change on previous year 2024 up 129.8% volatile
137 Australia 0.4191 % change on previous year 2024 up 124.2% volatile
138 Montenegro 0.3958 % change on previous year 2023 up 122.1% volatile
139 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.34 % change on previous year 2024 up 168.0% volatile
140 Burkina Faso 0.3332 % change on previous year 2024 down 96.8% volatile
141 Cayman Islands 0.3221 % change on previous year 2024 down 87.5% volatile
142 East Timor 0.2815 % change on previous year 2020 down 95.0% volatile
143 Portugal 0.2518 % change on previous year 2023 down 97.2% volatile
144 France 0.2218 % change on previous year 2024 down 60.7% volatile
145 Syria 0.1455 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.4% volatile
146 Paraguay 0.1209 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.0% volatile
147 Venezuela 0.1165 % change on previous year 2024 up 141.1% volatile
148 Bulgaria 0.0829 % change on previous year 2024 up 165.8% volatile
149 Moldova 0.0623 % change on previous year 2024 up 101.1% volatile
150 Fiji 0.007 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.5% volatile
151 Western Sahara 0 % change on previous year 1980 up 100.0% volatile
151 Saint Helena 0 % change on previous year 1997 up 100.0% volatile
151 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 % change on previous year 1997 up 100.0% volatile
154 Sweden -0.0594 % change on previous year 2024 up 95.8% volatile
155 Samoa -0.1154 % change on previous year 2016 down 107.3% volatile
156 Senegal -0.2239 % change on previous year 2023 down 102.7% volatile
157 Netherlands -0.2323 % change on previous year 2023 down 131.7% volatile
158 Croatia -0.2332 % change on previous year 2023 up 46.2% volatile
159 Monaco -0.2588 % change on previous year 2024 down 118.3% volatile
160 Azerbaijan -0.2814 % change on previous year 2024 up 85.4% volatile
161 Barbados -0.3133 % change on previous year 2024 down 31.7% volatile
162 Latvia -0.3272 % change on previous year 2024 up 92.3% volatile
163 Sri Lanka -0.4555 % change on previous year 2023 down 177.4% volatile
164 Greece -0.4779 % change on previous year 2023 down 267.6% volatile
165 Mauritania -0.4933 % change on previous year 2020 down 114.1% volatile
166 Canada -0.517 % change on previous year 2023 up 61.9% volatile
167 Indonesia -0.5715 % change on previous year 2025 down 111.5% volatile
168 Kiribati -0.5842 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
169 Palau -0.6438 % change on previous year 2024 up 84.2% volatile
170 Brazil -0.6457 % change on previous year 2024 up 75.5% volatile
171 Ukraine -0.6684 % change on previous year 2024 up 79.1% volatile
172 Nepal -0.7265 % change on previous year 2024 down 142.9% volatile
173 Italy -0.7347 % change on previous year 2023 down 255.7% volatile
174 Japan -0.7827 % change on previous year 2023 down 7.0% volatile
175 Bahrain -0.8605 % change on previous year 2024 down 167.1% volatile
176 Denmark -0.9671 % change on previous year 2024 down 261.1% volatile
177 Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.06 % change on previous year 2023 up 22.8% volatile
178 Ecuador -1.07 % change on previous year 2024 down 124.9% volatile
179 Bermuda -1.29 % change on previous year 2015 down 32.3% volatile
180 Montserrat -1.34 % change on previous year 2023 down 165.8% volatile
181 Romania -1.43 % change on previous year 2023 up 45.9% volatile
182 Serbia -1.52 % change on previous year 2022 up 12.9% volatile
183 Colombia -1.54 % change on previous year 2022 up 65.2% volatile
184 Thailand -1.6 % change on previous year 2025 down 215.3% volatile
185 North Macedonia -1.68 % change on previous year 2023 up 65.7% volatile
186 Liechtenstein -1.69 % change on previous year 2021 down 329.9% volatile
187 Singapore -1.8 % change on previous year 2023 down 583.6% volatile
188 Turkmenistan -2.11 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
189 Djibouti -2.17 % change on previous year 2023 down 157.8% volatile
190 Laos -2.18 % change on previous year 2025 down 133.2% volatile
191 Bhutan -2.21 % change on previous year 2024 down 127.9% volatile
192 San Marino -2.27 % change on previous year 2024 down 39.8% volatile
193 Cuba -2.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 154.4% volatile
194 Uruguay -2.58 % change on previous year 2023 down 469.2% volatile
195 Cook Islands -2.62 % change on previous year 2024 down 63.1% volatile
196 Tuvalu -2.88 % change on previous year 2024 down 139.4% volatile
197 Costa Rica -3.18 % change on previous year 2024 down 209.9% volatile
198 Peru -3.25 % change on previous year 2024 down 45.6% volatile
199 Dominica -3.3 % change on previous year 2023 down 82.8% volatile
200 Madagascar -3.43 % change on previous year 2019 down 141.9% volatile
201 Albania -3.43 % change on previous year 2024 up 9.1% volatile
202 Bangladesh -3.79 % change on previous year 2024 down 141.0% volatile
203 Saint Lucia -3.95 % change on previous year 2024 down 13.6% volatile
204 Jamaica -4.17 % change on previous year 2024 down 102.6% volatile
205 Brunei -4.37 % change on previous year 2020 down 447.2% volatile
206 Niger -4.37 % change on previous year 2024 down 125.5% volatile
207 Niue -4.41 % change on previous year 2024 down 104.8% volatile
208 Panama -4.55 % change on previous year 2017 down 453.0% volatile
209 Togo -4.91 % change on previous year 2007 down 194.8% volatile
210 Botswana -5.66 % change on previous year 2008 down 299.1% volatile
211 El Salvador -5.72 % change on previous year 2024 down 196.3% volatile
212 Philippines -5.79 % change on previous year 2024 down 521.6% volatile
213 Somalia -6.16 % change on previous year 1986 up 89.9% volatile
214 Marshall Islands -6.5 % change on previous year 2024 down 870.2% volatile
215 Mauritius -6.5 % change on previous year 2020 down 398.3% volatile
216 Bahamas -9.68 % change on previous year 2024 down 266.4% volatile
217 Puerto Rico -27.4 % change on previous year 2024 down 2,153.4% volatile
218 Zimbabwe -29.08 % change on previous year 2013 down 243.0% volatile

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The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
439 places, 18,637 data points, 1971–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.