Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
218
Highest
68.40 million
India
Lowest
75
Falkland Islands
Median
243,269
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
18,679
What the numbers show
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 68.40 million in India; the lowest is 75 in Falkland Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 243,269, and the mean is 1.53 million.
Over the past decade 142 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 285.0%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 40.3%).
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) (secondary male): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 68.40 million | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 2 | China | 52.30 million | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 14.51 million | 2025 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 4 | United States | 13.05 million | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 5 | Brazil | 10.81 million | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 10.45 million | 2024 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Nigeria | 7.66 million | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 7.10 million | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 6.66 million | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 10 | Turkey | 6.35 million | 2023 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 5.98 million | 2024 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 5.96 million | 2024 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 13 | Russia | 5.60 million | 2023 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 14 | Vietnam | 5.01 million | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4.49 million | 2021 | up 88.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 3.68 million | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 17 | Japan | 3.39 million | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 18 | Iran | 3.36 million | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 19 | Kenya | 3.36 million | 2023 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 3.24 million | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 21 | France | 3.20 million | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 22 | Algeria | 3.06 million | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 23 | South Africa | 2.68 million | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 2.59 million | 2015 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Colombia | 2.43 million | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 26 | Italy | 2.38 million | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 27 | Argentina | 2.29 million | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 2.27 million | 2025 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 2.16 million | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Thailand | 2.11 million | 2025 | down 40.3% | rising |
| 31 | Myanmar | 2.01 million | 2018 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 32 | Spain | 1.88 million | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 33 | Nepal | 1.87 million | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Morocco | 1.81 million | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 35 | Poland | 1.72 million | 2024 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 1.71 million | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 37 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.70 million | 2024 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Ghana | 1.67 million | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | 1.57 million | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 40 | Canada | 1.39 million | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 41 | Australia | 1.39 million | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 42 | Angola | 1.38 million | 2023 | up 157.9% | volatile |
| 43 | South Korea | 1.37 million | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 44 | Tanzania | 1.37 million | 2021 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Malaysia | 1.35 million | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 46 | Ukraine | 1.35 million | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 47 | Venezuela | 1.32 million | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 1.32 million | 2025 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 1.25 million | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 50 | Iraq | 1.19 million | 2007 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 51 | Sudan | 1.13 million | 2019 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 52 | Yemen | 1.13 million | 2016 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 53 | Cameroon | 1.06 million | 2023 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Ecuador | 903,300 | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Chile | 839,895 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 56 | Netherlands | 806,799 | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 57 | Madagascar | 792,980 | 2021 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Romania | 730,368 | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 59 | Mali | 690,765 | 2023 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 671,761 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 61 | Bolivia | 663,852 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 62 | Zambia | 663,308 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Syria | 640,320 | 2024 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Senegal | 577,601 | 2023 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 575,557 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 66 | Belgium | 568,692 | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 67 | Malawi | 566,616 | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Guatemala | 561,596 | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Mozambique | 559,063 | 2017 | up 117.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Cambodia | 555,107 | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 71 | Sierra Leone | 553,045 | 2023 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 539,546 | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Jordan | 513,021 | 2024 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | 511,524 | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 75 | Tunisia | 509,188 | 2016 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Benin | 506,080 | 2022 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Togo | 493,641 | 2023 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Israel | 485,338 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 482,803 | 2013 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Sweden | 475,871 | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 81 | Czechia | 470,027 | 2023 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 463,999 | 2024 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 460,272 | 2025 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 84 | Chad | 452,657 | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Niger | 450,121 | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Guinea | 435,701 | 2014 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Hungary | 422,064 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 88 | Palestine | 420,516 | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 414,488 | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 90 | Rwanda | 408,418 | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Uganda | 407,232 | 2004 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Portugal | 375,800 | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 93 | Belarus | 374,576 | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 367,376 | 2023 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Austria | 366,649 | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 96 | Greece | 358,828 | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 97 | Cuba | 335,905 | 2024 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 98 | Switzerland | 332,416 | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 99 | Libya | 327,920 | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Paraguay | 285,606 | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 101 | New Zealand | 278,787 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 102 | Oman | 278,231 | 2024 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Laos | 272,933 | 2025 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Denmark | 269,011 | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 105 | Finland | 262,477 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 106 | Honduras | 259,578 | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 107 | Burundi | 254,088 | 2025 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 252,352 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 109 | Serbia | 243,361 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 110 | Norway | 243,177 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 111 | Slovakia | 240,979 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 233,434 | 2023 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 228,863 | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Ireland | 223,493 | 2022 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 115 | El Salvador | 218,890 | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 116 | Mongolia | 208,080 | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 117 | Lebanon | 203,113 | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 118 | Congo | 182,429 | 2012 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 119 | Hong Kong | 178,608 | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 120 | Gambia | 170,483 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Uruguay | 164,140 | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 122 | Croatia | 162,277 | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 123 | Georgia | 161,579 | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 124 | Panama | 154,102 | 2017 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 125 | Kuwait | 151,925 | 2015 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 126 | Armenia | 151,682 | 2024 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 127 | Eritrea | 145,685 | 2022 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 128 | Liberia | 141,232 | 2020 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritania | 127,675 | 2020 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Lithuania | 126,241 | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 131 | Moldova | 117,158 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 114,495 | 2023 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 133 | Namibia | 111,724 | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 134 | Albania | 109,439 | 2024 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 135 | Gabon | 105,370 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Jamaica | 89,918 | 2024 | down 18.5% | flat |
| 137 | Puerto Rico | 86,697 | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 138 | Botswana | 84,095 | 2021 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Singapore | 83,825 | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 140 | Central African Republic | 82,527 | 2017 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Slovenia | 81,976 | 2023 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 142 | Qatar | 78,270 | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 143 | East Timor | 78,170 | 2020 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 144 | North Macedonia | 77,349 | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 145 | Somalia | 68,743 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Latvia | 62,967 | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 147 | Lesotho | 58,179 | 2017 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Bahrain | 55,982 | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 149 | Fiji | 55,895 | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 150 | Eswatini | 54,636 | 2016 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Estonia | 51,755 | 2024 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 152 | Mauritius | 49,416 | 2024 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 153 | Reunion | 45,532 | 1996 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45,149 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 155 | Djibouti | 37,449 | 2023 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Guyana | 35,108 | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 157 | Comoros | 33,820 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 158 | Bhutan | 32,528 | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Cyprus | 31,505 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 31,451 | 2023 | up 199.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Montenegro | 29,143 | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 162 | Luxembourg | 27,427 | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 163 | Cape Verde | 27,005 | 2022 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 164 | Guadeloupe | 24,618 | 1995 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 165 | Martinique | 23,613 | 1996 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 22,187 | 2012 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Brunei | 20,973 | 2023 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 168 | Iceland | 19,512 | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 169 | Suriname | 19,451 | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 170 | Belize | 19,374 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 171 | Malta | 16,673 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 172 | Maldives | 16,639 | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 173 | Guinea-Bissau | 16,623 | 2000 | up 285.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Macao | 16,303 | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 175 | Equatorial Guinea | 14,890 | 2005 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 176 | Bahamas | 13,155 | 2024 | down 15.9% | flat |
| 177 | Samoa | 12,810 | 2016 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 178 | New Caledonia | 12,330 | 1997 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12,126 | 2017 | up 191.3% | volatile |
| 180 | French Polynesia | 10,125 | 1993 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 181 | Barbados | 9,244 | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 182 | Tonga | 8,193 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 183 | French Guiana | 8,150 | 1997 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 184 | Kiribati | 7,912 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Guam | 7,648 | 1980 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 186 | Micronesia (country) | 6,910 | 2005 | — | falling |
| 187 | United States Virgin Islands | 6,550 | 1997 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Lucia | 5,107 | 2024 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4,940 | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 190 | Grenada | 4,457 | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 191 | Aruba | 4,005 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 192 | Seychelles | 3,979 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,625 | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 194 | Andorra | 2,701 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 195 | Marshall Islands | 2,493 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 196 | Dominica | 2,306 | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 197 | Cayman Islands | 2,081 | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 198 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,964 | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 199 | American Samoa | 1,963 | 1992 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 200 | Liechtenstein | 1,780 | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 201 | Monaco | 1,760 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 202 | Bermuda | 1,703 | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 203 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,472 | 2024 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 204 | Gibraltar | 1,293 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 205 | British Virgin Islands | 1,197 | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 206 | Cook Islands | 921 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 207 | San Marino | 881 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 208 | Nauru | 845 | 2025 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 209 | Palau | 709 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 210 | Tuvalu | 528 | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 211 | Anguilla | 504 | 2022 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 212 | Western Sahara | 438 | 1980 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 213 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 393 | 1997 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 214 | Saint Helena | 255 | 1997 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 215 | Montserrat | 145 | 2023 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 216 | Niue | 109 | 2024 | up 45.3% | falling |
| 217 | Tokelau | 88 | 2025 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 218 | Falkland Islands | 75 | 1996 | up 87.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 337.02 million
- UIS: World 337.02 million
- MDG: World 337.02 million
- WB: World 337.02 million
- UNICEF: World 336.69 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 294.84 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 290.75 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 287.08 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 286.02 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 263.48 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 220.38 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 203.58 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 190.92 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 163.59 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 143.09 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 136.49 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 120.91 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 104.89 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 100.71 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 99.66 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 94.56 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 94.56 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 94.56 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 94.56 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 92.72 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 91.26 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 91.07 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 91.07 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 91.06 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 91.04 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 91.04 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 89.12 million
- AIMS: East Asia 88.90 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 85.23 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 84.59 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 84.57 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 83.64 million
- WB: South Asia 78.44 million
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 78.44 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 72.23 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release