Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
196
Highest
69.17 million
India
Lowest
55
Tokelau
Median
225,414
Years covered
46
1980–2025
Data points
10,809

What the numbers show

Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 69.17 million in India; the lowest is 55 in Tokelau.

The median across all reporting countries is 225,414, and the mean is 1.48 million.

Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 625.8%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 81.9%).

Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 69.17 million 2025 up 9.7% rising
2 China 45.43 million 2024 up 3.9% rising
3 Indonesia 13.63 million 2025 up 31.6% rising
4 United States of America 12.52 million 2023 up 6.7% rising
5 Brazil 9.19 million 2024 down 7.6% flat
6 Pakistan 8.88 million 2024 up 84.0% rising
7 Bangladesh 7.70 million 2024 up 33.1% rising
8 Türkiye 6.79 million 2023 up 35.9% rising
9 Nigeria 6.12 million 2023 down 3.9% rising
10 Mexico 5.51 million 2024 up 17.6% rising
11 Egypt 4.84 million 2024 up 42.6% rising
12 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.26 million 2023 up 95.0% rising
13 Philippines 4.13 million 2024 up 162.8% volatile
14 Kenya 4.00 million 2023 up 56.5% volatile
15 Viet Nam 3.69 million 2022 up 6.8% rising
16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.56 million 2023 down 13.4% rising
17 Japan 3.33 million 2023 down 9.5% falling
18 South Africa 3.25 million 2023 up 16.9% rising
19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.90 million 2023 down 22.0% falling
20 Italy 2.89 million 2023 up 4.0% rising
21 France 2.81 million 2024 up 8.3% rising
22 Germany 2.23 million 2024 down 13.4% falling
23 Argentina 2.18 million 2023 up 26.5% rising
24 Thailand 2.00 million 2025 down 42.3% rising
25 Spain 1.97 million 2024 up 18.6% falling
26 Poland 1.90 million 2024 up 27.7% falling
27 Algeria 1.77 million 2024 up 32.8% rising
28 Nepal 1.71 million 2025 up 27.8% volatile
29 Saudi Arabia 1.70 million 2024 up 31.3% rising
30 Colombia 1.44 million 2022 up 8.2% rising
31 Canada 1.41 million 2023 down 7.7% rising
32 Russian Federation 1.38 million 2023 down 53.7% falling
33 Morocco 1.32 million 2024 up 28.4% rising
34 Ghana 1.32 million 2024 up 66.6% volatile
35 Republic of Korea 1.31 million 2024 down 29.0% falling
36 Uzbekistan 1.23 million 2025 down 21.0% flat
37 Malaysia 1.22 million 2024 down 11.0% rising
38 Sri Lanka 1.20 million 2023 down 4.7% rising
39 Australia 1.19 million 2024 down 8.4% rising
40 Afghanistan 1.16 million 2023 up 20.1% volatile
41 Peru 1.15 million 2024 up 17.5% rising
42 Sudan 1.14 million 2019 up 55.4% rising
43 Myanmar 1.13 million 2018 up 62.7% rising
44 Chile 1.08 million 2024 up 4.4% rising
45 Angola 959,564 2023 up 207.0% volatile
46 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 910,048 2024 up 2.0% rising
47 Côte d'Ivoire 868,324 2024 up 133.9% rising
48 Ecuador 861,357 2024 down 0.7% rising
49 Netherlands 846,422 2023 up 13.3% rising
50 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 820,805 2024 up 10.4% rising
51 Ethiopia 795,587 2015 up 300.2% rising
52 Yemen 760,296 2016 up 26.2% rising
53 Cameroon 737,073 2023 up 23.1% rising
54 Belgium 732,349 2023 down 5.3% rising
55 Iraq 730,640 2007 up 99.7% rising
56 Romania 691,515 2023 down 18.8% falling
57 Kazakhstan 690,368 2025 up 46.9% rising
58 Ukraine 629,391 2024 down 21.8% falling
59 Sweden 568,509 2024 up 13.2% rising
60 Sierra Leone 521,887 2023 up 271.6% volatile
61 Mali 520,749 2023 up 83.6% volatile
62 Tunisia 516,901 2016 down 13.9% rising
63 Syrian Arab Republic 502,604 2024 up 22.2% rising
64 Cambodia 460,389 2024 up 63.3% rising
65 Israel 458,521 2024 up 24.2% rising
66 Hungary 455,008 2024 down 3.4% falling
67 Czechia 429,958 2023 down 1.4% falling
68 Madagascar 423,477 2021 up 63.2% rising
69 United Arab Emirates 411,688 2024 up 50.1% volatile
70 Mozambique 405,202 2017 up 555.7% volatile
71 Senegal 404,803 2023 up 44.1% volatile
72 Portugal 394,964 2023 down 0.9% falling
73 Guatemala 365,012 2024 down 7.9% rising
74 Switzerland 353,683 2024 up 1.0% rising
75 Austria 351,915 2024 down 3.1% falling
76 Greece 345,402 2023 down 6.9% falling
77 Finland 345,331 2024 down 3.4% rising
78 Dominican Republic 344,620 2024 down 40.6% falling
79 Tanzania, United Republic of 310,644 2021 up 97.8% volatile
80 Cuba 310,029 2024 down 25.6% rising
81 Rwanda 302,757 2024 up 33.0% volatile
82 Jordan 300,693 2024 up 39.7% rising
83 Bulgaria 299,071 2024 up 4.3% falling
84 Azerbaijan 280,124 2024 up 41.8% rising
85 Burkina Faso 279,840 2024 up 96.0% volatile
86 Denmark 277,062 2024 down 11.0% rising
87 New Zealand 276,574 2024 up 10.9% rising
88 Paraguay 269,121 2024 down 4.9% rising
89 Palestine, State of 268,100 2023 up 83.0% rising
90 Norway 259,493 2024 up 3.8% rising
91 Burundi 250,858 2025 up 52.6% volatile
92 Benin 248,865 2022 up 31.2% volatile
93 Togo 248,840 2023 up 70.2% volatile
94 Chad 241,701 2024 up 63.1% volatile
95 Tajikistan 235,113 2024 down 0.4% rising
96 Guinea 228,371 2014 up 184.3% volatile
97 Serbia 226,979 2024 down 16.0% falling
98 Ireland 226,653 2022 up 50.2% rising
99 Malawi 224,174 2023 up 56.7% rising
100 Honduras 219,889 2024 down 1.6% flat
101 Kyrgyzstan 209,213 2025 up 22.2% rising
102 Costa Rica 200,990 2024 up 24.5% rising
103 Belarus 198,333 2024 down 1.3% falling
104 Niger 198,150 2024 up 86.2% volatile
105 Lebanon 193,871 2024 up 22.1% rising
106 Slovakia 187,569 2024 down 9.6% falling
107 Uruguay 182,174 2023 up 17.1% rising
108 El Salvador 174,460 2024 down 26.9% rising
109 Nicaragua 169,497 2023 up 16.4% rising
110 Hong Kong, China 165,346 2024 down 26.7% falling
111 Mongolia 161,530 2023 up 29.2% rising
112 Croatia 149,272 2023 down 20.7% falling
113 Lao People's Democratic Republic 149,108 2025 down 24.0% rising
114 Georgia 143,167 2024 up 2.0% rising
115 Panama 121,979 2017 up 20.7% rising
116 Oman 112,219 2024 down 23.3% volatile
117 Kuwait 108,681 2012 up 0.5% rising
118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 107,936 2023 down 35.2% falling
119 Liberia 106,194 2020 up 6.6% rising
120 Congo 95,266 2012 up 119.0% rising
121 Slovenia 93,382 2023 up 0.4% falling
122 Albania 91,755 2024 down 39.6% falling
123 Armenia 91,571 2024 down 11.4% falling
124 Eritrea 90,667 2022 down 7.2% rising
125 Puerto Rico 86,207 2024 down 31.9% falling
126 Singapore 85,894 2023 down 10.4% rising
127 Mauritania 77,011 2020 up 141.9% rising
128 Papua New Guinea 73,908 2023 down 45.5% rising
129 Timor-Leste 72,778 2020 up 77.9% rising
130 Qatar 72,757 2024 up 77.5% rising
131 Jamaica 70,279 2024 down 20.0% flat
132 North Macedonia 69,596 2023 down 23.0% falling
133 Republic of Moldova 68,240 2024 down 13.6% falling
134 Zimbabwe 67,078 2013 down 81.9% falling
135 Lithuania 62,428 2024 down 27.8% falling
136 Latvia 61,683 2024 down 7.6% falling
137 Botswana 54,845 2021 up 11.6% rising
138 Bahrain 54,045 2024 up 22.6% rising
139 Estonia 52,623 2024 up 28.0% falling
140 Namibia 51,387 2024 up 27.4% rising
141 Mauritius 48,221 2024 down 28.9% rising
142 Fiji 39,570 2024 up 2.8% rising
143 Vanuatu 38,728 2023 up 625.8% volatile
144 Lesotho 37,636 2017 up 60.5% rising
145 Eswatini 37,144 2016 up 67.6% rising
146 Trinidad and Tobago 35,085 2024 up 4.6% falling
147 Cyprus 30,399 2024 down 1.3% falling
148 Central African Republic 30,272 2017 up 39.9% rising
149 Luxembourg 28,505 2024 up 14.5% rising
150 Brunei Darussalam 27,486 2023 down 24.3% rising
151 Montenegro 25,093 2023 down 21.4% falling
152 Djibouti 24,158 2023 up 17.7% volatile
153 Comoros 23,533 2022 unchanged rising
154 Cape Verde 23,177 2022 down 6.9% rising
155 Guyana 22,559 2024 down 25.6% rising
156 Iceland 22,255 2023 down 12.7% rising
157 Bhutan 20,995 2024 up 1.3% volatile
158 Suriname 20,508 2024 up 18.6% rising
159 Malta 18,471 2023 up 3.9% rising
160 Samoa 16,525 2016 up 9.3% rising
161 Macau, China 14,731 2024 down 11.6% falling
162 Solomon Islands 13,495 2012 up 127.6% rising
163 Bahamas 13,223 2024 down 14.0% falling
164 Belize 9,728 2024 up 9.3% rising
165 Sao Tome and Principe 9,441 2017 up 537.0% volatile
166 Kiribati 8,072 2024 rising
167 Barbados 7,736 2024 down 8.0% falling
168 Tonga 5,194 2024 up 109.3% rising
169 Maldives 4,423 2023 up 6.9% rising
170 Saint Lucia 4,183 2024 down 22.4% falling
171 Equatorial Guinea 3,909 2005 up 97.2% rising
172 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,526 2024 up 2.7% rising
173 Seychelles 3,365 2024 up 10.6% rising
174 Grenada 3,256 2024 down 15.0% falling
175 Aruba 2,954 2024 down 39.0% falling
176 Marshall Islands 2,926 2024 up 111.9% falling
177 Antigua and Barbuda 2,395 2023 down 18.8% rising
178 Bermuda 1,871 2023 down 13.8% falling
179 Andorra 1,740 2024 up 35.1% rising
180 Cayman Islands 1,720 2024 up 14.7% rising
181 Liechtenstein 1,654 2021 up 6.7% rising
182 Dominica 1,646 2023 down 28.2% falling
183 Monaco 1,616 2024 up 20.1% rising
184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,498 2023 down 6.0% falling
185 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,143 2024 up 68.3% rising
186 Gibraltar 1,072 2024 up 24.4% rising
187 British Virgin Islands 1,008 2024 up 58.0% rising
188 Palau 919 2024 down 17.7% falling
189 San Marino 694 2024 up 1.5% rising
190 Cook Islands 620 2024 up 3.0% rising
191 Naoero 463 2025 up 25.1% rising
192 Anguilla 386 2019 up 9.0% rising
193 Tuvalu 351 2024 down 0.6% rising
194 Montserrat 106 2023 down 10.9% rising
195 Niue 79 2024 up 25.4% falling
196 Tokelau 55 2025 up 511.1% rising

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 10,809 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release