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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 288.40 million
- UIS: World 288.40 million
- MDG: World 288.40 million
- WB: World 288.40 million
- UNICEF: World 288.07 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 247.48 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 243.92 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 243.88 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 240.37 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 224.58 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 191.12 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 178.55 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 170.10 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 147.73 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 123.62 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 119.02 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 103.68 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 98.36 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 94.20 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 91.82 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 91.82 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 91.82 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 91.82 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 88.79 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 88.79 million
- WB: South Asia 78.77 million
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 78.77 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 78.12 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 75.90 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 75.74 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 75.74 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 75.73 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 74.23 million
- AIMS: East Asia 74.07 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 72.96 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 71.79 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 69.56 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 69.53 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 68.61 million
- WB: Oecd Members 56.47 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release