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

Total number of students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.

Countries reporting
188
Highest
66.76 million number
India
Lowest
346 number
Tuvalu
Median
221,052 number
Years covered
41
1980–2020
Data points
4,502

What the numbers show

Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 66.76 million number in India; the lowest is 346 number in Tuvalu.

The median across all reporting countries is 221,052 number, and the mean is 1.39 million number.

Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 555.7%), and the largest decrease in San Marino (down 49.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 66.76 million number 2019 up 46.2% rising
2 China 39.36 million number 2019 down 11.4% rising
3 United States of America 12.19 million number 2018 — flat
4 Indonesia 11.17 million number 2018 up 52.0% rising
5 Brazil 9.52 million number 2018 up 3.9% flat
6 Bangladesh 7.36 million number 2019 up 57.1% rising
7 Pakistan 6.17 million number 2019 up 53.4% rising
8 Türkiye 5.69 million number 2018 up 95.4% rising
9 Mexico 5.64 million number 2018 up 47.3% rising
10 Nigeria 4.48 million number 2016 up 65.6% rising
11 Egypt 4.01 million number 2019 up 74.3% rising
12 Japan 3.61 million number 2018 down 2.7% falling
13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.55 million number 2018 up 17.0% rising
14 Thailand 2.96 million number 2019 up 50.0% rising
15 South Africa 2.89 million number 2018 up 1.8% rising
16 Russian Federation 2.89 million number 2018 down 18.8% falling
17 Italy 2.85 million number 2018 up 0.2% flat
18 Philippines 2.74 million number 2018 up 118.2% rising
19 France 2.73 million number 2018 up 2.4% flat
20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.54 million number 2017 down 41.5% falling
21 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.47 million number 2015 up 70.5% rising
22 Germany 2.42 million number 2018 down 17.0% falling
23 Argentina 1.83 million number 2017 up 25.8% rising
24 Spain 1.71 million number 2018 up 54.3% falling
25 Saudi Arabia 1.60 million number 2019 up 15.5% rising
26 Nepal 1.60 million number 2019 up 74.7% volatile
27 Republic of Korea 1.55 million number 2018 down 19.1% falling
28 Kenya 1.52 million number 2009 up 107.0% rising
29 Uzbekistan 1.47 million number 2019 down 6.3% rising
30 Canada 1.41 million number 2018 down 22.8% rising
31 Colombia 1.36 million number 2018 up 8.0% rising
32 Sri Lanka 1.34 million number 2018 up 8.1% rising
33 Algeria 1.33 million number 2011 up 34.0% rising
34 Poland 1.29 million number 2018 down 20.6% falling
35 Malaysia 1.26 million number 2019 up 21.0% rising
36 Ghana 1.17 million number 2019 up 117.0% volatile
37 Myanmar 1.13 million number 2018 up 62.7% rising
38 Morocco 1.11 million number 2019 up 31.0% rising
39 Afghanistan 1.08 million number 2018 up 199.3% volatile
40 Sudan 1.07 million number 2017 up 72.8% rising
41 Peru 1.05 million number 2019 up 17.5% rising
42 Australia 1.05 million number 2018 — rising
43 Chile 1.02 million number 2018 up 0.2% rising
44 Ecuador 912,078 number 2018 up 87.1% rising
45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 857,155 number 2017 up 20.5% rising
46 Netherlands 830,159 number 2018 up 19.5% rising
47 Ethiopia 795,587 number 2015 up 300.2% rising
48 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 788,570 number 2018 up 23.7% rising
49 Yemen 760,296 number 2016 up 26.2% rising
50 Belgium 750,644 number 2018 down 15.5% rising
51 Iraq 730,640 number 2007 up 99.7% rising
52 Romania 727,911 number 2018 down 28.0% falling
53 Cameroon 666,021 number 2016 up 267.6% rising
54 Ukraine 599,124 number 2019 down 43.5% falling
55 Côte d'Ivoire 568,756 number 2019 up 45.6% rising
56 Sweden 552,285 number 2018 up 41.0% flat
57 Tunisia 516,901 number 2016 down 13.9% rising
58 Angola 508,196 number 2016 up 157.7% volatile
59 Zimbabwe 490,522 number 2013 up 32.0% rising
60 Kazakhstan 488,538 number 2019 down 13.2% falling
61 Cuba 420,871 number 2019 up 1.8% rising
62 Hungary 416,814 number 2018 down 12.5% falling
63 Guatemala 416,177 number 2019 up 33.9% rising
64 Syrian Arab Republic 411,295 number 2013 up 6.0% rising
65 Mozambique 405,202 number 2017 up 555.7% volatile
66 Dominican Republic 405,127 number 2019 down 29.5% rising
67 Israel 404,126 number 2018 up 11.6% rising
68 Portugal 401,050 number 2018 up 32.7% falling
69 Madagascar 392,869 number 2019 up 104.1% rising
70 Czechia 388,678 number 2018 down 17.5% falling
71 Finland 365,001 number 2018 up 58.1% rising
72 Senegal 359,541 number 2019 up 175.3% volatile
73 Switzerland 352,747 number 2018 up 16.1% rising
74 Austria 346,135 number 2018 down 11.1% falling
75 Greece 344,893 number 2018 up 1.4% falling
76 Mali 343,833 number 2018 up 81.1% rising
77 Azerbaijan 312,823 number 2019 — rising
78 Burkina Faso 295,718 number 2019 up 220.6% volatile
79 Denmark 290,797 number 2018 up 22.2% rising
80 Bulgaria 289,127 number 2018 down 14.2% falling
81 Cambodia 285,750 number 2008 up 243.3% rising
82 Paraguay 282,808 number 2016 up 34.3% rising
83 Burundi 278,852 number 2019 up 343.4% volatile
84 Ireland 255,182 number 2018 up 75.9% rising
85 Serbia 254,101 number 2019 down 11.8% falling
86 Benin 254,045 number 2016 up 129.6% volatile
87 Norway 253,849 number 2018 up 6.3% rising
88 Rwanda 250,966 number 2019 up 126.1% volatile
89 Palestine, State of 240,157 number 2019 up 65.5% rising
90 Honduras 238,411 number 2019 up 16.0% rising
91 Tajikistan 236,051 number 2013 up 57.6% rising
92 New Zealand 235,980 number 2018 down 10.0% rising
93 Guinea 228,371 number 2014 up 184.3% volatile
94 Lao People's Democratic Republic 221,708 number 2019 up 39.7% rising
95 Jordan 220,396 number 2019 up 15.9% rising
96 United Arab Emirates 217,543 number 2017 — volatile
97 El Salvador 213,011 number 2018 up 14.6% rising
98 Costa Rica 205,948 number 2019 up 67.4% rising
99 Belarus 198,284 number 2018 down 32.6% falling
100 Slovakia 187,719 number 2018 down 33.4% falling
101 Lebanon 182,964 number 2019 up 4.1% rising
102 Sierra Leone 179,221 number 2017 up 65.6% rising
103 Togo 178,619 number 2017 up 64.4% volatile
104 Chad 175,872 number 2019 up 47.5% volatile
105 Uruguay 174,027 number 2018 up 60.2% rising
106 Hong Kong, China 171,699 number 2019 down 34.3% falling
107 Malawi 169,011 number 2019 up 65.2% rising
108 Kyrgyzstan 161,008 number 2019 down 8.9% flat
109 Croatia 157,954 number 2018 down 14.2% falling
110 Tanzania, United Republic of 153,420 number 2019 down 2.3% volatile
111 Nicaragua 145,662 number 2010 up 40.5% rising
112 Niger 144,088 number 2017 up 358.0% volatile
113 Georgia 135,201 number 2019 down 22.4% rising
114 Mongolia 123,327 number 2015 up 18.2% rising
115 Panama 121,979 number 2017 up 20.7% rising
116 Bosnia and Herzegovina 117,475 number 2019 down 20.7% falling
117 Albania 116,646 number 2019 down 12.2% rising
118 Puerto Rico 109,312 number 2018 down 24.5% falling
119 Kuwait 108,681 number 2012 up 0.5% rising
120 Congo 95,266 number 2012 up 119.0% rising
121 Oman 92,745 number 2019 down 40.6% volatile
122 Slovenia 92,466 number 2018 up 2.8% falling
123 Singapore 87,965 number 2018 down 27.0% rising
124 Eritrea 86,065 number 2018 up 1.2% rising
125 Liberia 84,763 number 2015 up 45.2% rising
126 Jamaica 81,680 number 2019 down 20.7% rising
127 Armenia 81,059 number 2019 down 19.2% falling
128 Mauritania 78,293 number 2019 up 116.7% rising
129 North Macedonia 71,944 number 2018 down 24.4% falling
130 Timor-Leste 71,548 number 2019 up 100.7% rising
131 Lithuania 68,626 number 2018 down 34.0% falling
132 Republic of Moldova 64,721 number 2019 down 38.5% falling
133 Mauritius 63,730 number 2019 down 6.2% rising
134 Latvia 60,825 number 2018 down 39.3% falling
135 Qatar 55,197 number 2019 up 80.5% rising
136 Botswana 49,131 number 2008 up 23.2% rising
137 Bahrain 48,940 number 2019 up 30.4% rising
138 Estonia 44,737 number 2018 down 22.4% falling
139 Lesotho 37,636 number 2017 up 60.5% rising
140 Eswatini 37,144 number 2016 up 67.6% rising
141 Fiji 36,267 number 2012 up 13.1% rising
142 Namibia 33,714 number 2007 up 30.7% rising
143 Guyana 30,328 number 2012 up 47.0% rising
144 Central African Republic 30,272 number 2017 up 39.9% rising
145 Brunei Darussalam 29,015 number 2019 up 22.2% rising
146 Montenegro 28,171 number 2019 down 9.9% falling
147 Cyprus 28,140 number 2018 down 12.8% flat
148 Luxembourg 26,294 number 2018 up 31.8% rising
149 Djibouti 23,682 number 2020 up 87.2% volatile
150 Comoros 22,940 number 2018 up 66.0% rising
151 Iceland 22,397 number 2018 up 5.8% rising
152 Cape Verde 21,232 number 2018 down 11.0% rising
153 Bhutan 21,087 number 2018 up 107.6% volatile
154 Suriname 19,705 number 2018 up 30.9% rising
155 Malta 18,148 number 2018 up 57.0% rising
156 Samoa 16,525 number 2016 up 9.3% rising
157 Solomon Islands 13,495 number 2012 up 127.6% rising
158 Bahamas 13,281 number 2018 down 17.0% flat
159 Macau, China 12,808 number 2019 down 29.8% flat
160 Belize 9,855 number 2019 up 38.2% rising
161 Sao Tome and Principe 9,441 number 2017 up 537.0% volatile
162 Barbados 8,098 number 2019 down 4.4% falling
163 Vanuatu 5,336 number 2015 up 9.3% rising
164 Aruba 4,841 number 2012 up 37.3% rising
165 Kiribati 4,752 number 2008 up 56.4% rising
166 Saint Lucia 4,704 number 2019 down 17.6% rising
167 Maldives 3,932 number 2019 up 43.7% volatile
168 Equatorial Guinea 3,909 number 2005 up 97.2% rising
169 Grenada 3,530 number 2018 down 2.7% falling
170 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,508 number 2018 down 9.3% rising
171 Marshall Islands 3,059 number 2019 up 0.5% falling
172 Antigua and Barbuda 3,001 number 2018 up 16.6% rising
173 Tonga 2,932 number 2015 down 23.1% falling
174 Seychelles 2,923 number 2019 down 9.5% rising
175 Bermuda 2,167 number 2015 down 13.3% falling
176 Dominica 1,739 number 2019 down 28.8% flat
177 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,639 number 2016 up 9.7% flat
178 Cayman Islands 1,578 number 2018 up 3.1% rising
179 Liechtenstein 1,560 number 2018 up 7.6% rising
180 Andorra 1,551 number 2019 up 36.3% rising
181 Monaco 1,539 number 2020 up 14.2% rising
182 Palau 1,117 number 2014 down 1.9% flat
183 Gibraltar 819 number 2019 up 1.6% rising
184 Turks and Caicos Islands 810 number 2018 up 66.0% rising
185 British Virgin Islands 729 number 2018 up 17.6% rising
186 San Marino 702 number 2019 down 49.5% rising
187 Naoero 402 number 2019 up 96.1% volatile
188 Tuvalu 346 number 2019 down 2.0% rising

Regions and income groups

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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,502 data points, 1980–2020
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.