Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
195
Highest
35.41 million
India
Lowest
31
Tokelau
Median
110,025
Years covered
46
1980–2025
Data points
10,609
What the numbers show
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 35.41 million in India; the lowest is 31 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 110,025, and the mean is 763,687.
Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Tokelau (up 933.3%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 81.3%).
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) (upper male): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 35.41 million | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 2 | China | 24.21 million | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 7.14 million | 2025 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 6.58 million | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 4.79 million | 2024 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 4.49 million | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 3.77 million | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 8 | Turkey | 3.56 million | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 3.14 million | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 2.64 million | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 2.52 million | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.44 million | 2021 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 2.06 million | 2024 | up 175.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Kenya | 1.98 million | 2023 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Vietnam | 1.95 million | 2022 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 1.79 million | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 1.71 million | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 18 | South Africa | 1.53 million | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 1.49 million | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 20 | Iran | 1.45 million | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 21 | France | 1.43 million | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 22 | Germany | 1.23 million | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 23 | Argentina | 1.08 million | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 978,649 | 2024 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 974,822 | 2024 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 26 | Thailand | 960,056 | 2025 | down 45.9% | rising |
| 27 | Nepal | 873,520 | 2025 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 872,312 | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 830,123 | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 30 | Algeria | 754,741 | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 31 | Canada | 725,760 | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 32 | Colombia | 692,373 | 2022 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 33 | South Korea | 680,841 | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 34 | Russia | 663,260 | 2023 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 35 | Ghana | 659,147 | 2024 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 646,073 | 2025 | down 19.3% | flat |
| 37 | Australia | 628,913 | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 619,580 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 39 | Malaysia | 619,121 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 40 | Peru | 582,498 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 578,210 | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 42 | Chile | 551,308 | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 43 | Sudan | 545,144 | 2019 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 44 | Angola | 526,095 | 2023 | up 171.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Myanmar | 515,971 | 2018 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 46 | Cote d'Ivoire | 472,500 | 2024 | up 113.5% | rising |
| 47 | Yemen | 454,269 | 2016 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela | 446,107 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 49 | Ecuador | 433,711 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 50 | Iraq | 418,637 | 2007 | up 85.9% | rising |
| 51 | Bolivia | 414,507 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 52 | Netherlands | 408,233 | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 53 | Ethiopia | 405,735 | 2015 | up 239.9% | rising |
| 54 | Cameroon | 387,851 | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 353,172 | 2025 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 56 | Romania | 350,650 | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 57 | Belgium | 346,119 | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 58 | Ukraine | 326,835 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 59 | Mali | 284,127 | 2023 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 60 | Sweden | 266,146 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 61 | Sierra Leone | 252,883 | 2023 | up 219.1% | rising |
| 62 | Hungary | 235,635 | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 63 | Israel | 234,901 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 64 | Tunisia | 234,565 | 2016 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 65 | Syria | 226,813 | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 66 | Mozambique | 221,947 | 2017 | up 497.8% | volatile |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 221,135 | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Czechia | 220,358 | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 69 | Cambodia | 214,232 | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 70 | Madagascar | 209,912 | 2021 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 71 | Portugal | 198,341 | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 72 | Switzerland | 187,584 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 73 | Senegal | 183,136 | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Austria | 183,048 | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 75 | Greece | 180,885 | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 76 | Tanzania | 174,985 | 2021 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Guatemala | 171,760 | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 78 | Finland | 161,188 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 156,723 | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 156,175 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 155,159 | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 82 | Cuba | 152,044 | 2024 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 83 | Chad | 149,491 | 2024 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Benin | 145,803 | 2022 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Jordan | 144,523 | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 86 | Denmark | 143,356 | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 87 | Guinea | 141,083 | 2014 | up 137.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Rwanda | 138,487 | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 136,757 | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Norway | 136,294 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 91 | Togo | 134,297 | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 92 | New Zealand | 132,203 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 93 | Paraguay | 131,914 | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 94 | Tajikistan | 130,601 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 95 | Palestine | 119,185 | 2023 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 96 | Malawi | 115,858 | 2023 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 97 | Serbia | 113,746 | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 98 | Burundi | 110,025 | 2025 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Niger | 109,316 | 2024 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Ireland | 107,454 | 2022 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 101,752 | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 102 | Belarus | 101,147 | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 103 | Honduras | 97,976 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 94,669 | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 105 | Slovakia | 94,259 | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 106 | Lebanon | 92,363 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 88,153 | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 108 | Hong Kong | 86,473 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 109 | Uruguay | 84,726 | 2023 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 110 | El Salvador | 84,156 | 2024 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 111 | Mongolia | 80,260 | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 112 | Laos | 78,487 | 2025 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 113 | Georgia | 76,600 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 114 | Croatia | 74,232 | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 115 | Oman | 58,718 | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 116 | Panama | 58,209 | 2017 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 117 | Liberia | 54,648 | 2020 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53,454 | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 119 | Kuwait | 51,864 | 2012 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 120 | Albania | 48,427 | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 121 | Eritrea | 48,018 | 2022 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 122 | Slovenia | 47,380 | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 123 | Armenia | 47,069 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 124 | Singapore | 43,944 | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 125 | Puerto Rico | 43,134 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 126 | Papua New Guinea | 42,535 | 2023 | down 48.5% | rising |
| 127 | Mauritania | 38,061 | 2020 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 128 | Qatar | 37,942 | 2024 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 129 | Zimbabwe | 37,318 | 2013 | down 81.3% | falling |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 35,698 | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 131 | Jamaica | 35,383 | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 132 | Moldova | 34,565 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 133 | East Timor | 34,502 | 2020 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 134 | Lithuania | 32,705 | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 135 | Latvia | 30,898 | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 136 | Bahrain | 27,914 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 137 | Estonia | 25,818 | 2024 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 138 | Botswana | 24,122 | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 139 | Namibia | 23,137 | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 140 | Mauritius | 23,007 | 2024 | down 31.4% | flat |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 20,241 | 2023 | up 659.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Central African Republic | 19,024 | 2017 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 143 | Eswatini | 19,012 | 2016 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 144 | Fiji | 18,144 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 145 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17,085 | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 146 | Cyprus | 15,769 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 147 | Lesotho | 15,578 | 2017 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 148 | Luxembourg | 14,164 | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 149 | Brunei | 13,938 | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 150 | Djibouti | 13,090 | 2023 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Montenegro | 12,723 | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 152 | Iceland | 11,850 | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 153 | Comoros | 11,767 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | Guyana | 10,803 | 2024 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 155 | Bhutan | 10,453 | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 10,295 | 2022 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 157 | Malta | 9,489 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 158 | Suriname | 8,299 | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 159 | Samoa | 7,969 | 2016 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 160 | Macao | 7,570 | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 161 | Solomon Islands | 7,502 | 2012 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 162 | Bahamas | 6,481 | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 163 | Belize | 4,597 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4,257 | 2017 | up 532.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Barbados | 3,744 | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 166 | Kiribati | 3,559 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 167 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,795 | 2005 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 168 | Tonga | 2,394 | 2024 | up 104.3% | flat |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 2,061 | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 170 | Maldives | 1,919 | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 171 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,692 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 172 | Seychelles | 1,597 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 173 | Grenada | 1,548 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 174 | Marshall Islands | 1,417 | 2024 | up 111.8% | falling |
| 175 | Aruba | 1,266 | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 176 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,118 | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 177 | Liechtenstein | 958 | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 178 | Andorra | 929 | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 179 | Bermuda | 912 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 180 | Cayman Islands | 891 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 181 | Monaco | 849 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 182 | Dominica | 783 | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 719 | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 184 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 577 | 2024 | up 84.3% | rising |
| 185 | Gibraltar | 531 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 186 | British Virgin Islands | 515 | 2024 | up 81.3% | rising |
| 187 | Palau | 454 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 188 | San Marino | 383 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 298 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 190 | Nauru | 244 | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 191 | Anguilla | 199 | 2019 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 192 | Tuvalu | 129 | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 193 | Montserrat | 60 | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 194 | Niue | 41 | 2024 | up 32.3% | falling |
| 195 | Tokelau | 31 | 2025 | up 933.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 149.37 million
- UIS: World 149.37 million
- MDG: World 149.37 million
- WB: World 149.37 million
- UNICEF: World 149.21 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 128.29 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 126.49 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 126.47 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 124.67 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 115.75 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 98.48 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 93.10 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 88.69 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 75.71 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 63.78 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 61.58 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 53.26 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 51.15 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 48.94 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 47.69 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 47.69 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 47.69 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 47.69 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 46.15 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 46.15 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 41.05 million
- WB: South Asia 40.60 million
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 40.60 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 39.75 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 39.67 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 39.67 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 39.66 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 38.88 million
- AIMS: East Asia 38.80 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 37.89 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 37.72 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 36.48 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 36.47 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 36.00 million
- WB: Oecd Members 28.93 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release