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: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 35.41 million | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 2 | China (People’s Republic of) | 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 | Türkiye | 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 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 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 | Viet Nam | 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, Islamic Republic of | 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 | 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 | Côte d'Ivoire | 472,500 | 2024 | up 113.5% | rising |
| 47 | Yemen | 454,269 | 2016 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 48 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 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, Plurinational State of | 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 | Syrian Arab Republic | 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, United Republic of | 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, State of | 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 | Slovak Republic | 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, China | 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 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 | Republic of Moldova | 34,565 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 133 | Timor-Leste | 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 Darussalam | 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 | Macau, China | 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 | Naoero | 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
About this data
February 2026 Data Release