Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
199
Highest
217.0%
Aruba
Lowest
24.1%
Burundi
Median
97.8%
Years covered
41
1985–2025
Data points
10,387
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 217.0% in Aruba; the lowest is 24.1% in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.8%, and the mean is 91.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Aruba (up 85.6%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 56.7%).
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 217.0% | 2024 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 167.3% | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 3 | Belgium | 155.6% | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 4 | Monaco | 142.6% | 2024 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 5 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 136.8% | 2024 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 134.5% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 132.8% | 2023 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 8 | Algeria | 128.7% | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 9 | Antigua and Barbuda | 122.2% | 2023 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 120.2% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 11 | Mauritius | 119.1% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 118.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Dominica | 118.8% | 2023 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 14 | Mexico | 116.7% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 15 | Hong Kong, China | 116.0% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 115.2% | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 114.5% | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 18 | Morocco | 113.8% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 113.8% | 2024 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 113.6% | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 113.6% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 22 | Fiji | 113.3% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 110.9% | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 24 | Cook Islands | 110.7% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 25 | Uruguay | 110.6% | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 110.3% | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 27 | Cape Verde | 110.0% | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 28 | Niue | 109.7% | 2024 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 109.2% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 109.1% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 31 | Brunei Darussalam | 108.9% | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 32 | Republic of Moldova | 108.8% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 33 | Grenada | 108.3% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 108.2% | 2024 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 35 | Tonga | 107.6% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 36 | Nepal | 107.5% | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 37 | Albania | 107.4% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 38 | Colombia | 107.2% | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 39 | Argentina | 107.1% | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 40 | Brazil | 107.0% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Sweden | 106.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 42 | Barbados | 106.5% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 43 | South Africa | 105.7% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 44 | Ireland | 105.6% | 2022 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 105.3% | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 46 | Cyprus | 105.3% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 105.0% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 48 | Gibraltar | 104.8% | 2024 | down 32.5% | flat |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 104.7% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 104.6% | 2017 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 51 | Switzerland | 104.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 52 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 103.6% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 53 | Germany | 103.6% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 54 | Guyana | 103.3% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 55 | Libya | 103.2% | 2006 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 56 | Liechtenstein | 103.1% | 2021 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 57 | Estonia | 102.9% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 58 | Italy | 102.8% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 59 | Türkiye | 102.7% | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 60 | Finland | 102.6% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 61 | Montenegro | 102.5% | 2023 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 62 | Lithuania | 102.4% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 63 | Georgia | 102.3% | 2024 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 64 | New Zealand | 101.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 65 | Singapore | 101.7% | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 66 | Latvia | 101.6% | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 67 | Norway | 101.5% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 68 | China | 101.4% | 2012 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 69 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 101.3% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 70 | Austria | 101.3% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 71 | Japan | 101.2% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 72 | Andorra | 101.2% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 73 | Malta | 101.2% | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 74 | Palau | 101.2% | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 75 | Kiribati | 101.1% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 76 | Kuwait | 101.0% | 2012 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 77 | Namibia | 100.7% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 78 | France | 100.6% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 79 | Czechia | 100.0% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 81 | United States of America | 99.6% | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 82 | Belize | 99.6% | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 83 | Tunisia | 99.4% | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 84 | Macau, China | 99.2% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 85 | Hungary | 99.2% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 99.0% | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 87 | Kenya | 99.0% | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 88 | Tuvalu | 99.0% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 89 | Indonesia | 98.9% | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 90 | Thailand | 98.9% | 2025 | down 22.9% | rising |
| 91 | Canada | 98.7% | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 98.7% | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 93 | Slovakia | 98.5% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 94 | Iceland | 98.4% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 95 | Viet Nam | 98.4% | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 96 | Qatar | 98.4% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 97 | Armenia | 98.3% | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 98 | Cayman Islands | 98.1% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 99 | Serbia | 97.9% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 100 | Uzbekistan | 97.8% | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 101 | Israel | 97.6% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 102 | Suriname | 97.6% | 2022 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 103 | Samoa | 97.5% | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 104 | Republic of Korea | 97.3% | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 97.3% | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 106 | Slovenia | 97.1% | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 107 | British Virgin Islands | 96.9% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 108 | Jordan | 96.4% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 96.3% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 110 | Montserrat | 95.5% | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 111 | Cuba | 95.2% | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 112 | San Marino | 95.0% | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 113 | Egypt | 95.0% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 114 | Oman | 94.8% | 2024 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 115 | Seychelles | 94.6% | 2024 | down 22.7% | flat |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 94.6% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 94.6% | 2023 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 118 | Naoero | 94.5% | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 119 | Belarus | 94.5% | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 120 | Ecuador | 94.1% | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 94.0% | 2023 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 122 | Mongolia | 94.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 123 | Palestine, State of | 94.0% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 124 | Bahrain | 93.9% | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 125 | Botswana | 93.3% | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 93.0% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 127 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 92.5% | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | 92.4% | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 129 | Maldives | 92.1% | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 130 | Poland | 90.6% | 2024 | down 11.7% | flat |
| 131 | Ukraine | 90.4% | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | 89.6% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 133 | Timor-Leste | 88.9% | 2020 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 134 | Eswatini | 88.4% | 2016 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 135 | India | 87.9% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 136 | Jamaica | 87.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 137 | Afghanistan | 87.5% | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 138 | Ghana | 87.5% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 86.7% | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 140 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 86.1% | 2021 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 141 | Anguilla | 85.4% | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 142 | Malaysia | 85.3% | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 143 | Puerto Rico | 84.5% | 2024 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 144 | Panama | 84.2% | 2023 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 145 | Romania | 84.2% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 146 | Bahamas | 82.3% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 147 | Myanmar | 81.8% | 2018 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 148 | Paraguay | 81.8% | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 149 | Philippines | 81.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 150 | Togo | 81.6% | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 151 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 81.5% | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 152 | Bhutan | 81.2% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 153 | Côte d'Ivoire | 79.2% | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 154 | Vanuatu | 78.4% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 155 | El Salvador | 77.4% | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 156 | Bermuda | 75.7% | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 157 | Eritrea | 73.4% | 2022 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 158 | Papua New Guinea | 72.9% | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 159 | Iraq | 72.0% | 2007 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 160 | Nicaragua | 71.8% | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 161 | Zambia | 70.1% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 162 | Zimbabwe | 67.4% | 2013 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 163 | Guatemala | 67.2% | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 164 | Cambodia | 67.2% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 64.9% | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 64.9% | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 167 | Lebanon | 64.1% | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 168 | Tokelau | 64.0% | 2025 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 169 | Angola | 64.0% | 2023 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 63.2% | 2025 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 171 | Congo | 61.3% | 2012 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 172 | Pakistan | 61.3% | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 173 | Gambia | 60.4% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 174 | Lesotho | 59.7% | 2017 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 175 | Comoros | 58.7% | 2022 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 176 | Rwanda | 58.7% | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 177 | Yemen | 58.0% | 2016 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 178 | Benin | 55.7% | 2022 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 179 | Guinea | 52.8% | 2014 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 180 | Nigeria | 52.3% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 181 | Sudan | 52.2% | 2019 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 182 | Cameroon | 50.1% | 2023 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 183 | Honduras | 49.2% | 2024 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 184 | Liberia | 48.3% | 2022 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 185 | Syrian Arab Republic | 46.6% | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 186 | Mali | 45.4% | 2023 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 187 | Ethiopia | 44.5% | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 188 | Mauritania | 44.2% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 189 | Senegal | 44.2% | 2023 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 190 | Malawi | 41.9% | 2023 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 191 | Mozambique | 41.6% | 2017 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 192 | Madagascar | 41.0% | 2021 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 193 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 36.4% | 2021 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 194 | Burkina Faso | 33.4% | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 195 | Chad | 30.7% | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 196 | Equatorial Guinea | 25.7% | 2015 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 197 | Niger | 25.3% | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 198 | Central African Republic | 24.2% | 2017 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 199 | Burundi | 24.1% | 2025 | down 56.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 119.8%
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 114.5%
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 114.5%
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 109.9%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 107.6%
- MDG: Latin America 107.1%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 107.0%
- MDG: Northern Africa 106.9%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 105.7%
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 105.7%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 105.7%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 105.6%
- WB: Euro Area 105.6%
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 105.5%
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 105.5%
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 105.5%
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 105.5%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 105.5%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 105.5%
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 105.5%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 105.5%
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 105.4%
- SDG: Europe 104.7%
- WB: Oecd Members 104.4%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 103.9%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 103.9%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 103.9%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 103.9%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 103.6%
- WB: European Union 103.6%
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 103.4%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 103.1%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 103.1%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 103.0%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 102.9%
- MDG: Developed Regions 102.9%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 102.8%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 102.6%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 102.3%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 101.9%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release