Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
195
Highest
218.0%
Vanuatu
Lowest
6.0%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Median
81.4%
Years covered
45
1981–2025
Data points
10,164
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 218.0% in Vanuatu; the lowest is 6.0% in Tanzania, United Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 81.4%, and the mean is 80.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 36.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 509.5%), and the largest decrease in Russian Federation (down 56.4%).
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanuatu | 218.0% | 2023 | up 509.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Finland | 183.1% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 179.0% | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 4 | Monaco | 174.7% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 5 | Ireland | 169.2% | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 154.8% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 144.5% | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 8 | Liechtenstein | 141.2% | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 9 | Türkiye | 134.2% | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 133.7% | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 11 | Denmark | 131.9% | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 131.3% | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 13 | New Zealand | 131.0% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 14 | Norway | 130.2% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 127.9% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 16 | Uruguay | 127.3% | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 126.8% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 123.6% | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 19 | Iceland | 117.4% | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 20 | Slovenia | 116.3% | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 115.9% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 115.6% | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 115.5% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 115.0% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 25 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 114.8% | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 113.8% | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 111.0% | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 28 | Albania | 110.4% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 29 | Canada | 110.0% | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 30 | Cyprus | 108.7% | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 31 | Montserrat | 108.2% | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 32 | France | 107.9% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 106.9% | 2024 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 106.5% | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 35 | Malta | 105.1% | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 105.0% | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 104.9% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 38 | Mongolia | 104.8% | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 39 | Singapore | 104.7% | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 40 | South Africa | 104.4% | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 41 | Andorra | 103.9% | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 42 | Bahrain | 103.7% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 43 | Argentina | 103.2% | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 44 | Barbados | 102.7% | 2024 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 45 | Brazil | 101.9% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 46 | Japan | 101.9% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 47 | Anguilla | 101.8% | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 101.7% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 49 | Georgia | 101.4% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 50 | Latvia | 101.3% | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 51 | Qatar | 101.2% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 52 | Austria | 100.3% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 53 | Hong Kong, China | 100.1% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 54 | Italy | 99.8% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 55 | Switzerland | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 56 | Israel | 99.4% | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 57 | Peru | 99.3% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 99.1% | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 59 | Croatia | 97.7% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 60 | Oman | 96.9% | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 96.8% | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 62 | Indonesia | 96.6% | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 63 | Belarus | 95.5% | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 64 | United States of America | 95.3% | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 65 | Republic of Korea | 95.3% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 66 | Germany | 95.2% | 2024 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 67 | Dominica | 95.1% | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 68 | Palau | 95.1% | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 69 | Czechia | 94.9% | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 70 | Antigua and Barbuda | 94.7% | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 71 | Kuwait | 93.5% | 2012 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 72 | Grenada | 93.5% | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 92.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 92.1% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 75 | Philippines | 91.6% | 2024 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 76 | Ecuador | 90.5% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 77 | Macau, China | 90.4% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 78 | China | 90.2% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 79 | Colombia | 90.1% | 2022 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 80 | Cuba | 90.1% | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 81 | Viet Nam | 88.2% | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 82 | Naoero | 87.0% | 2025 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 86.6% | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 84 | Slovakia | 86.4% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 85 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 86.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 86 | Brunei Darussalam | 85.6% | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 85.4% | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 88 | Saint Lucia | 85.2% | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 89 | Montenegro | 85.1% | 2023 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 90 | Thailand | 84.9% | 2025 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 91 | Serbia | 84.2% | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 92 | Republic of Moldova | 83.5% | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 82.7% | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 94 | Jordan | 82.4% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 82.1% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 96 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 82.0% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 97 | Cook Islands | 81.9% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 98 | Niue | 81.4% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 99 | Kiribati | 81.3% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 81.2% | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 101 | Cape Verde | 81.1% | 2022 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 102 | Mexico | 80.9% | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 103 | Fiji | 80.7% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 104 | Jamaica | 80.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 105 | Samoa | 79.6% | 2016 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 106 | Romania | 79.6% | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 107 | Armenia | 79.5% | 2024 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 108 | Palestine, State of | 79.5% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 109 | Puerto Rico | 78.3% | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 110 | Algeria | 78.3% | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 111 | Bhutan | 78.1% | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Tunisia | 77.4% | 2016 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 113 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 77.1% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 114 | Timor-Leste | 76.8% | 2020 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 115 | Kenya | 76.7% | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 116 | Paraguay | 76.2% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 117 | Bahamas | 76.1% | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 118 | Guyana | 75.9% | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 119 | Marshall Islands | 75.2% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 120 | Malaysia | 74.5% | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 121 | Nepal | 74.4% | 2025 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 122 | Egypt | 74.2% | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 123 | Ukraine | 73.8% | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 124 | India | 72.5% | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 125 | Mauritius | 72.2% | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 126 | Cayman Islands | 71.6% | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 127 | Tonga | 71.5% | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 128 | Eswatini | 71.3% | 2016 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 129 | Aruba | 71.0% | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 70.7% | 2023 | up 190.8% | rising |
| 131 | Sao Tome and Principe | 70.4% | 2017 | up 261.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Bermuda | 69.6% | 2023 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 133 | Tuvalu | 68.7% | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 134 | Morocco | 68.1% | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 135 | Nicaragua | 64.8% | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 136 | Tajikistan | 64.4% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 137 | Belize | 63.6% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 138 | Suriname | 63.0% | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 139 | Ghana | 62.1% | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Dominican Republic | 61.4% | 2024 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 141 | Lebanon | 61.1% | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 142 | British Virgin Islands | 61.1% | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 143 | Myanmar | 60.6% | 2018 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 144 | Panama | 58.6% | 2017 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 145 | Gibraltar | 57.2% | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 146 | Bangladesh | 56.4% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 147 | Botswana | 55.2% | 2021 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 148 | Seychelles | 52.4% | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 149 | El Salvador | 52.1% | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 150 | Honduras | 51.7% | 2024 | up 41.2% | falling |
| 151 | Comoros | 46.7% | 2022 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 152 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 46.6% | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 153 | Namibia | 46.3% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 154 | Cambodia | 46.2% | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 155 | Russian Federation | 45.7% | 2023 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 156 | Togo | 43.5% | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 157 | Côte d'Ivoire | 43.5% | 2024 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 158 | Lesotho | 43.0% | 2017 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 159 | Zimbabwe | 42.9% | 2013 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 160 | Afghanistan | 41.8% | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 161 | Cameroon | 40.8% | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 162 | Angola | 40.6% | 2023 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 163 | San Marino | 39.9% | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 164 | Nigeria | 39.6% | 2023 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 165 | Pakistan | 39.0% | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 166 | Iraq | 38.0% | 2007 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 167 | Sudan | 37.1% | 2019 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 168 | Maldives | 37.0% | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 169 | Yemen | 35.9% | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 170 | Tokelau | 34.8% | 2025 | up 267.4% | rising |
| 171 | Congo | 34.4% | 2012 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 172 | Senegal | 34.0% | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 33.3% | 2025 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 174 | Mali | 32.9% | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 175 | Rwanda | 32.6% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 176 | Mozambique | 32.2% | 2017 | up 393.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Guatemala | 32.2% | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 178 | Liberia | 31.1% | 2020 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 179 | Guinea | 30.2% | 2014 | up 105.5% | rising |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 29.5% | 2012 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 181 | Benin | 29.0% | 2022 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 182 | Syrian Arab Republic | 28.5% | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 183 | Mauritania | 27.2% | 2020 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 184 | Eritrea | 26.5% | 2022 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 185 | Malawi | 22.4% | 2023 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 186 | Madagascar | 21.9% | 2021 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 187 | Chad | 18.5% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 188 | Burundi | 18.4% | 2025 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Papua New Guinea | 18.1% | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 190 | Burkina Faso | 17.6% | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 191 | Ethiopia | 17.0% | 2015 | up 170.6% | rising |
| 192 | Niger | 11.4% | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Central African Republic | 8.6% | 2017 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 194 | Equatorial Guinea | 6.5% | 2005 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 195 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 6.0% | 2021 | down 32.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 171.6%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 122.8%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 121.6%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 121.6%
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 115.7%
- AIMS: Pacific 115.7%
- SDG: Oceania 115.7%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 113.0%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 111.3%
- WB: Euro Area 111.1%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 111.1%
- WB: European Union 111.1%
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 110.8%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 108.9%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 108.6%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 105.8%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 105.1%
- WB: Oecd Members 105.1%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 104.8%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 104.4%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 104.4%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 103.8%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 102.4%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 102.0%
- SDG: Europe 101.3%
- MDG: Developed Regions 101.2%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 101.1%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 99.6%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 97.8%
- UNICEF: North America 96.7%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 96.7%
- SDG: Northern America 96.7%
- WB: North America 96.7%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 95.9%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 94.8%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 93.2%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 93.2%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 91.9%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 91.1%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 91.1%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release