Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
194
Highest
100.0%
Botswana
Lowest
3.1%
Macau, China
Median
88.0%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
3,509
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Botswana; the lowest is 3.1% in Macau, China.
The median across all reporting countries is 88.0%, and the mean is 81.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32.
Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 139 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 174.7%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 44.4%).
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana | 100.0% | 2021 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 100.0% | 2020 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 100.0% | 2007 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Naoero | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2023 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Belarus | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Serbia | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 99.1% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 16 | Tajikistan | 99.1% | 2017 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 17 | Slovenia | 99.0% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 18 | Montenegro | 99.0% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 99.0% | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 99.0% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 98.8% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 22 | Azerbaijan | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 23 | Lesotho | 98.7% | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 24 | Romania | 98.6% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 25 | Bhutan | 98.6% | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 98.5% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 27 | Eswatini | 98.5% | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.2% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 29 | Algeria | 98.1% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 30 | Ukraine | 98.1% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 31 | Netherlands | 98.1% | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 32 | Republic of Moldova | 97.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 33 | Saint Lucia | 97.8% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 34 | Armenia | 97.7% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 35 | Maldives | 97.6% | 2019 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 36 | Iceland | 97.4% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 37 | Sao Tome and Principe | 96.9% | 2017 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 96.9% | 2020 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 39 | Jamaica | 96.6% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 96.6% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 96.5% | 2022 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 42 | Myanmar | 96.0% | 2018 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 43 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 96.0% | 2020 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 44 | Italy | 95.9% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 45 | Czechia | 95.7% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 46 | Yemen | 95.7% | 2016 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 47 | Cambodia | 95.5% | 2019 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 48 | Namibia | 95.4% | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 95.3% | 2017 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 50 | South Africa | 95.1% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 51 | New Zealand | 94.9% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 52 | Singapore | 94.7% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 53 | Rwanda | 94.7% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 54 | Latvia | 94.5% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 55 | Vanuatu | 94.5% | 2021 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 56 | Liechtenstein | 94.5% | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 57 | Burundi | 94.4% | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 58 | Finland | 94.1% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 59 | Greece | 94.0% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 60 | Andorra | 93.8% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 61 | Norway | 93.8% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 62 | Guyana | 93.7% | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 63 | Estonia | 93.6% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 64 | Mongolia | 93.5% | 2019 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 65 | Anguilla | 93.5% | 2019 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 66 | Türkiye | 93.2% | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 67 | Malawi | 93.1% | 2018 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 68 | Egypt | 93.0% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 69 | Lithuania | 92.9% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 70 | Tunisia | 92.5% | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 71 | Syrian Arab Republic | 92.5% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 72 | Japan | 92.4% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 73 | Poland | 92.3% | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 74 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 92.2% | 2021 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | 91.9% | 2021 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 76 | Barbados | 91.8% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 77 | Eritrea | 91.7% | 2018 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 78 | Switzerland | 91.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 79 | Afghanistan | 90.9% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 80 | United States of America | 90.8% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 81 | Mexico | 90.6% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 82 | Mozambique | 90.6% | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 83 | Slovakia | 90.5% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 84 | Canada | 90.3% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 85 | Georgia | 90.3% | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 86 | Albania | 90.0% | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 90.0% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 88 | China | 89.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 89 | Austria | 89.6% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 90 | Djibouti | 89.5% | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 91 | Germany | 89.4% | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 92 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 89.3% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 93 | Thailand | 89.0% | 2020 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 94 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 88.9% | 2020 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 95 | Zambia | 88.5% | 2017 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 96 | Gibraltar | 88.4% | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 97 | Oman | 88.1% | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 98 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 87.9% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 87.9% | 2023 | up 38.8% | flat |
| 100 | Malaysia | 87.9% | 2024 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 101 | Morocco | 87.9% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 102 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 87.6% | 2021 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 87.6% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 104 | Portugal | 87.5% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 105 | Kiribati | 87.3% | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 106 | El Salvador | 87.1% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 107 | Seychelles | 86.8% | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 108 | Panama | 86.3% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 109 | Kenya | 86.0% | 2016 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 110 | Sudan | 86.0% | 2019 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 111 | Niger | 85.9% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 112 | Uruguay | 85.4% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 113 | Marshall Islands | 84.4% | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 114 | Brazil | 83.9% | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 115 | Korea | 83.8% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 116 | Antigua and Barbuda | 83.3% | 2018 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 117 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 83.2% | 2021 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 118 | Philippines | 83.1% | 2020 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 119 | Timor-Leste | 82.7% | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 120 | Brunei Darussalam | 82.0% | 2020 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 121 | Colombia | 81.9% | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 122 | Israel | 81.6% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 81.6% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 124 | Dominican Republic | 81.3% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 125 | Paraguay | 81.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 126 | Sweden | 81.0% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 127 | Senegal | 80.9% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 128 | Samoa | 80.5% | 2021 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 129 | Benin | 80.3% | 2022 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 130 | Palau | 78.9% | 2021 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 78.8% | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 132 | Suriname | 78.8% | 2023 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 133 | Cyprus | 78.5% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 134 | Hong Kong, China | 77.6% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 135 | France | 77.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 136 | Ghana | 77.1% | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 137 | Hungary | 76.9% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 76.2% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 139 | Nepal | 76.0% | 2020 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 140 | Gambia | 75.8% | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 141 | Argentina | 75.7% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 142 | Honduras | 75.7% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 143 | Cook Islands | 75.6% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 144 | Jordan | 75.5% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 145 | British Virgin Islands | 75.1% | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 146 | Ecuador | 74.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 147 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 74.2% | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 148 | Nigeria | 73.9% | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 149 | Peru | 73.5% | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 150 | Solomon Islands | 72.5% | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 151 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 72.3% | 2018 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 152 | Angola | 71.2% | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 153 | Cameroon | 70.9% | 2023 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 154 | Tuvalu | 69.6% | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 155 | Bahrain | 69.0% | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 156 | Denmark | 68.6% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 157 | Mauritania | 68.4% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 158 | Spain | 67.9% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 159 | Congo | 67.7% | 2012 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 160 | Bahamas | 66.9% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 161 | Dominica | 66.1% | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 162 | Guinea | 65.6% | 2014 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 163 | Kuwait | 65.0% | 2012 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 164 | Mali | 63.1% | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 165 | Chad | 62.3% | 2024 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 166 | Burkina Faso | 61.3% | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 167 | Monaco | 61.0% | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 168 | Indonesia | 60.7% | 2018 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 169 | Palestine, State of | 60.3% | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 170 | Cayman Islands | 60.2% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 171 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 59.2% | 2022 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 172 | Madagascar | 58.2% | 2019 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 173 | Australia | 56.2% | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 174 | Malta | 55.5% | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 175 | Kyrgyzstan | 55.0% | 2021 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 176 | India | 53.8% | 2020 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 177 | Pakistan | 51.6% | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 178 | Comoros | 49.5% | 2018 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 179 | Guatemala | 44.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 180 | Qatar | 43.7% | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 181 | Bermuda | 42.6% | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 182 | Belgium | 42.4% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 183 | Mauritius | 41.4% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 184 | Chile | 38.9% | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 185 | Côte d'Ivoire | 38.1% | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 186 | Liberia | 34.9% | 2020 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 187 | Tonga | 32.5% | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 188 | Belize | 31.4% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 189 | Lebanon | 28.2% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 190 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 27.1% | 2023 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 191 | United Arab Emirates | 24.1% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 192 | Aruba | 9.6% | 2012 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 193 | Bangladesh | 4.5% | 2020 | up 101.7% | rising |
| 194 | Macau, China | 3.1% | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release