Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
171
Highest
96.4%
Macau, China
Lowest
0.0%
Grenada
Median
17.0%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
3,029
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private institutions, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 96.4% in Macau, China; the lowest is 0.0% in Grenada.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.0%, and the mean is 22.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,843.
Over the past decade 120 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 1,078.3%), and the largest decrease in Grenada (down 99.9%).
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macau, China | 96.4% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 2 | Aruba | 93.9% | 2012 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 90.6% | 2017 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 81.0% | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 5 | Mali | 77.3% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 6 | Guatemala | 76.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Côte d'Ivoire | 67.3% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 8 | Tonga | 67.0% | 2020 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 9 | Comoros | 64.9% | 2018 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 10 | Chile | 64.3% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 11 | Lebanon | 62.1% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 12 | Belize | 60.0% | 2024 | up 26.8% | flat |
| 13 | Belgium | 59.1% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | India | 56.4% | 2020 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritius | 53.9% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 16 | Australia | 53.2% | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 17 | Guinea | 49.7% | 2014 | up 403.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 49.4% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 19 | Qatar | 47.3% | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 20 | Bermuda | 46.9% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 21 | Madagascar | 46.8% | 2019 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 22 | Indonesia | 45.6% | 2018 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 23 | Pakistan | 45.0% | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 24 | Chad | 42.9% | 2024 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 42.5% | 2020 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 26 | Angola | 41.5% | 2023 | up 294.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Korea | 40.3% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 28 | Palau | 38.7% | 2021 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 29 | Samoa | 38.4% | 2016 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 30 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 37.9% | 2022 | up 204.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Japan | 36.9% | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 32 | Dominica | 34.5% | 2023 | up 24.7% | falling |
| 33 | Togo | 34.2% | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 34 | Tuvalu | 34.1% | 2023 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 35 | Bhutan | 33.5% | 2018 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 36 | Solomon Islands | 33.2% | 2012 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 37 | Cameroon | 33.2% | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 38 | Timor-Leste | 32.6% | 2019 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 39 | Cayman Islands | 32.6% | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 40 | Honduras | 32.4% | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 41 | Kuwait | 32.1% | 2012 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 42 | Mauritania | 31.5% | 2020 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 43 | Marshall Islands | 31.0% | 2022 | up 39.4% | falling |
| 44 | Monaco | 30.9% | 2024 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 45 | France | 30.8% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 46 | Hungary | 30.7% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 47 | Spain | 30.7% | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 48 | Nigeria | 30.5% | 2023 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 49 | Niger | 30.4% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 50 | Bahamas | 29.8% | 2024 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 51 | Malta | 29.7% | 2023 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 29.3% | 2021 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 53 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 29.3% | 2018 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 54 | Argentina | 27.9% | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 55 | Colombia | 27.3% | 2022 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 56 | Senegal | 26.8% | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 57 | Sudan | 26.4% | 2019 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 58 | Ecuador | 26.3% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 59 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 25.8% | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 60 | Bahrain | 25.1% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 61 | Peru | 25.0% | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 62 | Portugal | 25.0% | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 63 | Benin | 24.4% | 2022 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 64 | Iceland | 24.1% | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 65 | Cyprus | 23.2% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 66 | Finland | 23.1% | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 67 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 22.4% | 2021 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 68 | Sweden | 22.1% | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 69 | Hong Kong, China | 21.9% | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 70 | Panama | 21.2% | 2017 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 71 | Egypt | 21.2% | 2024 | up 154.1% | rising |
| 72 | Mozambique | 21.1% | 2017 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 73 | Rwanda | 21.0% | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 74 | Malawi | 20.3% | 2019 | down 34.8% | rising |
| 75 | British Virgin Islands | 20.2% | 2021 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 76 | Antigua and Barbuda | 20.0% | 2018 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 77 | Burundi | 19.9% | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 78 | Puerto Rico | 19.8% | 2023 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 19.7% | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 19.2% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 19.2% | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 82 | Paraguay | 18.6% | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 83 | Slovakia | 18.6% | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 84 | China | 17.9% | 2024 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 85 | Czechia | 17.2% | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 86 | Brunei Darussalam | 17.0% | 2020 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 87 | El Salvador | 16.9% | 2024 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 16.4% | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 16.1% | 2020 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 90 | Seychelles | 16.0% | 2024 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Brazil | 15.4% | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 15.1% | 2015 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 93 | Mexico | 15.0% | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 94 | Poland | 15.0% | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Albania | 15.0% | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 96 | Malaysia | 14.9% | 2021 | up 170.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Jordan | 14.8% | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 98 | Mongolia | 14.4% | 2019 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 99 | New Zealand | 14.2% | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 100 | Netherlands | 14.2% | 2022 | up 286.8% | rising |
| 101 | Switzerland | 13.8% | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 102 | Botswana | 13.8% | 2021 | up 148.0% | rising |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 13.3% | 2024 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 104 | Djibouti | 13.0% | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 106 | Thailand | 12.9% | 2020 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 107 | Morocco | 12.6% | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 108 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12.6% | 2023 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 109 | Latvia | 12.5% | 2024 | up 281.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 12.0% | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 111 | Austria | 12.0% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 112 | Cape Verde | 11.4% | 2022 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Oman | 11.1% | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Georgia | 11.0% | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 115 | Guyana | 10.3% | 2023 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Gibraltar | 10.2% | 2024 | up 298.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Italy | 10.0% | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 118 | Tunisia | 9.8% | 2016 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 119 | Uruguay | 9.7% | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 120 | Norway | 9.0% | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 121 | United States of America | 9.0% | 2023 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 122 | Germany | 8.6% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 123 | Türkiye | 8.4% | 2023 | up 168.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Canada | 8.4% | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 8.4% | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 126 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8.3% | 2024 | up 139.2% | rising |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 7.8% | 2021 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 128 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.6% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Barbados | 7.5% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 130 | Namibia | 7.5% | 2007 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 131 | Israel | 7.3% | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 132 | Cook Islands | 6.8% | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Singapore | 6.4% | 2023 | up 130.9% | rising |
| 134 | Slovenia | 6.1% | 2023 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 135 | Palestine, State of | 6.0% | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 136 | Eritrea | 5.8% | 2018 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 137 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.7% | 2021 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Republic of Moldova | 5.6% | 2024 | up 134.0% | rising |
| 139 | Suriname | 5.5% | 2023 | up 435.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.3% | 2021 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 141 | South Africa | 5.3% | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 142 | Greece | 5.2% | 2023 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 143 | Cambodia | 4.9% | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.7% | 2023 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 145 | Estonia | 4.6% | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 146 | Croatia | 4.4% | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 147 | Armenia | 4.4% | 2024 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 148 | Andorra | 4.3% | 2024 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 149 | Ghana | 3.8% | 2024 | down 57.8% | rising |
| 150 | Afghanistan | 3.7% | 2018 | up 229.1% | rising |
| 151 | Lithuania | 3.6% | 2024 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Bulgaria | 3.5% | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Yemen | 3.1% | 2016 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 154 | Jamaica | 3.0% | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Eswatini | 2.9% | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Romania | 2.8% | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 157 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.7% | 2020 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 158 | North Macedonia | 2.7% | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 159 | Denmark | 2.3% | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 160 | Serbia | 2.2% | 2024 | up 200.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Belarus | 2.1% | 2024 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 162 | Ukraine | 2.1% | 2024 | up 550.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Saint Lucia | 2.0% | 2023 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Russian Federation | 1.9% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 165 | Lesotho | 1.7% | 2016 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Liechtenstein | 1.7% | 2021 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Algeria | 1.6% | 2024 | up 423.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2022 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 169 | Uzbekistan | 0.7% | 2024 | up 1,078.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Montenegro | 0.6% | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 171 | Grenada | 0.0% | 2023 | down 99.9% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release