Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public institutions, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
183
Highest
100.0%
Cuba
Lowest
3.6%
Macau, China
Median
84.6%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
3,221
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public institutions, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Cuba; the lowest is 3.6% in Macau, China.
The median across all reporting countries is 84.6%, and the mean is 78.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 126 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 141.0%), and the largest decrease in Ethiopia (down 81.3%).
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 100.0% | 2007 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Naoero | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Anguilla | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2023 | up 141.0% | rising |
| 10 | Montenegro | 99.4% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Ireland | 99.0% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 13 | Tajikistan | 98.8% | 2013 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 14 | Algeria | 98.4% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 15 | Liechtenstein | 98.3% | 2021 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Lesotho | 98.3% | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 98.1% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Saint Lucia | 98.0% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 19 | Ukraine | 97.9% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 20 | Belarus | 97.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 21 | Serbia | 97.8% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 22 | Denmark | 97.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | North Macedonia | 97.3% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 24 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 97.3% | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 25 | Romania | 97.2% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 26 | Eswatini | 97.1% | 2016 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 27 | Jamaica | 97.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 28 | Yemen | 96.9% | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 96.5% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 30 | Lithuania | 96.4% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 96.3% | 2018 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 32 | Ghana | 96.2% | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 33 | Andorra | 95.7% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 34 | Armenia | 95.6% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 35 | Croatia | 95.6% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 36 | Estonia | 95.4% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 95.3% | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 38 | Cambodia | 95.1% | 2007 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 39 | Greece | 94.8% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 40 | South Africa | 94.7% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 94.7% | 2021 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 42 | Suriname | 94.5% | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 43 | Republic of Moldova | 94.4% | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 44 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 94.3% | 2021 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 45 | Eritrea | 94.2% | 2018 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 46 | Palestine, State of | 94.0% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 47 | Slovenia | 93.9% | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 48 | Singapore | 93.6% | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 49 | Cook Islands | 93.2% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 50 | Israel | 92.7% | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 51 | Namibia | 92.5% | 2007 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 52 | Barbados | 92.5% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 92.4% | 2017 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 54 | Sierra Leone | 92.2% | 2021 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 55 | Syrian Arab Republic | 91.7% | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 91.6% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 57 | Canada | 91.6% | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 58 | Türkiye | 91.6% | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 59 | Germany | 91.4% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 60 | United States of America | 91.0% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 61 | Norway | 91.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 62 | Uruguay | 90.3% | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 63 | Tunisia | 90.2% | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 64 | Myanmar | 90.2% | 2018 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 65 | Italy | 90.0% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 66 | Gibraltar | 89.8% | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 67 | Guyana | 89.7% | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 68 | Georgia | 89.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 69 | Oman | 88.9% | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 70 | Cape Verde | 88.6% | 2022 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 71 | Austria | 88.0% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 72 | Kenya | 88.0% | 2009 | up 111.7% | rising |
| 73 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 88.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 74 | Latvia | 87.5% | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 75 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 87.4% | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 76 | Morocco | 87.4% | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 77 | Thailand | 87.1% | 2020 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 87.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 79 | Djibouti | 87.0% | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 86.7% | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 81 | Botswana | 86.2% | 2021 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 82 | Switzerland | 86.2% | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 83 | Netherlands | 85.8% | 2022 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 84 | New Zealand | 85.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 85 | Mongolia | 85.6% | 2019 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 86 | Jordan | 85.2% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 87 | Malaysia | 85.1% | 2021 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 88 | Albania | 85.0% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 89 | Poland | 85.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 90 | Mexico | 85.0% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 91 | Ethiopia | 84.9% | 2015 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Brazil | 84.6% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 93 | Seychelles | 84.0% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 83.9% | 2020 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 95 | Saudi Arabia | 83.6% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 96 | El Salvador | 83.1% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 97 | Brunei Darussalam | 83.0% | 2020 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 98 | Czechia | 82.8% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 99 | Maldives | 82.6% | 2019 | — | falling |
| 100 | China | 82.1% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 101 | Slovakia | 81.4% | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 102 | Paraguay | 81.3% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 80.8% | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 104 | Luxembourg | 80.8% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 80.3% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 106 | Puerto Rico | 80.2% | 2023 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 107 | Burundi | 80.1% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 108 | Antigua and Barbuda | 80.0% | 2018 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 109 | British Virgin Islands | 79.8% | 2021 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 110 | Malawi | 79.7% | 2019 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 111 | Rwanda | 79.0% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 112 | Mozambique | 78.9% | 2017 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 113 | Egypt | 78.8% | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 114 | Panama | 78.8% | 2017 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 115 | Hong Kong, China | 78.1% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 116 | Sweden | 77.9% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 117 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 77.6% | 2021 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 118 | Finland | 76.9% | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 119 | Cyprus | 76.8% | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 120 | Iceland | 75.9% | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 121 | Benin | 75.6% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 122 | Portugal | 75.0% | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 123 | Peru | 75.0% | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 124 | Bahrain | 74.9% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 125 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 74.2% | 2024 | up 15.5% | flat |
| 126 | Ecuador | 73.7% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 127 | Sudan | 73.6% | 2019 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 128 | Senegal | 73.2% | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 129 | Colombia | 72.7% | 2022 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 130 | Argentina | 72.1% | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 131 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 70.7% | 2018 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 132 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 70.7% | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 133 | Malta | 70.3% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 134 | Bahamas | 70.2% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 135 | Niger | 69.6% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 136 | Nigeria | 69.5% | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 137 | Spain | 69.3% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 138 | Hungary | 69.3% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 139 | France | 69.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 140 | Monaco | 69.1% | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 141 | Marshall Islands | 69.0% | 2022 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 142 | Mauritania | 68.5% | 2020 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 143 | Kuwait | 67.9% | 2012 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 144 | Honduras | 67.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 145 | Cayman Islands | 67.4% | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 146 | Timor-Leste | 67.4% | 2019 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 147 | Cameroon | 66.8% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 66.8% | 2012 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 149 | Bhutan | 66.5% | 2018 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 150 | Tuvalu | 65.9% | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 151 | Togo | 65.8% | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 152 | Dominica | 65.5% | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 153 | Japan | 63.1% | 2023 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 154 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 62.1% | 2022 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 155 | Samoa | 61.6% | 2016 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 156 | Palau | 61.3% | 2021 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 157 | Korea | 59.7% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 158 | Angola | 58.5% | 2023 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 159 | Philippines | 57.5% | 2020 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 160 | Chad | 57.1% | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 161 | Pakistan | 55.0% | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 162 | Indonesia | 54.4% | 2018 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 163 | Madagascar | 53.2% | 2019 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 164 | Bermuda | 53.1% | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 165 | Qatar | 52.7% | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 166 | Burkina Faso | 50.6% | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 167 | Guinea | 50.3% | 2014 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 168 | Australia | 46.8% | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 169 | Mauritius | 46.1% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 170 | India | 43.6% | 2020 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 171 | Belgium | 40.9% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 172 | Belize | 40.0% | 2024 | down 24.1% | flat |
| 173 | Lebanon | 37.9% | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 174 | Chile | 35.7% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 175 | Comoros | 35.1% | 2018 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 176 | Tonga | 33.0% | 2020 | up 32.1% | flat |
| 177 | Côte d'Ivoire | 32.7% | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 178 | Guatemala | 24.0% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 179 | Mali | 22.7% | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 180 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 19.0% | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 181 | Bangladesh | 9.4% | 2017 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 182 | Aruba | 6.1% | 2012 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 183 | Macau, China | 3.6% | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release