Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public institutions, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
179
Highest
65.6%
Afghanistan
Lowest
40.9%
Suriname
Median
50.8%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
2,511
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public institutions, male (%) is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 65.6% in Afghanistan; the lowest is 40.9% in Suriname.
The median across all reporting countries is 50.8%, and the mean is 50.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Tokelau (up 74.2%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 27.4%).
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 65.6% | 2018 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 2 | Congo | 64.6% | 2012 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 3 | Chad | 64.3% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 4 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 64.0% | 2021 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 5 | Benin | 61.6% | 2022 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 6 | Cambodia | 60.1% | 2007 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 7 | Yemen | 59.5% | 2016 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 8 | Angola | 59.1% | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 9 | Niger | 58.3% | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 10 | Tokelau | 58.1% | 2023 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 11 | Liechtenstein | 58.0% | 2021 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 12 | Tajikistan | 57.9% | 2013 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 13 | Iraq | 57.3% | 2007 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 14 | Macau, China | 57.2% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 15 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 56.7% | 2021 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 16 | Solomon Islands | 56.6% | 2012 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 17 | Germany | 56.3% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 56.2% | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 19 | San Marino | 55.2% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 55.0% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 21 | Guatemala | 54.8% | 2024 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 22 | Cameroon | 54.7% | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 23 | Mali | 54.6% | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 24 | Switzerland | 54.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Djibouti | 54.1% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 26 | Austria | 54.1% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 27 | Andorra | 53.8% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 53.7% | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 29 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 53.5% | 2020 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 30 | Australia | 53.5% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 31 | Kenya | 53.5% | 2009 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 32 | Albania | 53.5% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 33 | Malawi | 53.5% | 2019 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 34 | Mozambique | 53.4% | 2017 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 35 | Norway | 53.4% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 36 | Czechia | 53.3% | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 37 | Azerbaijan | 53.2% | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 53.1% | 2017 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 39 | Madagascar | 53.0% | 2019 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 40 | Dominica | 52.9% | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 41 | China | 52.9% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 42 | Georgia | 52.8% | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 43 | Korea | 52.7% | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 44 | Hong Kong, China | 52.6% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 45 | United States of America | 52.6% | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 46 | Lithuania | 52.6% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 47 | Monaco | 52.6% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 52.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 49 | Eritrea | 52.4% | 2018 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 50 | Greece | 52.4% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 51 | India | 52.4% | 2020 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 52 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 52.4% | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 53 | Ethiopia | 52.3% | 2015 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 54 | Naoero | 52.2% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 55 | Ukraine | 52.0% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 56 | Nigeria | 52.0% | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 57 | Denmark | 51.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 58 | Türkiye | 51.9% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 51.9% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 60 | Niue | 51.9% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 61 | Slovakia | 51.9% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 62 | Malta | 51.9% | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 63 | Cyprus | 51.8% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 64 | Montserrat | 51.7% | 2019 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 65 | Armenia | 51.7% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 51.6% | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 67 | Oman | 51.6% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 68 | Anguilla | 51.6% | 2019 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 69 | Bhutan | 51.5% | 2018 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 70 | British Virgin Islands | 51.5% | 2021 | up 12.7% | flat |
| 71 | Japan | 51.5% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 51.4% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 73 | Chile | 51.4% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 51.3% | 2020 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 75 | Eswatini | 51.3% | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 76 | Poland | 51.3% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 77 | Bahrain | 51.3% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 78 | Canada | 51.3% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 79 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 51.2% | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 80 | Belarus | 51.2% | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 81 | North Macedonia | 51.2% | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 82 | Slovenia | 51.1% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 51.1% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 84 | Italy | 51.1% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 85 | Singapore | 51.1% | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 86 | Latvia | 51.0% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 87 | Gibraltar | 51.0% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 88 | Thailand | 51.0% | 2020 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 89 | Republic of Moldova | 51.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 90 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 50.8% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 91 | Sierra Leone | 50.8% | 2021 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 92 | Romania | 50.7% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 93 | Montenegro | 50.7% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 94 | Iceland | 50.7% | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 50.6% | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 96 | Saint Lucia | 50.6% | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 97 | France | 50.5% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 98 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 50.5% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 99 | Argentina | 50.4% | 2023 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 100 | Jamaica | 50.4% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 50.3% | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 102 | Ecuador | 50.3% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 103 | Qatar | 50.2% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 104 | Peru | 50.2% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 105 | Cayman Islands | 50.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 106 | Ghana | 50.1% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 107 | Comoros | 50.1% | 2017 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 108 | Croatia | 50.0% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 109 | Serbia | 50.0% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 110 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 49.8% | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 111 | Aruba | 49.8% | 2012 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 112 | Egypt | 49.7% | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49.7% | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 114 | Netherlands | 49.7% | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 49.7% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 116 | Puerto Rico | 49.7% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 117 | Spain | 49.6% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 118 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.6% | 2018 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 119 | Brunei Darussalam | 49.5% | 2020 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 120 | Bahamas | 49.5% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 121 | Portugal | 49.3% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 122 | Brazil | 49.3% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 123 | Barbados | 49.3% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 124 | Estonia | 49.2% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 125 | Paraguay | 49.2% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 126 | Mongolia | 49.1% | 2019 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 127 | Cuba | 49.0% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 128 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 49.0% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 129 | Guyana | 48.9% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 130 | Malaysia | 48.7% | 2021 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 131 | Belize | 48.5% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 132 | New Zealand | 48.4% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 133 | Philippines | 48.4% | 2020 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 134 | Samoa | 48.3% | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 135 | Mauritania | 48.2% | 2020 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 136 | Bermuda | 48.2% | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 137 | Russian Federation | 48.2% | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 138 | El Salvador | 48.1% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | 48.0% | 2018 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 140 | Panama | 48.0% | 2017 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 141 | Mexico | 48.0% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 142 | Seychelles | 48.0% | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 143 | Grenada | 47.9% | 2023 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 144 | Sudan | 47.7% | 2019 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 145 | Ireland | 47.5% | 2022 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 146 | Indonesia | 47.4% | 2018 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 147 | Israel | 47.4% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 148 | Namibia | 47.4% | 2006 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 149 | Timor-Leste | 47.3% | 2019 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 150 | Cook Islands | 47.1% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 151 | Jordan | 46.9% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 152 | South Africa | 46.8% | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 153 | Finland | 46.7% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 154 | Costa Rica | 46.7% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 155 | Morocco | 46.5% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 156 | Colombia | 46.5% | 2022 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 157 | Belgium | 46.5% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 158 | Sweden | 46.2% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 159 | Uruguay | 46.1% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 160 | Sao Tome and Principe | 45.9% | 2017 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 161 | Mauritius | 45.6% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 162 | Myanmar | 45.6% | 2018 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 163 | Maldives | 45.3% | 2019 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 164 | Senegal | 45.2% | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 165 | Cape Verde | 45.1% | 2022 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 166 | Marshall Islands | 45.0% | 2022 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 167 | Honduras | 44.8% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 168 | Syrian Arab Republic | 44.8% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 169 | Rwanda | 44.1% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 170 | Dominican Republic | 44.1% | 2024 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 171 | Lebanon | 43.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 172 | Palestine, State of | 43.7% | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 173 | Burundi | 43.7% | 2025 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 174 | Botswana | 43.1% | 2021 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 175 | Lesotho | 42.9% | 2016 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 176 | Kuwait | 42.9% | 2012 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 177 | Algeria | 42.5% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 178 | Tuvalu | 41.2% | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 179 | Suriname | 40.9% | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release