Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled by country
Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
What the numbers show
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 127.53 million in India; the lowest is 992 in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 419,964, and the mean is 2.50 million.
Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 414.9%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 41.2%).
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 127.53 million | 2017 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 68.39 million | 2018 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 22.16 million | 2017 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 19.99 million | 2018 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 15.11 million | 2018 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Pakistan | 12.91 million | 2018 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Nigeria | 12.53 million | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 10.28 million | 2017 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 9 | Turkey | 8.69 million | 2017 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Russia | 8.47 million | 2017 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 11 | Philippines | 8.44 million | 2017 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 12 | Vietnam | 7.88 million | 2018 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 13 | Egypt | 7.12 million | 2018 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 14 | Japan | 6.28 million | 2017 | — | flat |
| 15 | Germany | 5.68 million | 2017 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 16 | Thailand | 5.61 million | 2018 | up 41.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Kenya | 4.99 million | 2016 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 18 | France | 4.98 million | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 4.97 million | 2017 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Iran | 4.92 million | 2017 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 21 | South Africa | 4.70 million | 2017 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 22 | Argentina | 4.61 million | 2017 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Colombia | 4.46 million | 2018 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Myanmar | 4.18 million | 2018 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 4.17 million | 2017 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 26 | Algeria | 4.08 million | 2018 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.75 million | 2015 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Nepal | 3.42 million | 2019 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 3.09 million | 2018 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 3.04 million | 2018 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Italy | 3.04 million | 2017 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 32 | South Korea | 2.78 million | 2017 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 33 | Ghana | 2.77 million | 2019 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 2.72 million | 2018 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 35 | Spain | 2.71 million | 2017 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 36 | Morocco | 2.62 million | 2018 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 2.62 million | 2018 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 2.58 million | 2018 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 39 | Canada | 2.52 million | 2017 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 40 | Malaysia | 2.31 million | 2018 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 41 | Venezuela | 2.26 million | 2017 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 42 | Ukraine | 2.20 million | 2018 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 43 | Sudan | 2.18 million | 2017 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 44 | Tanzania | 2.14 million | 2018 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Iraq | 1.97 million | 2007 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 46 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.92 million | 2018 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Yemen | 1.91 million | 2016 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 48 | Syria | 1.77 million | 2013 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Angola | 1.75 million | 2016 | up 414.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Cameroon | 1.73 million | 2016 | up 198.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 1.72 million | 2019 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 52 | Poland | 1.72 million | 2017 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 53 | Australia | 1.68 million | 2017 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 54 | Ecuador | 1.62 million | 2018 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Madagascar | 1.51 million | 2018 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Uganda | 1.37 million | 2017 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Burkina Faso | 1.25 million | 2018 | up 214.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Chile | 1.23 million | 2017 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 59 | Mozambique | 1.20 million | 2018 | up 147.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Romania | 1.09 million | 2017 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 1.06 million | 2017 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 62 | Senegal | 1.06 million | 2018 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Malawi | 1.04 million | 2018 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Netherlands | 1.03 million | 2017 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 65 | Benin | 965,124 | 2016 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Tunisia | 962,180 | 2018 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 957,461 | 2013 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Cambodia | 955,656 | 2018 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Mali | 918,775 | 2018 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Guatemala | 875,321 | 2018 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Zambia | 854,549 | 2017 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 849,143 | 2018 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 792,449 | 2018 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 74 | Niger | 775,930 | 2018 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Jordan | 766,641 | 2018 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 76 | Palestine | 759,599 | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 77 | Sweden | 729,757 | 2017 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 78 | Togo | 711,617 | 2018 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Hungary | 709,324 | 2017 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 80 | Guinea | 673,633 | 2016 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Laos | 671,064 | 2018 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Belgium | 661,906 | 2017 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 83 | Israel | 657,883 | 2017 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 620,568 | 2018 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 85 | Libya | 619,940 | 2003 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Burundi | 606,024 | 2018 | up 162.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Cuba | 587,467 | 2018 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 88 | Portugal | 577,621 | 2017 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 89 | Rwanda | 569,711 | 2018 | up 136.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Belarus | 566,765 | 2018 | down 26.6% | flat |
| 91 | Greece | 563,864 | 2017 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 92 | Chad | 527,321 | 2016 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Sierra Leone | 522,036 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 94 | United Arab Emirates | 520,274 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Paraguay | 514,351 | 2016 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Czechia | 489,144 | 2017 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 97 | Papua New Guinea | 463,600 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 458,321 | 2010 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Austria | 449,201 | 2017 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 100 | Bolivia | 445,168 | 2018 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 101 | El Salvador | 429,923 | 2018 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 102 | Oman | 420,787 | 2018 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Denmark | 419,140 | 2017 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 104 | New Zealand | 416,083 | 2017 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 105 | Honduras | 402,665 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Switzerland | 382,503 | 2017 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 107 | Ireland | 373,014 | 2017 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 368,090 | 2018 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Serbia | 348,468 | 2018 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 344,423 | 2017 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 111 | Hong Kong | 341,591 | 2018 | down 32.7% | rising |
| 112 | Lebanon | 339,951 | 2018 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 113 | Haiti | 327,978 | 1997 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Kuwait | 324,426 | 2018 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 115 | Norway | 321,518 | 2017 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 116 | Congo | 304,914 | 2012 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 117 | Slovakia | 304,392 | 2017 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 118 | Finland | 281,776 | 2017 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 119 | Uruguay | 273,506 | 2017 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 120 | Liberia | 270,010 | 2017 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Georgia | 269,772 | 2018 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 122 | Panama | 268,242 | 2017 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 123 | Eritrea | 257,599 | 2018 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 124 | Albania | 248,267 | 2018 | down 34.1% | flat |
| 125 | Mongolia | 248,100 | 2010 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 126 | Mauritania | 235,653 | 2018 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Puerto Rico | 229,383 | 2016 | — | falling |
| 128 | Lithuania | 218,532 | 2017 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 129 | Armenia | 215,307 | 2018 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 130 | Croatia | 207,005 | 2017 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 131 | Namibia | 202,252 | 2017 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 132 | Jamaica | 200,563 | 2018 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 133 | Moldova | 195,480 | 2018 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 134 | Singapore | 171,319 | 2017 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 135 | Botswana | 169,489 | 2015 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Gambia | 163,065 | 2018 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 153,157 | 2018 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 138 | Gabon | 146,080 | 2011 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 139 | East Timor | 141,712 | 2018 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 140 | Lesotho | 133,639 | 2017 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Central African Republic | 132,695 | 2017 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 115,834 | 2017 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 143 | Mauritius | 110,715 | 2018 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 144 | Eswatini | 110,271 | 2017 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Qatar | 106,817 | 2018 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Latvia | 93,459 | 2017 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 147 | Bahrain | 92,483 | 2018 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Fiji | 92,262 | 2016 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 149 | Somalia | 86,929 | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82,344 | 2010 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 151 | Slovenia | 81,407 | 2017 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 152 | Guyana | 81,386 | 2012 | up 30.0% | flat |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 78,026 | 2010 | up 213.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Bhutan | 74,638 | 2018 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Comoros | 73,695 | 2018 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Estonia | 63,544 | 2017 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 157 | Djibouti | 60,822 | 2019 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 52,566 | 2018 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Cape Verde | 52,143 | 2018 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Cyprus | 50,394 | 2017 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 161 | Brunei | 38,822 | 2018 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 162 | Montenegro | 38,029 | 2018 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 163 | Belize | 37,052 | 2018 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea | 34,968 | 2015 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Suriname | 32,996 | 2018 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 32,144 | 2017 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Iceland | 28,393 | 2017 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 168 | Bahamas | 26,884 | 2018 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 169 | Malta | 25,779 | 2017 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 170 | Macao | 25,672 | 2018 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 171 | Samoa | 25,583 | 2018 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 172 | Sao Tome and Principe | 24,422 | 2017 | up 174.5% | volatile |
| 173 | French Polynesia | 22,500 | 1997 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 174 | Maldives | 20,969 | 2017 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Vanuatu | 20,068 | 2015 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Barbados | 19,571 | 2018 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 177 | New Caledonia | 17,700 | 1997 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 178 | Guam | 16,200 | 1997 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 179 | Tonga | 15,401 | 2015 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 180 | United States Virgin Islands | 12,900 | 1997 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | 11,655 | 2018 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 182 | Micronesia (country) | 11,063 | 2015 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9,808 | 2018 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 184 | Kiribati | 9,548 | 2017 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Grenada | 9,135 | 2018 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 186 | Aruba | 7,643 | 2014 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 187 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7,574 | 2018 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 188 | Seychelles | 7,371 | 2018 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 189 | Dominica | 5,618 | 2016 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 190 | Marshall Islands | 5,366 | 2016 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 191 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4,175 | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 192 | Bermuda | 4,040 | 2015 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 193 | Andorra | 4,025 | 2018 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 194 | American Samoa | 3,620 | 1997 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 195 | Cayman Islands | 3,476 | 2018 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 196 | Monaco | 3,075 | 2019 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 197 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2,316 | 2018 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Gibraltar | 2,212 | 2017 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 199 | British Virgin Islands | 2,176 | 2017 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 200 | Liechtenstein | 2,120 | 2017 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 201 | Palau | 1,604 | 2014 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 202 | San Marino | 1,545 | 2018 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 203 | Tuvalu | 1,070 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 204 | Nauru | 992 | 2016 | up 21.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 532.00 million
- European Union 31.20 million
- IDA & IBRD total 456.00 million
- Low & middle income 456.00 million
- Euro area 21.30 million
- Middle income 418.00 million
- IBRD only 354.00 million
- Early-demographic dividend 274.00 million
- Lower middle income 245.00 million
- Upper middle income 172.00 million
- South Asia 165.00 million
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 165.00 million
- Late-demographic dividend 137.00 million
- East Asia & Pacific 131.00 million
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 120.00 million
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 118.00 million
- IDA total 102.00 million
- OECD members 88.70 million
- High income 76.10 million
- Post-demographic dividend 69.90 million
- IDA only 67.20 million
- Least developed countries 61.10 million
- Europe & Central Asia 60.90 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 59.80 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 59.80 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 59.70 million
- Latin America & Caribbean 55.70 million
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 54.80 million
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 53.50 million
- Pre-demographic dividend 50.60 million
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 40.90 million
- Low income 38.30 million
- IDA blend 35.10 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 32.80 million
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 32.40 million
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 30.50 million
- Arab World 29.80 million
- North America 27.50 million
- Central Europe and the Baltics 5.28 million
- Small states 2.71 million
How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.