Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled by country
Secondary education, pupils with 698 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.
Countries reporting
206
Highest
133.16 million
India
Lowest
1,145
Tuvalu
Median
547,774
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
10,723
What the numbers show
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 133.16 million in India; the lowest is 1,145 in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 547,774, and the mean is 3.15 million.
Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 250.4%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 37.4%).
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 133.16 million | 2025 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 97.98 million | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 27.84 million | 2025 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 4 | United States of America | 25.35 million | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 5 | Brazil | 21.50 million | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 19.70 million | 2024 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Nigeria | 15.20 million | 2023 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 15.07 million | 2024 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 13.99 million | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 10 | Türkiye | 12.31 million | 2023 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 11.87 million | 2024 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Egypt | 11.56 million | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 13 | Russian Federation | 10.80 million | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 9.61 million | 2022 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 15 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 7.93 million | 2023 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 6.97 million | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 17 | Kenya | 6.74 million | 2023 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.62 million | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 19 | Japan | 6.61 million | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 20 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6.40 million | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 21 | France | 6.27 million | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 22 | Algeria | 6.07 million | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 23 | South Africa | 5.50 million | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 5.03 million | 2015 | up 102.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Colombia | 4.85 million | 2022 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 26 | Italy | 4.61 million | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 27 | Argentina | 4.56 million | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 4.36 million | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 29 | Thailand | 4.26 million | 2025 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 30 | Myanmar | 4.19 million | 2018 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 3.71 million | 2024 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 32 | Nepal | 3.67 million | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Morocco | 3.57 million | 2024 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 3.43 million | 2023 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 3.36 million | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 36 | Ghana | 3.33 million | 2024 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Poland | 3.33 million | 2024 | up 25.9% | flat |
| 38 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.28 million | 2024 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | 3.11 million | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 40 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.83 million | 2021 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Canada | 2.70 million | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 42 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.70 million | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 43 | Republic of Korea | 2.66 million | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 44 | Australia | 2.65 million | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 45 | Malaysia | 2.64 million | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 46 | Ukraine | 2.63 million | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 47 | Angola | 2.59 million | 2023 | up 180.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 2.57 million | 2025 | up 53.3% | flat |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 2.54 million | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 50 | Sudan | 2.31 million | 2019 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 51 | Iraq | 2.04 million | 2007 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 52 | Cameroon | 2.01 million | 2023 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Yemen | 1.92 million | 2016 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 54 | Ecuador | 1.79 million | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Chile | 1.63 million | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 56 | Madagascar | 1.62 million | 2021 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Netherlands | 1.61 million | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 58 | Romania | 1.43 million | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 59 | Zambia | 1.39 million | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.36 million | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Mali | 1.31 million | 2023 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.30 million | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 1.29 million | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 64 | Senegal | 1.28 million | 2023 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Burkina Faso | 1.19 million | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Belgium | 1.18 million | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 67 | Cambodia | 1.17 million | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | 1.16 million | 2023 | up 178.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Malawi | 1.16 million | 2023 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Guatemala | 1.13 million | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Mozambique | 1.07 million | 2017 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 1.06 million | 2024 | up 38.0% | flat |
| 73 | Tunisia | 1.05 million | 2016 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Uganda | 1.03 million | 2007 | up 250.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Jordan | 1.03 million | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 1.00 million | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 77 | Sweden | 987,895 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 957,461 | 2013 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Israel | 948,390 | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 80 | Benin | 929,099 | 2022 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Czechia | 918,975 | 2023 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 82 | Togo | 915,214 | 2023 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 909,619 | 2025 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 84 | Rwanda | 901,617 | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates | 894,302 | 2024 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Niger | 870,368 | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Palestine, State of | 868,232 | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 863,765 | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 89 | Hungary | 815,267 | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 90 | Chad | 764,990 | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Portugal | 741,752 | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 92 | Libya | 732,614 | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Belarus | 729,741 | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 94 | Guinea | 715,702 | 2014 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Austria | 706,802 | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 96 | Greece | 687,813 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 97 | Cuba | 662,491 | 2024 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 98 | Papua New Guinea | 655,030 | 2023 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Switzerland | 636,381 | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 100 | Burundi | 590,027 | 2025 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Paraguay | 570,654 | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 102 | New Zealand | 562,417 | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 103 | Honduras | 552,199 | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Finland | 543,350 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 105 | Oman | 541,921 | 2024 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 532,092 | 2025 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Denmark | 522,143 | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 485,226 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 109 | Serbia | 478,731 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 110 | Slovakia | 473,316 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 111 | Norway | 469,508 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 112 | Costa Rica | 464,490 | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 463,660 | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Ireland | 456,625 | 2022 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 115 | Lebanon | 417,800 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 116 | El Salvador | 417,193 | 2024 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 117 | Mongolia | 412,877 | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 118 | Gambia | 369,783 | 2021 | up 197.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Hong Kong, China | 340,877 | 2024 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 120 | Congo | 339,250 | 2012 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 121 | Uruguay | 337,808 | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 122 | Croatia | 325,996 | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 123 | Panama | 311,983 | 2017 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 124 | Georgia | 306,567 | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 125 | Kuwait | 302,047 | 2015 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 126 | Armenia | 290,201 | 2024 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 127 | Liberia | 274,573 | 2020 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Eritrea | 266,829 | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 129 | Mauritania | 258,591 | 2020 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Lithuania | 244,656 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 131 | Namibia | 236,050 | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 132 | Republic of Moldova | 228,038 | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 226,755 | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 134 | Gabon | 215,825 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Albania | 208,738 | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 136 | Jamaica | 177,095 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 137 | Botswana | 175,513 | 2021 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 171,527 | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 139 | Singapore | 163,746 | 2023 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 140 | Timor-Leste | 162,113 | 2020 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 141 | Slovenia | 160,956 | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 142 | Qatar | 151,038 | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 143 | North Macedonia | 150,231 | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 144 | Haiti | 143,758 | 1986 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 145 | Central African Republic | 137,844 | 2017 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Lesotho | 136,497 | 2017 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Latvia | 123,994 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 148 | Somalia | 115,828 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Fiji | 113,613 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 150 | Bahrain | 109,221 | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 151 | Eswatini | 108,288 | 2016 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Estonia | 103,245 | 2024 | up 32.6% | falling |
| 153 | Mauritius | 100,395 | 2024 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 91,195 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 155 | Guyana | 69,542 | 2024 | down 19.1% | flat |
| 156 | Djibouti | 69,362 | 2023 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Bhutan | 67,821 | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Comoros | 67,764 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 159 | Suriname | 63,941 | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 61,360 | 2023 | up 198.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Cyprus | 61,230 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 162 | Montenegro | 56,561 | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 163 | Cape Verde | 55,831 | 2022 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Guinea-Bissau | 55,176 | 2006 | up 114.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Luxembourg | 53,672 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 41,660 | 2012 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Brunei Darussalam | 40,924 | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 168 | Belize | 38,323 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 169 | Iceland | 37,056 | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 170 | Maldives | 33,002 | 2023 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Malta | 32,424 | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 172 | Macau, China | 31,617 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 173 | Bahamas | 26,561 | 2024 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 174 | Samoa | 25,964 | 2016 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25,875 | 2017 | up 187.6% | volatile |
| 176 | New Caledonia | 25,560 | 1997 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 177 | Equatorial Guinea | 25,544 | 2005 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 178 | French Polynesia | 22,366 | 1993 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 179 | Barbados | 18,457 | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 180 | Kiribati | 16,846 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Tonga | 16,132 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 182 | Guam | 16,017 | 1989 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 183 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 13,634 | 2005 | — | flat |
| 184 | United States Virgin Islands | 12,900 | 1997 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 185 | Saint Lucia | 10,378 | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9,740 | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 187 | Grenada | 8,811 | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 188 | Aruba | 8,367 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 189 | Seychelles | 8,091 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7,160 | 2023 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 191 | Andorra | 5,245 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 5,009 | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 193 | Dominica | 4,483 | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 194 | Cayman Islands | 4,049 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3,904 | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 196 | American Samoa | 3,643 | 1992 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 197 | Bermuda | 3,484 | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 198 | Monaco | 3,469 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 199 | Liechtenstein | 3,208 | 2021 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 200 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 3,004 | 2024 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 201 | Gibraltar | 2,582 | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 202 | British Virgin Islands | 2,300 | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 203 | San Marino | 1,676 | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 204 | Naoero | 1,659 | 2025 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 205 | Palau | 1,389 | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 206 | Tuvalu | 1,145 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 651.68 million
- IDA & IBRD total 561.46 million
- Low & middle income 554.22 million
- Middle income 510.99 million
- IBRD only 425.77 million
- Early-demographic dividend 320.06 million
- Lower middle income 265.94 million
- Upper middle income 233.28 million
- Late-demographic dividend 177.18 million
- East Asia & Pacific 174.05 million
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 161.08 million
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 159.24 million
- South Asia 152.88 million
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 152.88 million
- IDA total 135.69 million
- OECD members 116.41 million
- High income 106.52 million
- IDA only 87.10 million
- Post-demographic dividend 84.27 million
- Europe & Central Asia 83.79 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa 81.43 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 81.43 million
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 81.42 million
- Least developed countries 75.92 million
- Pre-demographic dividend 70.08 million
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 68.09 million
- Latin America & Caribbean 63.30 million
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 62.34 million
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 57.82 million
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 55.15 million
- IDA blend 51.87 million
- Africa Eastern and Southern 46.07 million
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 44.41 million
- Low income 43.24 million
- Arab World 40.79 million
- European Union 37.39 million
- Africa Western and Central 35.36 million
- Euro area 28.96 million
- North America 28.14 million
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 28.09 million
How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils with 698 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, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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About this data
Secondary education, pupils with 698 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.