Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
198
Highest
100.0%
Afghanistan
Lowest
72.0%
Suriname
Median
100.0%
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
10,257
What the numbers show
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Afghanistan; the lowest is 72.0% in Suriname.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 98.3%.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 39.9%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (down 11.0%).
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Albania | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100.0% | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Botswana | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 1 | China | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Colombia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Comoros | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ecuador | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Eritrea | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ghana | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gambia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 100.0% | 2015 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guyana | 100.0% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong, China | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 1 | Indonesia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 100.0% | 2007 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kiribati | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2012 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Liberia | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 100.0% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Macau, China | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mali | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Myanmar | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritania | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nepal | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Naoero | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sudan | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | El Salvador | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Syrian Arab Republic | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 100.0% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tonga | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2024 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 1 | Türkiye | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 100.0% | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Yemen | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 100.0% | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Anguilla | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 135 | Paraguay | 100.0% | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 136 | Qatar | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 137 | Latvia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 138 | Brazil | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 139 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 99.7% | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 140 | India | 99.6% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 141 | Guinea | 99.6% | 2014 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 142 | Chad | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 143 | Czechia | 99.5% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 144 | Madagascar | 99.3% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 145 | Lithuania | 99.3% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 146 | Angola | 99.3% | 2023 | up 39.9% | falling |
| 147 | Tuvalu | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 148 | Malta | 99.0% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 149 | Eswatini | 98.9% | 2016 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 150 | Lesotho | 98.9% | 2017 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 151 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 98.8% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 152 | Benin | 98.6% | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 153 | Burkina Faso | 98.5% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 154 | Greece | 98.4% | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 155 | Spain | 98.2% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 156 | Bulgaria | 98.1% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 157 | Tunisia | 98.1% | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 158 | Aruba | 98.0% | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 159 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 98.0% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 160 | Egypt | 97.9% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 161 | Burundi | 97.9% | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 162 | Slovakia | 97.8% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 163 | Mozambique | 97.8% | 2017 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 164 | Monaco | 97.6% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 165 | Jordan | 97.6% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 166 | Belize | 97.3% | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 167 | Central African Republic | 97.1% | 2017 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 168 | Senegal | 97.0% | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 169 | Estonia | 96.8% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 170 | Côte d'Ivoire | 96.6% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 171 | Peru | 96.4% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 172 | Germany | 96.1% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 173 | Portugal | 96.1% | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 174 | Cuba | 95.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 175 | Togo | 95.7% | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 176 | Morocco | 95.6% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 177 | Mauritius | 95.0% | 2024 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 178 | Papua New Guinea | 94.8% | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 179 | Ireland | 94.7% | 2022 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 180 | Congo | 94.7% | 2012 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 181 | Brunei Darussalam | 94.4% | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 182 | Kenya | 94.3% | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 183 | Russian Federation | 94.2% | 2023 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 184 | Niger | 94.0% | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 185 | Lebanon | 93.6% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 186 | Netherlands | 92.9% | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 187 | Algeria | 91.4% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 188 | Australia | 90.2% | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 189 | Croatia | 89.6% | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 190 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 89.0% | 2024 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 191 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 86.8% | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 192 | Belgium | 83.3% | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 193 | Honduras | 81.4% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 194 | Uruguay | 79.3% | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 195 | Costa Rica | 79.1% | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 196 | Cameroon | 77.5% | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 197 | Mexico | 74.3% | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 198 | Suriname | 72.0% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- AIMS: Central Asia 100.0%
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 100.0%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 100.0%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 100.0%
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 100.0%
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 100.0%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 100.0%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 100.0%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 100.0%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 100.0%
- SDG: Central Asia 100.0%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 100.0%
- SDG: Northern America 100.0%
- UIS: Central Asia 100.0%
- UNICEF: North America 100.0%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 100.0%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 100.0%
- WB: North America 100.0%
- WB: Pacific Island Small States 100.0%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 100.0%
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 100.0%
- AIMS: East Asia 100.0%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 100.0%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 100.0%
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 100.0%
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 100.0%
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 100.0%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 100.0%
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 100.0%
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 100.0%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 100.0%
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 100.0%
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 100.0%
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 100.0%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 100.0%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 100.0%
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 100.0%
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 100.0%
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 100.0%
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 100.0%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release