Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
219
Highest
100.0%
Argentina
Lowest
37.0%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Median
92.9%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
19,519
What the numbers show
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 219 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Argentina; the lowest is 37.0% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of.
The median across all reporting countries is 92.9%, and the mean is 88.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 48.2%), and the largest decrease in Vanuatu (down 50.3%).
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100.0% | 2023 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Botswana | 100.0% | 2008 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guyana | 100.0% | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kiribati | 100.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nigeria | 100.0% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 1 | Naoero | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 100.0% | 2012 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 100.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 1 | Somalia | 100.0% | 2007 | — | rising |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | United States | 100.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 1 | United States Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 1997 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 100.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 100.0% | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Western Sahara | 100.0% | 1980 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Anguilla | 100.0% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Falkland Islands | 100.0% | 1996 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Myanmar | 99.8% | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 43 | Oman | 99.8% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 44 | Mauritania | 99.8% | 2020 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 45 | Yemen | 99.7% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 46 | Afghanistan | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 47 | Comoros | 99.5% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 48 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 99.5% | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 49 | Eritrea | 99.4% | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 51 | Hong Kong | 99.3% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 52 | Qatar | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 53 | Nepal | 98.8% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 54 | Fiji | 98.7% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 55 | Palestine, State of | 98.7% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 56 | Chad | 98.7% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 57 | Tajikistan | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 58 | Sudan | 98.4% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 59 | Tuvalu | 98.3% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 98.2% | 2006 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 61 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 98.2% | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 62 | Lesotho | 97.9% | 2017 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 63 | Micronesia (country) | 97.9% | 1977 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 64 | Cambodia | 97.9% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 65 | Peru | 97.8% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 66 | Madagascar | 97.8% | 2021 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 67 | Tonga | 97.7% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 68 | Kenya | 97.7% | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 69 | India | 97.6% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 70 | Kuwait | 97.6% | 2015 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 71 | Pakistan | 97.5% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 72 | Macao | 97.4% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 73 | Cape Verde | 97.4% | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 74 | Haiti | 97.0% | 1986 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 75 | British Virgin Islands | 96.8% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 76 | Iraq | 96.5% | 2007 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 77 | Guinea | 96.3% | 2014 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 78 | Central African Republic | 96.3% | 2017 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 79 | Eswatini | 96.1% | 2016 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 96.0% | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 81 | Senegal | 95.8% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 82 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 95.7% | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 83 | San Marino | 95.6% | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 84 | American Samoa | 95.6% | 1992 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 85 | Canada | 95.6% | 2023 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 86 | Ghana | 95.5% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 87 | Papua New Guinea | 95.4% | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 88 | Georgia | 95.4% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 89 | Benin | 95.2% | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 90 | Côte d'Ivoire | 95.2% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 91 | Bhutan | 95.1% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 92 | United Arab Emirates | 95.0% | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 93 | Jordan | 95.0% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 94.9% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 95 | South Africa | 94.8% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 96 | Bahrain | 94.7% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 97 | Russian Federation | 94.7% | 2023 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 98 | Sao Tome and Principe | 94.4% | 2017 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 99 | Mauritius | 94.4% | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea | 94.2% | 2005 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 101 | Malaysia | 94.1% | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 102 | Ukraine | 94.0% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 103 | Syria | 94.0% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | 94.0% | 2025 | up 48.2% | falling |
| 105 | Bangladesh | 93.6% | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 106 | Algeria | 93.4% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 107 | Belize | 93.3% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 108 | Ethiopia | 93.0% | 2015 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 109 | Republic of Korea | 92.9% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 110 | Morocco | 92.9% | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 92.9% | 2024 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 112 | Togo | 92.7% | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 113 | Djibouti | 92.7% | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 114 | Brazil | 92.6% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 115 | Liberia | 92.6% | 2011 | up 38.8% | falling |
| 116 | Uganda | 92.5% | 2007 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 117 | Lithuania | 92.3% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 118 | Tokelau | 92.2% | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 119 | Albania | 92.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 92.1% | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 121 | Guam | 91.9% | 1989 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 122 | Mongolia | 91.8% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 123 | Colombia | 91.8% | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 91.1% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 125 | Timor-Leste | 91.1% | 2020 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 126 | Armenia | 91.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 127 | Cyprus | 91.0% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 128 | Tunisia | 90.9% | 2016 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 129 | Saint Helena | 90.9% | 1997 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 130 | Niger | 90.7% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 131 | Viet Nam | 90.6% | 2022 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 90.4% | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 133 | Andorra | 90.2% | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 134 | Congo | 89.9% | 2012 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 135 | Mali | 89.8% | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 136 | Philippines | 89.7% | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 137 | Chile | 89.6% | 2024 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 138 | Mozambique | 89.5% | 2017 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 139 | Japan | 89.4% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 140 | Paraguay | 89.1% | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 141 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 89.0% | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 142 | Gabon | 88.8% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 143 | Belarus | 88.5% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 144 | Rwanda | 88.2% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 145 | Monaco | 88.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 146 | Seychelles | 88.1% | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 147 | Dominican Republic | 87.6% | 2024 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 148 | Ireland | 86.8% | 2022 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 149 | Republic of Moldova | 86.7% | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 150 | Brunei Darussalam | 86.6% | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 151 | Thailand | 85.8% | 2025 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 152 | Reunion | 85.2% | 1996 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 153 | Ecuador | 85.2% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 154 | French Guiana | 84.8% | 1997 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 155 | El Salvador | 84.6% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 156 | Lebanon | 84.2% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 157 | Iran | 83.8% | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 158 | French Polynesia | 83.3% | 1993 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 159 | Burundi | 83.3% | 2025 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 160 | Malta | 83.2% | 2023 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 161 | New Zealand | 83.1% | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 162 | Greece | 82.5% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 163 | Panama | 82.5% | 2017 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 164 | China | 82.3% | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 165 | Guadeloupe | 81.8% | 1995 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 166 | Indonesia | 81.8% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 167 | Germany | 81.7% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 168 | France | 81.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 169 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 81.4% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 170 | Türkiye | 80.9% | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 171 | Israel | 80.6% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 172 | Iceland | 80.5% | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 173 | Egypt | 80.1% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 174 | Latvia | 79.6% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 175 | Estonia | 79.2% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 176 | Denmark | 79.1% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 177 | Sweden | 79.1% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 178 | Aruba | 78.5% | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 179 | Spain | 78.3% | 2024 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 180 | Cameroon | 78.1% | 2023 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 181 | Portugal | 78.0% | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 182 | Libya | 77.7% | 2003 | — | falling |
| 183 | Angola | 77.5% | 2023 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 184 | Martinique | 76.7% | 1996 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 185 | Cuba | 75.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 186 | Uruguay | 75.1% | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 187 | Guatemala | 73.5% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 188 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 73.3% | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 189 | Costa Rica | 73.3% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 190 | Romania | 72.6% | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 191 | Slovakia | 71.7% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 192 | Australia | 71.7% | 2024 | up 17.4% | flat |
| 193 | Norway | 71.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 194 | Mexico | 70.7% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 195 | Hungary | 70.4% | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 196 | North Macedonia | 70.1% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 197 | Poland | 69.9% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 198 | Luxembourg | 69.6% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 199 | Montenegro | 69.4% | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 200 | New Caledonia | 69.2% | 1997 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 201 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 68.1% | 1997 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 202 | Italy | 67.8% | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 203 | Switzerland | 66.3% | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 204 | Serbia | 65.9% | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 205 | Liechtenstein | 65.7% | 2021 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 206 | Austria | 65.6% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 207 | Czechia | 65.5% | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 208 | Suriname | 64.6% | 2023 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 209 | Bulgaria | 64.1% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 210 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 62.1% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 211 | Croatia | 62.0% | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 212 | Honduras | 61.4% | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 213 | Netherlands | 60.0% | 2023 | up 15.9% | flat |
| 214 | Belgium | 59.7% | 2023 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 215 | Slovenia | 59.4% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 216 | Finland | 56.8% | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 217 | Gambia | 53.0% | 2021 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 218 | Vanuatu | 48.5% | 2023 | down 50.3% | flat |
| 219 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 37.0% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 99.6%
- SDG: Northern America 99.6%
- WB: North America 99.6%
- UNICEF: North America 99.6%
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 99.0%
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 98.9%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 98.4%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 98.4%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 98.3%
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 97.9%
- MDG: Oceania 97.7%
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 97.7%
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 97.7%
- WB: Ida Blend 97.3%
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 97.2%
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 97.0%
- UNICEF: South Asia 97.0%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 96.9%
- WB: South Asia 96.8%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 96.8%
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 96.5%
- AIMS: South and West Asia 96.5%
- MDG: Southern Asia 96.5%
- SDG: Southern Asia 96.5%
- UIS: South and West Asia 96.5%
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 96.4%
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 96.4%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 96.4%
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 96.4%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 96.4%
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 96.3%
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 96.2%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 96.1%
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 96.1%
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 96.1%
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 95.8%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 95.6%
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 95.6%
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 95.5%
- WB: Africa Western and Central 95.3%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release