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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
440 places, 19,519 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release