Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
217
Highest
100.0%
Argentina
Lowest
37.6%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Median
92.0%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
18,352
What the numbers show
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%) is currently reported for 217 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Argentina; the lowest is 37.6% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of.
The median across all reporting countries is 92.0%, and the mean is 87.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 55.4%), and the largest decrease in Vanuatu (down 56.5%).
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 | Bahamas | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Botswana | 100.0% | 2008 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guam | 100.0% | 1980 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guyana | 100.0% | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kiribati | 100.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 100.0% | 2007 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Nigeria | 100.0% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 1 | Naoero | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 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% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 1 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | 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 1.9% | 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 |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 41 | Mauritania | 99.7% | 2020 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 42 | Myanmar | 99.7% | 2018 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 43 | Oman | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 44 | Yemen | 99.6% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 45 | Kenya | 99.6% | 2009 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 46 | Afghanistan | 99.5% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 47 | Eritrea | 99.2% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 48 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 99.2% | 2021 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 49 | Comoros | 99.1% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Nepal | 98.8% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 51 | Hong Kong | 98.8% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 52 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 98.7% | 2020 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 98.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 54 | Chad | 98.6% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 55 | Qatar | 98.4% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 56 | Lesotho | 98.4% | 2017 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 57 | Palestine, State of | 98.3% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 98.2% | 2018 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 59 | Peru | 98.2% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 60 | Fiji | 98.1% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 61 | Kuwait | 98.0% | 2015 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 62 | Cambodia | 97.6% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 97.6% | 2013 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 64 | Sudan | 97.5% | 2019 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 65 | British Virgin Islands | 97.2% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 66 | Pakistan | 97.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 67 | Guinea | 96.8% | 2014 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 68 | Macao | 96.8% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 69 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 96.7% | 1977 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 96.7% | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 71 | India | 96.6% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 72 | Cape Verde | 96.6% | 2022 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 73 | Madagascar | 96.5% | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 74 | Central African Republic | 96.4% | 2017 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 75 | Guinea-Bissau | 96.2% | 2000 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 76 | Antigua and Barbuda | 95.6% | 2018 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 77 | Canada | 95.4% | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 95.3% | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 79 | Senegal | 95.3% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 80 | South Africa | 95.3% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 81 | Eswatini | 94.9% | 2016 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 82 | San Marino | 94.9% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 83 | Côte d'Ivoire | 94.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 84 | Iraq | 94.8% | 2007 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 85 | Sao Tome and Principe | 94.7% | 2017 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 86 | Tonga | 94.2% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 87 | Jordan | 94.2% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 88 | Benin | 94.0% | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 89 | Georgia | 93.9% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea | 93.8% | 2005 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 91 | Ethiopia | 93.5% | 2015 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 92 | Ghana | 93.5% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 93 | Liberia | 93.4% | 2011 | up 41.8% | falling |
| 94 | Uzbekistan | 93.4% | 2024 | up 47.6% | falling |
| 95 | Brazil | 93.4% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 96 | Bhutan | 93.1% | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 93.0% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 98 | Tuvalu | 92.8% | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 99 | Russian Federation | 92.8% | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 100 | Mauritius | 92.7% | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 101 | United Arab Emirates | 92.6% | 2024 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 102 | Ukraine | 92.6% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 103 | Morocco | 92.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 104 | Malaysia | 92.4% | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 105 | Colombia | 92.4% | 2022 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 106 | Belize | 92.2% | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 107 | American Samoa | 92.2% | 1992 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 92.0% | 2024 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 109 | Republic of Korea | 92.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 110 | Nicaragua | 91.8% | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 111 | Togo | 91.6% | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 112 | Syria | 91.6% | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 113 | Maldives | 91.4% | 2019 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 114 | Algeria | 91.2% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 115 | Djibouti | 91.1% | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 116 | Uganda | 91.0% | 2007 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 90.8% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 90.5% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 119 | Lithuania | 90.5% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 120 | Bahrain | 90.5% | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 121 | Niger | 90.1% | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 122 | Mongolia | 90.0% | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 123 | Armenia | 89.9% | 2024 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 124 | Ireland | 89.8% | 2022 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 125 | Congo | 89.8% | 2012 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 89.7% | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 127 | Paraguay | 89.5% | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 128 | Chile | 89.1% | 2024 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 129 | Kazakhstan | 89.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 130 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 89.0% | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 131 | Mali | 88.8% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 132 | Timor-Leste | 88.7% | 2019 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 133 | Tunisia | 88.2% | 2016 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 134 | Mozambique | 88.1% | 2017 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 135 | Japan | 88.1% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 136 | Andorra | 87.6% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 137 | Albania | 87.4% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 138 | Philippines | 87.4% | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 139 | Belarus | 87.2% | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 140 | Cyprus | 87.0% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 141 | Gabon | 86.3% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 142 | Brunei Darussalam | 85.4% | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 143 | Rwanda | 85.3% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 144 | Thailand | 85.2% | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 145 | Monaco | 85.2% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 146 | New Zealand | 85.2% | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 147 | Seychelles | 85.0% | 2024 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 148 | Republic of Moldova | 84.7% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 149 | French Guiana | 84.7% | 1997 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 150 | Saint Helena | 84.3% | 1997 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 151 | El Salvador | 84.1% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 152 | Ecuador | 83.5% | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 153 | Reunion | 83.5% | 1996 | up 36.5% | falling |
| 154 | Panama | 81.9% | 2017 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 155 | Malta | 81.8% | 2023 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 156 | Israel | 81.4% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 157 | Burundi | 80.9% | 2025 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 158 | China | 80.8% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 159 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 80.6% | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 160 | Guadeloupe | 80.5% | 1995 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 161 | French Polynesia | 80.4% | 1993 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 162 | Lebanon | 80.4% | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 163 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 79.9% | 2021 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 164 | Indonesia | 79.9% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 165 | France | 79.0% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 166 | Greece | 78.9% | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 167 | Libya | 78.8% | 2003 | — | falling |
| 168 | Sweden | 78.2% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 169 | Türkiye | 78.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 170 | Germany | 77.8% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 171 | Spain | 77.6% | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 172 | Aruba | 77.5% | 2022 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 173 | Angola | 77.3% | 2023 | up 55.4% | falling |
| 174 | Martinique | 77.1% | 1996 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 175 | Egypt | 76.9% | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 176 | Latvia | 76.4% | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 177 | Iceland | 75.5% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 178 | Estonia | 75.5% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 179 | Denmark | 75.5% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 180 | Puerto Rico | 75.2% | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 181 | Portugal | 75.1% | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 182 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 73.8% | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 183 | Costa Rica | 73.6% | 2024 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 184 | Cameroon | 73.5% | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 185 | Guatemala | 73.0% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 186 | Mexico | 72.8% | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 187 | Cuba | 72.4% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 188 | Uruguay | 70.6% | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 189 | Romania | 70.2% | 2023 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 190 | Slovakia | 69.7% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 191 | Australia | 69.0% | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 192 | Luxembourg | 69.0% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 193 | North Macedonia | 68.8% | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 194 | Montenegro | 67.8% | 2023 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 195 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 66.9% | 1997 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 196 | Hungary | 66.9% | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 197 | Norway | 65.8% | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 198 | New Caledonia | 65.0% | 1997 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 199 | Serbia | 64.3% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 200 | Poland | 64.0% | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 201 | Honduras | 63.6% | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 202 | Austria | 63.2% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 203 | Czechia | 63.0% | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 204 | Switzerland | 61.8% | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 205 | Liechtenstein | 61.6% | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 206 | Netherlands | 60.9% | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 207 | Italy | 60.4% | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 208 | Bulgaria | 60.2% | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 209 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 60.1% | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 210 | Croatia | 59.9% | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 211 | Belgium | 58.3% | 2023 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 212 | Finland | 56.2% | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 213 | Slovenia | 55.3% | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 214 | Gambia | 52.2% | 2021 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 215 | Suriname | 49.8% | 2021 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 216 | Vanuatu | 42.5% | 2023 | down 56.5% | flat |
| 217 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 37.6% | 2024 | down 4.1% | 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) 98.5%
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 98.4%
- MDG: Oceania 97.6%
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 97.6%
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 97.6%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 97.5%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 97.5%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 97.3%
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 97.2%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 96.6%
- WB: Ida Blend 96.6%
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 96.4%
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 96.3%
- UNICEF: South Asia 96.3%
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 96.3%
- WB: South Asia 96.1%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 96.1%
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 96.0%
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 96.0%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 96.0%
- AIMS: South and West Asia 95.7%
- MDG: Southern Asia 95.7%
- SDG: Southern Asia 95.7%
- UIS: South and West Asia 95.7%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 95.6%
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 95.6%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 95.5%
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 95.4%
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 95.2%
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 95.2%
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 95.2%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 94.9%
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 94.7%
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 94.6%
- WB: Africa Western and Central 94.6%
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 94.5%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release