Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
190
Highest
100.0%
Argentina
Lowest
18.1%
Guatemala
Median
84.0%
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
9,820
What the numbers show
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Argentina; the lowest is 18.1% in Guatemala.
The median across all reporting countries is 84.0%, and the mean is 77.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 1,030.5%), and the largest decrease in Vanuatu (down 81.0%).
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in: 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 7.0% | rising |
| 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 33.2% | rising |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guyana | 100.0% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kiribati | 100.0% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Naoero | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 100.0% | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 100.0% | 2012 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 100.0% | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Anguilla | 100.0% | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Yemen | 99.4% | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 37 | Myanmar | 99.3% | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 38 | Mauritania | 99.2% | 2020 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 39 | Oman | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 99.0% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 98.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 42 | Comoros | 98.6% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 43 | Hong Kong (China) | 98.5% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 44 | Algeria | 98.2% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 45 | Eritrea | 98.1% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 46 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 97.9% | 2021 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 47 | Qatar | 97.9% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 48 | Russia | 97.8% | 2023 | up 104.1% | rising |
| 49 | Equatorial Guinea | 97.8% | 2005 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 50 | Nepal | 97.8% | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 51 | Sudan | 96.8% | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 52 | Chad | 96.8% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 53 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 96.6% | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 54 | Fiji | 96.4% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 55 | Tuvalu | 96.3% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 56 | Palestine, State of | 95.9% | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 57 | India | 95.8% | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 58 | Kuwait | 95.7% | 2012 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 59 | Lesotho | 95.3% | 2017 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 60 | Cambodia | 94.6% | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 61 | Pakistan | 94.5% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 62 | Macau (China) | 94.5% | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 63 | Mauritius | 93.7% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 64 | Cape Verde | 93.7% | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 65 | Madagascar | 93.3% | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 66 | Senegal | 93.2% | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 67 | Central African Republic | 93.1% | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 68 | Tonga | 92.9% | 2024 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 69 | British Virgin Islands | 92.8% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 70 | Tajikistan | 92.2% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 71 | Canada | 91.5% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 91.5% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 73 | Côte d'Ivoire | 91.3% | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 74 | South Africa | 91.1% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 75 | Eswatini | 90.7% | 2016 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 76 | Tunisia | 90.4% | 2016 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 77 | Iraq | 90.3% | 2007 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 78 | Georgia | 90.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 79 | San Marino | 89.5% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 80 | Guinea | 89.4% | 2014 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 81 | Bahrain | 89.3% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 89.1% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 83 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 89.0% | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 84 | Jordan | 88.7% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 85 | Ghana | 88.7% | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 86 | Morocco | 88.3% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 87 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 88.0% | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 87.5% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 89 | Malaysia | 87.2% | 2024 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 90 | Benin | 86.0% | 2022 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 91 | Korea | 85.7% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 92 | Sao Tome and Principe | 84.6% | 2017 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 93 | Togo | 84.4% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 94 | Chile | 84.3% | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 95 | Bhutan | 84.2% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 96 | Syrian Arab Republic | 83.8% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 83.3% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 98 | Brazil | 83.2% | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 99 | Brunei Darussalam | 82.8% | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 100 | Albania | 82.1% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 101 | Belize | 81.8% | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 102 | Cyprus | 81.8% | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 103 | Timor-Leste | 80.1% | 2020 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 104 | Niger | 79.3% | 2024 | up 28.0% | falling |
| 105 | Cameroon | 79.1% | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 106 | Mongolia | 79.1% | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 107 | Japan | 78.9% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 108 | Djibouti | 78.9% | 2023 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 109 | Ireland | 78.9% | 2022 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 78.7% | 2025 | up 1,030.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 78.5% | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 112 | Monaco | 77.2% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 113 | Paraguay | 76.8% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 114 | Tokelau | 76.4% | 2025 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 115 | Mozambique | 75.9% | 2017 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 116 | Viet Nam | 75.4% | 2022 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 117 | Ukraine | 75.0% | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 118 | Mali | 74.3% | 2023 | up 21.4% | flat |
| 119 | Lebanon | 73.3% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 120 | Azerbaijan | 72.9% | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 121 | Colombia | 72.5% | 2022 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 122 | Lithuania | 72.0% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 123 | Uruguay | 71.6% | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 124 | Armenia | 71.4% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 125 | Seychelles | 71.4% | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 126 | Malta | 71.2% | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 127 | Philippines | 70.5% | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 128 | Andorra | 70.4% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 129 | Thailand | 69.8% | 2025 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 130 | Ecuador | 69.2% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 131 | Dominican Republic | 68.9% | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 132 | Iceland | 67.6% | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 133 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 67.2% | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 134 | Greece | 66.8% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 135 | New Zealand | 65.7% | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 136 | Costa Rica | 65.7% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 137 | Türkiye | 65.4% | 2023 | up 19.8% | flat |
| 138 | Mexico | 65.1% | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 139 | Rwanda | 64.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 140 | Kazakhstan | 64.3% | 2025 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 141 | Sweden | 63.7% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 142 | Burundi | 63.5% | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 143 | Iran | 63.0% | 2023 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 144 | Indonesia | 62.8% | 2025 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 145 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 62.6% | 2023 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 146 | Estonia | 62.2% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 147 | Portugal | 62.1% | 2023 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 148 | China (People’s Republic of) | 61.7% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 149 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.3% | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 150 | El Salvador | 60.9% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 151 | Spain | 60.8% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 152 | Denmark | 60.7% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 153 | Israel | 59.8% | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 154 | Latvia | 59.2% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 155 | France | 58.6% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 156 | Belarus | 57.9% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 157 | Ethiopia | 55.7% | 2015 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 158 | Republic of Moldova | 55.6% | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 159 | Egypt | 55.4% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 160 | Panama | 55.2% | 2017 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 161 | Cuba | 53.2% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 162 | Suriname | 51.3% | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 163 | Germany | 51.2% | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 164 | Australia | 49.0% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 165 | Italy | 48.7% | 2023 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 166 | Poland | 47.5% | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 167 | Norway | 47.5% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 168 | Hungary | 46.9% | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 169 | Belgium | 45.2% | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 170 | Romania | 43.6% | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 171 | Bulgaria | 42.9% | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 42.8% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 173 | Aruba | 42.7% | 2024 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 174 | Angola | 40.6% | 2023 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 175 | Switzerland | 39.3% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 176 | North Macedonia | 35.5% | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 177 | Liechtenstein | 33.6% | 2021 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 178 | Finland | 32.0% | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 179 | Slovak Republic | 31.9% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 180 | Honduras | 31.3% | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 181 | Montenegro | 31.1% | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 182 | Austria | 30.9% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 183 | Netherlands | 30.4% | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 184 | Slovenia | 30.1% | 2023 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 185 | Croatia | 29.4% | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 186 | Serbia | 28.2% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 187 | Czechia | 26.9% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 188 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.5% | 2023 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 189 | Vanuatu | 18.4% | 2023 | down 81.0% | rising |
| 190 | Guatemala | 18.1% | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
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) 99.1%
- SDG: Northern America 99.1%
- WB: North America 99.1%
- UNICEF: North America 99.1%
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 97.3%
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 97.2%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 96.5%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 96.5%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 96.4%
- WB: Ida Blend 96.0%
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 94.9%
- MDG: Oceania 94.9%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release