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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper 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
411 places, 9,820 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release