Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
185
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
20.3%
Niger
Median
93.6%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,252
What the numbers show
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 20.3% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.6%, and the mean is 86.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 62.1%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 76.5%).
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 98.8% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | Montserrat | 94.6% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 3 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 3 | Niue | 87.9% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 4 | Montenegro | 99.9% | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 4 | Anguilla | 87.1% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 5 | Ireland | 99.9% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 5 | Tokelau | 38.4% | 2025 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 6 | Switzerland | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 7 | France | 99.9% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 8 | Lithuania | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 99.8% | 2024 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 10 | Peru | 99.8% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 99.7% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 12 | Singapore | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 13 | Sweden | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 14 | Germany | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Czechia | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 99.5% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 18 | Netherlands | 99.4% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 99.4% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 20 | Nepal | 99.3% | 2025 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 21 | Hong Kong, China | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 22 | Antigua and Barbuda | 99.2% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Samoa | 99.2% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 24 | United States of America | 99.2% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 25 | Argentina | 99.2% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 26 | Türkiye | 99.1% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 27 | Norway | 99.1% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 28 | Greece | 99.0% | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 99.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 30 | Thailand | 99.0% | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 32 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 98.9% | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 33 | Austria | 98.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 34 | Canada | 98.8% | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 35 | Finland | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 98.7% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 37 | Slovakia | 98.7% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 38 | Namibia | 98.7% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 98.6% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 40 | Croatia | 98.5% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 41 | Uruguay | 98.5% | 2023 | up 17.0% | flat |
| 42 | Belgium | 98.5% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 43 | Georgia | 98.4% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 44 | Iceland | 98.4% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 98.3% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.3% | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.2% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 48 | Spain | 98.2% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 49 | Australia | 98.1% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 50 | Malta | 98.1% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 51 | Indonesia | 98.1% | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 52 | Italy | 98.1% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 53 | Jordan | 98.0% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 54 | Viet Nam | 97.9% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 55 | Israel | 97.8% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 56 | Barbados | 97.7% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 57 | Morocco | 97.7% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 58 | New Zealand | 97.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 97.5% | 2025 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 60 | Estonia | 97.4% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 61 | Bahrain | 97.3% | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 62 | Naoero | 97.2% | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.2% | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 64 | Latvia | 97.2% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 65 | Fiji | 97.2% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 66 | Republic of Korea | 97.1% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 67 | Liechtenstein | 97.1% | 2021 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 68 | Hungary | 96.9% | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 69 | Armenia | 96.8% | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 70 | Brunei Darussalam | 96.7% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 71 | Cayman Islands | 96.7% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 96.4% | 2020 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 73 | Brazil | 96.4% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 96.3% | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | 96.2% | 2024 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 76 | Seychelles | 96.1% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 77 | Kenya | 95.6% | 2006 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 78 | Belarus | 95.6% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 79 | Colombia | 95.6% | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 80 | Serbia | 95.4% | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 81 | Ghana | 94.8% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 82 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 94.7% | 2020 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 83 | Palau | 94.6% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 84 | Aruba | 94.6% | 2009 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 85 | Albania | 94.6% | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 86 | Rwanda | 94.2% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 87 | San Marino | 94.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 88 | Palestine, State of | 94.0% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 93.9% | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 90 | Kiribati | 93.8% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 91 | Mongolia | 93.6% | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 92 | Qatar | 93.5% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 93.5% | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 94 | Egypt | 93.4% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 93.2% | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 96 | Tonga | 93.1% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 97 | Belize | 92.9% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 98 | Eswatini | 92.7% | 2022 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 99 | Andorra | 92.6% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 100 | Dominica | 92.5% | 2023 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 92.4% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 102 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 92.4% | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 103 | Cuba | 92.3% | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 104 | Tajikistan | 92.0% | 2011 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 105 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 91.9% | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 91.9% | 2024 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 107 | Macau, China | 91.7% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 108 | Sao Tome and Principe | 91.3% | 2015 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 109 | Mexico | 90.9% | 2024 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 110 | Botswana | 90.8% | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 111 | Oman | 90.7% | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 112 | Maldives | 90.5% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 113 | South Africa | 90.4% | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 90.2% | 2024 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 115 | Bhutan | 89.9% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 116 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 89.5% | 2023 | up 30.5% | falling |
| 117 | Ukraine | 89.5% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 118 | Myanmar | 89.4% | 2018 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 119 | Tuvalu | 87.8% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 87.5% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | 87.1% | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 122 | Mauritius | 87.0% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 123 | Grenada | 87.0% | 2024 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 124 | Philippines | 86.9% | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 125 | Timor-Leste | 86.5% | 2020 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 126 | Ecuador | 86.4% | 2023 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 127 | India | 86.0% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 128 | Libya | 85.9% | 1983 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 129 | Gambia | 85.7% | 2025 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 130 | Paraguay | 84.6% | 2024 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 131 | Bahamas | 84.4% | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 132 | Puerto Rico | 83.9% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 133 | Romania | 83.7% | 2023 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 134 | Nicaragua | 83.5% | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 135 | Cambodia | 82.4% | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 136 | British Virgin Islands | 82.1% | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 137 | Malaysia | 82.0% | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 138 | Panama | 79.6% | 2023 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 139 | El Salvador | 78.1% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 140 | Angola | 78.1% | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 141 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 77.6% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 142 | Kuwait | 77.1% | 2021 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 143 | Solomon Islands | 76.5% | 2023 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 144 | Bangladesh | 76.1% | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 145 | Marshall Islands | 75.5% | 2024 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 146 | Malawi | 74.7% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 147 | Guyana | 73.3% | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 148 | Togo | 72.9% | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 149 | Mozambique | 72.0% | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 150 | Comoros | 71.7% | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 151 | Tunisia | 69.8% | 1985 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 152 | Mauritania | 69.7% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 153 | Côte d'Ivoire | 69.2% | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 154 | Papua New Guinea | 68.7% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 155 | Lesotho | 67.7% | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 156 | Guatemala | 67.6% | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 157 | Lebanon | 67.5% | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 158 | Iraq | 66.9% | 2007 | up 38.4% | flat |
| 159 | Jamaica | 66.5% | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 160 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 63.7% | 2025 | down 20.1% | flat |
| 161 | Burundi | 62.9% | 2025 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Eritrea | 62.9% | 2022 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 163 | Madagascar | 61.2% | 2024 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 164 | Suriname | 60.4% | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 165 | Yemen | 60.3% | 2016 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 166 | Honduras | 55.7% | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 167 | Liberia | 55.6% | 2022 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 168 | Cameroon | 52.9% | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 169 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 49.0% | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 170 | Syrian Arab Republic | 48.7% | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 171 | Guinea | 48.5% | 2014 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 172 | Ethiopia | 45.2% | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 173 | Mali | 43.7% | 2018 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 174 | Chad | 41.4% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 175 | Burkina Faso | 40.7% | 2024 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 176 | Central African Republic | 39.9% | 2012 | — | rising |
| 177 | Senegal | 36.1% | 2024 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 178 | Cape Verde | 33.7% | 2022 | down 62.4% | rising |
| 179 | Algeria | 22.4% | 2025 | down 76.5% | rising |
| 180 | Niger | 20.3% | 2024 | down 28.5% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release