Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
163
Highest
100.0%
Turkey
Lowest
16.9%
Cape Verde
Median
92.5%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,535
What the numbers show
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%) is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Turkey; the lowest is 16.9% in Cape Verde.
The median across all reporting countries is 92.5%, and the mean is 84.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 46.9%), and the largest decrease in Cape Verde (down 80.8%).
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 2 | Chile | 99.9% | 2022 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 3 | Switzerland | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 4 | Montenegro | 99.8% | 2021 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 5 | France | 99.7% | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 6 | Czechia | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Sweden | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | Norway | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands | 99.2% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 10 | Germany | 99.1% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Lithuania | 99.1% | 2015 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Greece | 99.0% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 13 | Jordan | 98.9% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Austria | 98.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | United States | 98.8% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 98.8% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Vietnam | 98.7% | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Slovakia | 98.6% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 21 | Iceland | 98.6% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 22 | Slovenia | 98.6% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Belgium | 98.6% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Liechtenstein | 98.5% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Barbados | 98.5% | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 26 | Uruguay | 98.3% | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 98.3% | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 98.3% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 29 | Grenada | 98.2% | 2014 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 30 | Malta | 98.2% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 31 | Italy | 98.1% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 32 | Thailand | 98.1% | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 98.1% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 34 | Israel | 98.0% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 97.9% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 36 | Albania | 97.8% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 37 | Morocco | 97.8% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 38 | Armenia | 97.8% | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 39 | Serbia | 97.7% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 40 | Samoa | 97.7% | 2014 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 41 | New Zealand | 97.6% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 97.5% | 2025 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 43 | Dominica | 97.5% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 44 | Estonia | 97.5% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 45 | Russia | 97.4% | 2019 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 46 | Cyprus | 97.4% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 47 | South Korea | 97.2% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 48 | Brunei | 97.2% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.2% | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 97.1% | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 97.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 52 | Brazil | 97.0% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 53 | Ghana | 97.0% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 97.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 55 | Hungary | 96.9% | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 56 | Latvia | 96.9% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 57 | Kenya | 96.8% | 2006 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 58 | Cook Islands | 96.7% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 59 | Fiji | 96.6% | 2016 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 60 | Bahrain | 96.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 96.3% | 2025 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 62 | Hong Kong | 95.9% | 2021 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 63 | Cayman Islands | 95.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 64 | Nepal | 95.7% | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 65 | Poland | 95.5% | 2020 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 66 | Belarus | 95.5% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 67 | Nauru | 95.0% | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 68 | Colombia | 94.9% | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 69 | Namibia | 94.5% | 2018 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 70 | Kiribati | 94.3% | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 71 | Libya | 94.1% | 1983 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 72 | Eswatini | 94.0% | 2022 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 73 | San Marino | 93.9% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 74 | Vanuatu | 93.8% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 93.3% | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 76 | Palestine | 93.3% | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 77 | Egypt | 92.9% | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 78 | Qatar | 92.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 92.6% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 80 | Andorra | 92.6% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 81 | Cuba | 92.6% | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 92.5% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 92.5% | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 84 | Bolivia | 92.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 85 | Indonesia | 92.2% | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 86 | Belize | 92.2% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 87 | Mongolia | 92.1% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 88 | Iran | 92.1% | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 89 | Rwanda | 92.0% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 90 | Macao | 91.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 91 | Tonga | 90.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 92 | Botswana | 90.5% | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 93 | Oman | 90.4% | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 94 | Sao Tome and Principe | 90.2% | 2015 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 95 | Maldives | 89.9% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 96 | Mexico | 89.6% | 2024 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 97 | South Africa | 89.6% | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 98 | Ukraine | 89.1% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 88.6% | 2024 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 100 | Nicaragua | 87.6% | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 101 | Myanmar | 86.4% | 2018 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 102 | Philippines | 86.2% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 85.8% | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 104 | Mauritius | 85.7% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 105 | Ecuador | 85.4% | 2023 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 106 | India | 85.0% | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 107 | Sierra Leone | 84.6% | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 108 | Paraguay | 84.2% | 2024 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 109 | East Timor | 83.9% | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 110 | Romania | 83.9% | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 111 | Bahamas | 83.7% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 112 | Puerto Rico | 82.9% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 113 | Tuvalu | 82.8% | 2020 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 114 | British Virgin Islands | 82.7% | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 82.6% | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 116 | Bhutan | 82.3% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 117 | Venezuela | 81.0% | 2017 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 118 | Cambodia | 79.9% | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Malaysia | 79.6% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 120 | Angola | 79.4% | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 121 | Tunisia | 79.4% | 1985 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 122 | Panama | 78.9% | 2023 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 123 | Micronesia (country) | 76.8% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 124 | El Salvador | 76.3% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 125 | Iraq | 76.3% | 2007 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 126 | Mozambique | 76.0% | 2022 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 127 | Gambia | 75.9% | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 128 | Solomon Islands | 75.2% | 2023 | down 23.4% | flat |
| 129 | Guyana | 74.7% | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 130 | Togo | 74.0% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 131 | Malawi | 72.3% | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 132 | Kuwait | 70.7% | 2021 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | 70.3% | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 134 | Comoros | 68.8% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 135 | Guatemala | 68.6% | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 136 | Eritrea | 68.0% | 2022 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 137 | Cote d'Ivoire | 67.9% | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 138 | Mauritania | 66.4% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 139 | Bangladesh | 65.9% | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 140 | Lebanon | 65.6% | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 141 | Yemen | 64.9% | 2016 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 142 | Lesotho | 64.1% | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 143 | Laos | 63.4% | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 144 | Burundi | 60.8% | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 145 | Madagascar | 59.6% | 2024 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 146 | Guinea | 56.6% | 2014 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 147 | Cameroon | 54.7% | 2023 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 148 | Liberia | 54.4% | 2022 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 149 | Honduras | 54.0% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 150 | Jamaica | 53.3% | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 151 | Suriname | 52.9% | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 152 | Central African Republic | 49.2% | 2012 | — | rising |
| 153 | Mali | 46.9% | 2018 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 154 | Chad | 46.2% | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 155 | Syria | 46.0% | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 156 | Tanzania | 45.9% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 157 | Ethiopia | 44.6% | 2024 | down 14.4% | flat |
| 158 | Burkina Faso | 37.0% | 2024 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 159 | Tokelau | 36.0% | 2025 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 160 | Senegal | 31.1% | 2024 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 161 | Algeria | 22.6% | 2025 | down 76.6% | rising |
| 162 | Niger | 20.2% | 2024 | down 37.3% | rising |
| 163 | Cape Verde | 16.9% | 2022 | down 80.8% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release