Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
98.6
Chile
Lowest
36.75
Guatemala
Median
81.1
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
625
What the numbers show
Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 98.6 in Chile; the lowest is 36.75 in Guatemala.
The median across all reporting countries is 81.1, and the mean is 78.22.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 37.6%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 28.7%).
Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 98.6 | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 2 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97.52 | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 96.37 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 95.41 | 2022 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 5 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 94.34 | 2023 | up 37.6% | flat |
| 6 | Brazil | 91.8 | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 7 | Barbados | 91.76 | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 8 | Antigua and Barbuda | 91.46 | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 9 | Uruguay | 91.37 | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 10 | Peru | 90.63 | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 11 | Grenada | 89.56 | 2021 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 12 | Dominica | 88.73 | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 88.56 | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 14 | Ecuador | 88.12 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 15 | Colombia | 86.91 | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 16 | Anguilla | 85.37 | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 17 | Jamaica | 81.33 | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 18 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 81.1 | 2023 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 19 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 80.98 | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 20 | Montserrat | 80.31 | 2014 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 21 | Saint Lucia | 79.69 | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 22 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 77.97 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 23 | Cuba | 77.56 | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 24 | Paraguay | 74.23 | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 25 | Belize | 71.9 | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 26 | Mexico | 68.94 | 2022 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 65.26 | 2023 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 28 | Guyana | 63.38 | 2023 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 62.98 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 30 | British Virgin Islands | 59.33 | 2024 | down 28.7% | flat |
| 31 | Suriname | 57.48 | 2015 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 32 | Panama | 57 | 2017 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 33 | El Salvador | 55.55 | 2023 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 34 | Honduras | 39.38 | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 35 | Guatemala | 36.75 | 2023 | down 11.0% | rising |