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Countries by School Enrollment

Gross secondary school enrollment ratio, which can exceed 100% where pupils repeat years.

207 of 240 countries and territories have a published value for this indicator.

#1 Monaco
158.5% gross, secondary
Europe
World Bank, 2024
#2 Belgium
143.0% gross, secondary
Europe
World Bank, 2023
#3 Finland
142.4% gross, secondary
Europe
World Bank, 2024
Median country
91.1% gross, secondary
Across 207 ranked countries

Full Ranking (207 Countries)

Countries with no published value are excluded rather than ranked last. Sort any column, filter by continent, or export as CSV.

207 countries
Values are the most recent published observation per country, so the year varies. The trend column shows each country's population from 1950 to 2025 (top 25 rows only, to keep the page light) — it is context, not the ranked measure.
1Monaco158.5% gross, secondary
2Belgium143.0% gross, secondary
3Finland142.4% gross, secondary
4Netherlands137.5% gross, secondary
5Vanuatu134.7% gross, secondary
6Sweden132.0% gross, secondary
7Australia131.9% gross, secondary
8Ireland130.6% gross, secondary
9Denmark125.6% gross, secondary
10Saint Vincent124.9% gross, secondary
11Aruba124.4% gross, secondary
12South Sudan122.1% gross, secondary
13Costa Rica121.8% gross, secondary
14U.S. Virgin Islands121.7% gross, secondary
15Portugal120.3% gross, secondary
16Turks and Caicos119.7% gross, secondary
17Uruguay119.1% gross, secondary
18Liechtenstein118.7% gross, secondary
19Spain118.5% gross, secondary
20Turkey118.4% gross, secondary
21Norway116.3% gross, secondary
22New Zealand114.2% gross, secondary
23United Kingdom112.1% gross, secondary
24Sint Maarten111.4% gross, secondary
25Saudi Arabia110.7% gross, secondary
26Iceland108.9% gross, secondary
27Antigua and Barbuda108.9% gross, secondary
28Luxembourg108.6% gross, secondary
29Estonia108.5% gross, secondary
30Albania108.4% gross, secondary
31Peru108.3% gross, secondary
32Poland107.9% gross, secondary
33Slovenia107.6% gross, secondary
34Hungary107.4% gross, secondary
35Hong Kong107.2% gross, secondary
36Gambia107.0% gross, secondary
37Cyprus106.7% gross, secondary
38Chile105.6% gross, secondary
39Argentina105.6% gross, secondary
40Greece105.2% gross, secondary
41Algeria105.2% gross, secondary
42Croatia105.0% gross, secondary
43Lithuania104.9% gross, secondary
44Barbados104.4% gross, secondary
45Canada104.3% gross, secondary
46Brazil104.1% gross, secondary
47South Africa104.1% gross, secondary
48France103.8% gross, secondary
49Mexico103.1% gross, secondary
50Singapore103.1% gross, secondary
51Malta103.0% gross, secondary
52Dominica102.6% gross, secondary
53United Arab Emirates102.1% gross, secondary
54Andorra101.9% gross, secondary
55Colombia101.6% gross, secondary
56Japan101.5% gross, secondary
57Switzerland101.4% gross, secondary
58Latvia101.3% gross, secondary
59Georgia101.0% gross, secondary
60Grenada100.7% gross, secondary
61Italy100.7% gross, secondary
62Austria100.6% gross, secondary
63Germany100.2% gross, secondary
64Qatar99.6% gross, secondary
65Moldova99.3% gross, secondary
66Bahrain98.8% gross, secondary
67Israel98.5% gross, secondary
68Uzbekistan98.1% gross, secondary
69Fiji98.1% gross, secondary
70Venezuela97.8% gross, secondary
71Kazakhstan97.6% gross, secondary
72Czech Republic97.6% gross, secondary
73Libya97.6% gross, secondary
74United States97.5% gross, secondary
75Indonesia97.2% gross, secondary
76Mongolia96.8% gross, secondary
77Cape Verde96.4% gross, secondary
78South Korea96.3% gross, secondary
79Palau95.7% gross, secondary
80Trinidad and Tobago95.7% gross, secondary
81Kuwait95.4% gross, secondary
82Oman95.1% gross, secondary
83Belarus94.8% gross, secondary
84Bulgaria94.8% gross, secondary
85Macao94.7% gross, secondary
86Turkmenistan94.6% gross, secondary
87Nauru94.5% gross, secondary
88North Korea94.3% gross, secondary
89New Caledonia94.0% gross, secondary
90Montenegro93.9% gross, secondary
91American Samoa93.5% gross, secondary
92Vietnam93.4% gross, secondary
93Slovakia93.2% gross, secondary
94Ecuador92.8% gross, secondary
95Russia92.5% gross, secondary
96Tonga92.4% gross, secondary
97China92.3% gross, secondary
98Thailand92.1% gross, secondary
99Brunei91.8% gross, secondary
100Jordan91.8% gross, secondary
101Cuba91.7% gross, secondary
102Kyrgyzstan91.7% gross, secondary
103Guyana91.4% gross, secondary
104Azerbaijan91.1% gross, secondary
105Armenia90.9% gross, secondary
106Mauritius90.7% gross, secondary
107Tuvalu90.7% gross, secondary
108Bolivia90.5% gross, secondary
109Sao Tome and Principe90.4% gross, secondary
110Nepal90.4% gross, secondary
111Tunisia90.3% gross, secondary
112Kiribati90.3% gross, secondary
113North Macedonia90.1% gross, secondary
114Morocco90.0% gross, secondary
115Curaçao89.9% gross, secondary
116Serbia89.8% gross, secondary
117State of Palestine89.1% gross, secondary
118Sri Lanka88.0% gross, secondary
119Saint Lucia87.9% gross, secondary
120Bosnia and Herzegovina87.9% gross, secondary
121Samoa87.4% gross, secondary
122Micronesia87.3% gross, secondary
123Sierra Leone86.9% gross, secondary
124Tajikistan86.9% gross, secondary
125Belize86.5% gross, secondary
126Bhutan86.2% gross, secondary
127Ukraine86.2% gross, secondary
128Marshall Islands85.8% gross, secondary
129Philippines85.3% gross, secondary
130Iran85.1% gross, secondary
131Egypt84.8% gross, secondary
132Cayman Islands84.8% gross, secondary
133Timor-Leste84.7% gross, secondary
134Jamaica84.5% gross, secondary
135Kenya84.3% gross, secondary
136Eswatini82.0% gross, secondary
137Namibia82.0% gross, secondary
138Romania81.6% gross, secondary
139Puerto Rico81.5% gross, secondary
140Malaysia80.3% gross, secondary
141India79.6% gross, secondary
142Bahamas79.5% gross, secondary
143Maldives79.4% gross, secondary
144Paraguay79.1% gross, secondary
145Gibraltar78.5% gross, secondary
146Myanmar77.0% gross, secondary
147Panama76.6% gross, secondary
148Dominican Republic76.4% gross, secondary
149Suriname76.1% gross, secondary
150Ghana75.7% gross, secondary
151British Virgin Islands75.6% gross, secondary
152French Polynesia74.8% gross, secondary
153Bermuda74.4% gross, secondary
154Seychelles70.8% gross, secondary
155Botswana70.6% gross, secondary
156Gabon70.3% gross, secondary
157Nicaragua70.2% gross, secondary
158Ivory Coast65.3% gross, secondary
159Bangladesh64.3% gross, secondary
160Lebanon63.8% gross, secondary
161Togo63.4% gross, secondary
162El Salvador62.1% gross, secondary
163San Marino60.4% gross, secondary
164Afghanistan59.6% gross, secondary
165Lesotho59.4% gross, secondary
166Cambodia58.8% gross, secondary
167Zambia56.8% gross, secondary
168DR Congo55.5% gross, secondary
169Comoros54.8% gross, secondary
170Zimbabwe52.4% gross, secondary
171Papua New Guinea52.1% gross, secondary
172Honduras51.8% gross, secondary
173Angola51.5% gross, secondary
174Iraq50.6% gross, secondary
175Laos50.5% gross, secondary
176Congo50.5% gross, secondary
177Guatemala49.6% gross, secondary
178Solomon Islands49.1% gross, secondary
179Rwanda48.8% gross, secondary
180Pakistan48.3% gross, secondary
181Nigeria46.9% gross, secondary
182Cameroon44.8% gross, secondary
183Senegal44.1% gross, secondary
184Eritrea44.0% gross, secondary
185Yemen43.7% gross, secondary
186Benin43.6% gross, secondary
187Sudan43.5% gross, secondary
188Mali38.9% gross, secondary
189Syria38.7% gross, secondary
190Guinea38.6% gross, secondary
191Liberia37.7% gross, secondary
192Mozambique37.2% gross, secondary
193Malawi36.6% gross, secondary
194Mauritania36.0% gross, secondary
195Guinea-Bissau34.4% gross, secondary
196Madagascar34.1% gross, secondary
197Ethiopia33.9% gross, secondary
198Burkina Faso30.0% gross, secondary
199Tanzania28.2% gross, secondary
200Uganda24.1% gross, secondary
201Chad23.5% gross, secondary
202Burundi23.1% gross, secondary
203Niger19.9% gross, secondary
204Equatorial Guinea17.8% gross, secondary
205Haiti17.2% gross, secondary
206Central African Republic15.8% gross, secondary
207Somalia3.3% gross, secondary

Top 10

The ten highest-ranked countries by school enrollment.

  1. Monaco158.5%
  2. Belgium143.0%
  3. Finland142.4%
  4. Netherlands137.5%
  5. Vanuatu134.7%
  6. Sweden132.0%
  7. Australia131.9%
  8. Ireland130.6%
  9. Denmark125.6%
  10. Saint Vincent124.9%
Top ten countries by school enrollment
NameSchool Enrollment
Monaco158.5%
Belgium143.0%
Finland142.4%
Netherlands137.5%
Vanuatu134.7%
Sweden132.0%
Australia131.9%
Ireland130.6%
Denmark125.6%
Saint Vincent124.9%

By Continent

Mean of country values within each continent — an unweighted average, so a small country counts the same as a large one.

Average school enrollment by continent
NameValueShare
Europe10620.1%
South America9818.4%
Oceania9217.4%
North America9016.9%
Asia8616.3%
Africa5710.8%

Average by continent

About This Data

Definition

Gross secondary school enrollment ratio, which can exceed 100% where pupils repeat years.

Coverage and vintage

207 of 240 countries and territories report this indicator. Each value is the latest published observation for that country — the year column shows which. The leading value is World Bank, 2024.