Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 (% of population aged 15-16) by country
Countries reporting
75
Highest
1.0%
Poland, Republic of
Lowest
0.5%
Niger
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
905
What the numbers show
Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 (% of population aged 15-16) is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Poland, Republic of; the lowest is 0.5% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 12,779.0%), and the largest decrease in Gambia, The (down 22.3%).
Enrollment rate, aged 15-16: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland, Republic of | 1.0% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | Korea, Republic of | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 3 | Montenegro | 1.0% | 2013 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2005 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 5 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 6 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2014 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Chile | 1.0% | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 8 | United States | 1.0% | 2010 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 1.0% | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 10 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 1.0% | 2020 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 11 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.0% | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Georgia | 1.0% | 2020 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2021 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 14 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 15 | South Africa | 1.0% | 2020 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 16 | Brazil | 1.0% | 2021 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 17 | Bolivia | 1.0% | 2021 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 19 | Kenya | 1.0% | 2019 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia, Republic of | 1.0% | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.9% | 2020 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 0.9% | 2016 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 23 | Kosovo | 0.9% | 2017 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 24 | Mongolia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 26 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.9% | 2021 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 27 | Ecuador | 0.9% | 2021 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 28 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2021 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 29 | Panama | 0.9% | 2021 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 0.9% | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 31 | Namibia | 0.9% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 0.9% | 2013 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 33 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2021 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 34 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0.9% | 2013 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 35 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 36 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.9% | 2011 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 37 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2019 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 38 | Albania | 0.9% | 2019 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 39 | Mauritius | 0.9% | 2017 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 40 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.9% | 2019 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 41 | Paraguay | 0.9% | 2021 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2021 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 43 | Palestine | 0.9% | 2017 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 44 | Türkiye, Republic of | 0.8% | 2019 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 45 | India | 0.8% | 2019 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 46 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 0.8% | 2006 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 47 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2016 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 48 | Malawi | 0.8% | 2019 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 49 | Mexico | 0.8% | 2020 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 50 | Jamaica | 0.8% | 2002 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 51 | Togo | 0.8% | 2018 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 52 | El Salvador | 0.8% | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 53 | Ghana | 0.8% | 2016 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 54 | Uganda | 0.8% | 2016 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 55 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2021 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 56 | Nigeria | 0.8% | 2018 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 57 | Zambia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 12,779.0% | rising |
| 58 | Nepal | 0.8% | 2014 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 59 | Djibouti | 0.7% | 2017 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 60 | Morocco | 0.7% | 2013 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 61 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0.7% | 2021 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.7% | 2018 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 63 | Cambodia | 0.7% | 2012 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 64 | Senegal | 0.7% | 2018 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2014 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 66 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6% | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 67 | Guinea | 0.6% | 2018 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 68 | Gambia, The | 0.6% | 2020 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 69 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2019 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 70 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 71 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0.6% | 2012 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 72 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2019 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 73 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 74 | Mali | 0.5% | 2018 | up 26.1% | falling |
| 75 | Niger | 0.5% | 2018 | up 61.1% | flat |