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Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) by country

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/

Countries reporting
186
Highest
35.43 million number
India
Lowest
137 number
Tuvalu
Median
115,333 number
Years covered
41
1980–2020
Data points
4,332

What the numbers show

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 35.43 million number in India; the lowest is 137 number in Tuvalu.

The median across all reporting countries is 115,333 number, and the mean is 726,539 number.

Over the past decade 123 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Sao Tome and Principe (up 532.5%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 44.3%).

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 35.43 million number 2019 up 37.9% rising
2 China 20.70 million number 2019 down 9.1% rising
3 United States 6.25 million number 2018 — rising
4 Indonesia 5.63 million number 2018 up 48.3% rising
5 Brazil 4.61 million number 2018 up 10.7% rising
6 Bangladesh 3.66 million number 2019 up 50.2% rising
7 Pakistan 3.46 million number 2019 up 51.6% rising
8 Turkey 2.99 million number 2018 up 86.8% rising
9 Mexico 2.78 million number 2018 up 49.9% rising
10 Nigeria 2.42 million number 2016 up 58.4% rising
11 Egypt 2.08 million number 2019 up 71.7% rising
12 Japan 1.85 million number 2018 down 2.6% falling
13 United Kingdom 1.76 million number 2018 up 16.3% rising
14 Russia 1.54 million number 2018 down 19.1% falling
15 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.53 million number 2015 up 56.7% rising
16 Thailand 1.50 million number 2019 up 63.4% rising
17 Italy 1.48 million number 2018 up 1.2% rising
18 South Africa 1.39 million number 2018 up 1.3% rising
19 France 1.39 million number 2018 up 2.4% flat
20 Germany 1.33 million number 2018 down 13.8% falling
21 Iran 1.31 million number 2017 down 37.1% falling
22 Philippines 1.29 million number 2018 up 121.3% rising
23 Saudi Arabia 887,518 number 2019 up 20.0% rising
24 Argentina 875,717 number 2017 up 31.8% rising
25 Spain 854,930 number 2018 up 61.8% falling
26 Kenya 815,261 number 2009 up 109.4% rising
27 South Korea 810,894 number 2018 down 19.9% falling
28 Nepal 759,022 number 2019 up 47.8% rising
29 Uzbekistan 738,528 number 2019 down 6.8% rising
30 Canada 719,840 number 2018 down 24.0% rising
31 Afghanistan 713,477 number 2018 up 161.5% rising
32 Poland 671,825 number 2018 down 19.1% falling
33 Colombia 647,412 number 2018 up 9.8% rising
34 Sri Lanka 635,512 number 2018 up 5.6% rising
35 Ghana 610,281 number 2019 up 100.8% rising
36 Malaysia 606,715 number 2019 up 23.4% rising
37 Morocco 567,056 number 2019 up 28.4% rising
38 Algeria 552,212 number 2010 up 40.1% rising
39 Australia 548,725 number 2018 — rising
40 Peru 533,917 number 2019 up 17.7% rising
41 Sudan 524,134 number 2017 up 65.8% rising
42 Myanmar 515,971 number 2018 up 65.5% rising
43 Chile 515,352 number 2018 up 2.0% rising
44 Ecuador 455,523 number 2018 up 90.6% rising
45 Yemen 454,269 number 2016 up 8.5% rising
46 Iraq 418,637 number 2007 up 85.9% rising
47 Netherlands 413,216 number 2018 up 17.0% rising
48 Venezuela 408,151 number 2017 up 23.7% rising
49 Ethiopia 405,735 number 2015 up 239.9% rising
50 Bolivia 402,137 number 2018 up 23.2% rising
51 Romania 369,625 number 2018 down 28.8% falling
52 Cameroon 368,379 number 2016 up 260.2% rising
53 Belgium 354,885 number 2018 down 14.3% rising
54 Cote d'Ivoire 331,695 number 2019 up 40.8% rising
55 Ukraine 312,326 number 2019 down 44.3% falling
56 Angola 279,055 number 2016 up 135.9% volatile
57 Sweden 270,694 number 2018 up 34.2% rising
58 Zimbabwe 254,169 number 2013 up 27.3% rising
59 Kazakhstan 249,194 number 2019 down 11.1% falling
60 Tunisia 234,565 number 2016 down 15.7% rising
61 Mozambique 221,947 number 2017 up 497.8% volatile
62 Hungary 214,173 number 2018 down 12.5% falling
63 Cuba 207,844 number 2019 down 1.0% rising
64 Israel 205,533 number 2018 up 11.6% rising
65 Guatemala 204,944 number 2019 up 32.1% rising
66 Mali 204,517 number 2018 up 69.7% rising
67 Portugal 202,447 number 2018 up 42.0% falling
68 Syria 201,301 number 2013 down 0.1% rising
69 Czechia 198,561 number 2018 down 16.7% falling
70 Madagascar 197,304 number 2019 up 92.1% rising
71 Switzerland 187,852 number 2018 up 14.3% rising
72 Dominican Republic 187,119 number 2019 down 29.2% rising
73 Austria 183,989 number 2018 down 11.1% falling
74 Greece 181,042 number 2018 up 1.7% falling
75 Senegal 177,695 number 2019 up 127.2% volatile
76 Finland 172,761 number 2018 up 53.5% rising
77 Burkina Faso 167,589 number 2019 up 190.3% volatile
78 Cambodia 167,545 number 2008 up 208.9% rising
79 Benin 167,209 number 2016 up 242.0% volatile
80 Azerbaijan 165,870 number 2019 — rising
81 Bulgaria 151,830 number 2018 down 12.9% falling
82 Denmark 148,007 number 2018 up 22.6% rising
83 Guinea 141,083 number 2014 up 137.1% volatile
84 Paraguay 137,949 number 2016 up 32.8% rising
85 Burundi 137,693 number 2019 up 256.6% volatile
86 Norway 134,588 number 2018 up 8.2% rising
87 Tajikistan 134,392 number 2012 up 35.3% rising
88 Serbia 128,759 number 2019 down 10.2% falling
89 United Arab Emirates 123,322 number 2017 — volatile
90 Chad 122,671 number 2019 up 36.7% volatile
91 Rwanda 121,776 number 2019 up 105.8% volatile
92 Laos 118,545 number 2019 up 32.8% rising
93 Ireland 117,043 number 2018 up 66.8% rising
94 Togo 113,623 number 2017 up 131.9% volatile
95 New Zealand 112,914 number 2018 down 11.6% rising
96 Palestine 108,140 number 2019 up 59.3% rising
97 Honduras 107,793 number 2019 up 25.1% rising
98 El Salvador 105,684 number 2018 up 17.8% rising
99 Jordan 105,584 number 2019 up 13.2% rising
100 Belarus 104,717 number 2018 down 26.9% falling
101 Costa Rica 97,013 number 2019 up 65.9% rising
102 Slovakia 94,242 number 2018 down 33.3% falling
103 Sierra Leone 94,187 number 2017 — rising
104 Hong Kong 90,008 number 2019 down 32.1% falling
105 Malawi 88,892 number 2019 up 47.1% rising
106 Tanzania 87,647 number 2019 up 67.9% volatile
107 Niger 87,590 number 2017 up 341.5% volatile
108 Lebanon 87,210 number 2019 up 4.4% rising
109 Kyrgyzstan 80,963 number 2019 up 0.6% flat
110 Uruguay 80,215 number 2018 up 62.1% rising
111 Croatia 79,006 number 2018 down 14.4% falling
112 Georgia 71,280 number 2019 up 6.4% rising
113 Nicaragua 65,811 number 2010 up 46.6% rising
114 Albania 62,177 number 2019 down 8.9% rising
115 Mongolia 60,347 number 2015 up 28.1% rising
116 Bosnia and Herzegovina 58,821 number 2019 down 21.3% falling
117 Panama 58,209 number 2017 up 22.1% rising
118 Puerto Rico 54,258 number 2018 down 16.8% falling
119 Kuwait 51,864 number 2012 down 1.1% rising
120 Liberia 49,298 number 2015 up 55.3% rising
121 Oman 47,495 number 2019 down 41.2% volatile
122 Slovenia 46,982 number 2018 up 1.3% falling
123 Singapore 45,189 number 2018 down 27.5% rising
124 Eritrea 44,913 number 2018 down 10.6% rising
125 Armenia 41,186 number 2019 down 18.9% falling
126 Jamaica 41,160 number 2019 down 18.8% rising
127 Mauritania 38,738 number 2019 up 63.6% rising
128 North Macedonia 37,818 number 2018 down 25.3% falling
129 Lithuania 36,231 number 2018 down 29.8% falling
130 East Timor 34,011 number 2019 up 81.1% rising
131 Moldova 33,400 number 2019 down 34.4% falling
132 Mauritius 31,270 number 2019 down 5.8% rising
133 Latvia 31,098 number 2018 down 36.6% falling
134 Qatar 28,640 number 2019 up 84.8% rising
135 Bahrain 25,074 number 2019 up 35.1% rising
136 Botswana 22,936 number 2008 up 14.1% rising
137 Estonia 22,298 number 2018 down 20.9% falling
138 Central African Republic 19,024 number 2017 up 37.1% rising
139 Eswatini 19,012 number 2016 up 67.0% rising
140 Fiji 17,414 number 2012 up 11.6% rising
141 Namibia 15,622 number 2007 up 23.8% rising
142 Lesotho 15,578 number 2017 up 44.2% rising
143 Guyana 14,755 number 2012 up 45.1% rising
144 Cyprus 14,635 number 2018 down 10.1% rising
145 Montenegro 14,578 number 2019 down 8.5% falling
146 Brunei 14,553 number 2019 up 24.0% rising
147 Luxembourg 13,058 number 2018 up 31.9% rising
149 Iceland 11,482 number 2018 up 9.0% rising
150 Comoros 11,035 number 2018 up 40.7% rising
151 Bhutan 10,571 number 2018 up 88.7% volatile
152 Cape Verde 9,442 number 2018 down 15.5% rising
153 Malta 9,153 number 2018 up 46.3% rising
154 Samoa 7,969 number 2016 up 11.2% rising
155 Solomon Islands 7,502 number 2012 up 108.3% rising
156 Macao 6,555 number 2019 down 26.7% rising
157 Bahamas 6,309 number 2018 down 19.7% flat
158 Suriname 5,696 number 2015 up 12.3% rising
159 Belize 4,561 number 2019 up 38.7% rising
160 Sao Tome and Principe 4,257 number 2017 up 532.5% volatile
161 Barbados 4,005 number 2019 down 1.4% falling
162 Equatorial Guinea 2,795 number 2005 up 82.3% rising
163 Vanuatu 2,666 number 2015 down 14.4% rising
164 Aruba 2,455 number 2012 up 47.3% rising
165 Saint Lucia 2,379 number 2019 down 8.9% rising
166 Kiribati 2,221 number 2008 up 58.8% rising
167 Maldives 1,794 number 2019 up 9.6% volatile
168 Grenada 1,728 number 2018 up 5.3% falling
169 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,651 number 2018 down 1.1% rising
170 Marshall Islands 1,487 number 2019 down 1.2% falling
171 Antigua and Barbuda 1,425 number 2018 up 41.8% rising
172 Tonga 1,396 number 2015 down 25.7% falling
173 Seychelles 1,388 number 2019 down 9.5% rising
174 Bermuda 997 number 2015 down 14.1% falling
175 Liechtenstein 888.5 number 2018 up 4.7% rising
176 Cayman Islands 807 number 2018 up 11.9% rising
176 Dominica 807 number 2019 down 26.0% rising
178 Monaco 798 number 2020 up 20.9% rising
179 Andorra 786 number 2019 up 58.5% rising
180 Saint Kitts and Nevis 778 number 2016 up 17.9% rising
181 Palau 559 number 2014 up 3.9% rising
182 Gibraltar 427 number 2019 down 0.7% rising
183 Turks and Caicos Islands 398 number 2018 up 59.8% rising
184 San Marino 386 number 2019 down 44.2% rising
185 British Virgin Islands 323 number 2018 up 19.6% rising
186 Nauru 216 number 2019 up 122.7% volatile
187 Tuvalu 137 number 2019 up 2.2% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 4,332 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/