Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) by country
Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and...
Countries reporting
191
Highest
100.0%
Afghanistan
Lowest
65.8%
Suriname
Median
100.0%
Years covered
24
1997–2020
Data points
4,344
What the numbers show
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Afghanistan; the lowest is 65.8% in Suriname.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 98.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 30.4%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 15.4%).
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled … general: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Albania | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burundi | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bolivia | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Botswana | 100.0% | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 100.0% | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Colombia | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Comoros | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 100.0% | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2018 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ecuador | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Eritrea | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Micronesia (country) | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ghana | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gambia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 100.0% | 2015 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Indonesia | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | India | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 100.0% | 2007 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cambodia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kiribati | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2012 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Liberia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Macao | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Moldova | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mali | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Myanmar | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritania | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nepal | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nauru | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Philippines | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 100.0% | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2018 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Rwanda | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 1 | Sudan | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2018 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | El Salvador | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Syria | 100.0% | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | East Timor | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tonga | 100.0% | 2015 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 1 | Turkey | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Venezuela | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2018 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 1 | Vietnam | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Yemen | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 100.0% | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 100.0% | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 126 | Brazil | 100.0% | 2018 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 127 | Nicaragua | 99.9% | 2010 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 128 | Malaysia | 99.9% | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 129 | Chad | 99.9% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 130 | Hungary | 99.9% | 2018 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 131 | Tanzania | 99.7% | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 132 | Iran | 99.7% | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 133 | Oman | 99.7% | 2019 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 134 | Israel | 99.7% | 2018 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 135 | Laos | 99.6% | 2019 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 136 | Guinea | 99.6% | 2014 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 137 | Benin | 99.5% | 2016 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 138 | Latvia | 99.5% | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 139 | Czechia | 99.4% | 2018 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 140 | Burkina Faso | 99.3% | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 141 | Madagascar | 99.1% | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 142 | United Arab Emirates | 99.1% | 2017 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 143 | Eswatini | 98.9% | 2016 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 144 | Lesotho | 98.9% | 2017 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 145 | Angola | 98.9% | 2016 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 146 | Spain | 98.7% | 2018 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 147 | Greece | 98.5% | 2018 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 148 | Togo | 98.5% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 149 | Niger | 98.4% | 2017 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 150 | Mozambique | 98.2% | 2017 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 151 | Tunisia | 98.0% | 2018 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 152 | Vanuatu | 97.9% | 2015 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 153 | Lithuania | 97.9% | 2018 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 154 | Malta | 97.7% | 2018 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 155 | Monaco | 97.6% | 2020 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 156 | Slovakia | 97.6% | 2018 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 157 | Chile | 97.6% | 2018 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 158 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 97.5% | 2015 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 159 | Estonia | 97.4% | 2018 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 160 | Central African Republic | 97.1% | 2017 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 161 | Guyana | 97.1% | 2012 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 162 | Egypt | 96.7% | 2019 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 163 | Cote d'Ivoire | 96.7% | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 164 | Peru | 96.6% | 2019 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 165 | Cuba | 96.2% | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 166 | Morocco | 95.9% | 2019 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 167 | Germany | 95.4% | 2018 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 168 | Congo | 94.7% | 2012 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 169 | Bulgaria | 94.6% | 2018 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 170 | Senegal | 94.5% | 2019 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 94.2% | 2018 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 172 | Netherlands | 93.8% | 2018 | up 30.4% | flat |
| 173 | Belize | 93.6% | 2019 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 174 | Trinidad and Tobago | 93.6% | 2009 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 175 | Portugal | 93.5% | 2018 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 176 | Maldives | 93.1% | 2019 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 177 | Aruba | 93.1% | 2012 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 178 | Lebanon | 92.2% | 2019 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 179 | Algeria | 92.2% | 2011 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 180 | Croatia | 89.5% | 2018 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 181 | Mauritius | 89.1% | 2019 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 182 | Paraguay | 89.0% | 2016 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 183 | Honduras | 85.9% | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 184 | United Kingdom | 84.6% | 2018 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 185 | Ireland | 83.2% | 2018 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 186 | Costa Rica | 80.8% | 2019 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 187 | Belgium | 80.5% | 2018 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 188 | Uruguay | 79.5% | 2018 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 189 | Cameroon | 79.4% | 2016 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 190 | Mexico | 76.9% | 2018 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 191 | Suriname | 65.8% | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 100.0%
- South Asia 100.0%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 100.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 100.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 100.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 100.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 99.9%
- East Asia & Pacific 99.8%
- Pacific island small states 99.8%
- Late-demographic dividend 99.7%
- Least developed countries 99.5%
- Low income 99.4%
- IDA only 99.3%
- Lower middle income 99.1%
- Other small states 98.9%
- IDA total 98.9%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 98.8%
- Low & middle income 98.8%
- IDA & IBRD total 98.8%
- IBRD only 98.7%
- Middle income 98.7%
- World 98.6%
- Early-demographic dividend 98.4%
- Upper middle income 98.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 98.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 98.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 98.2%
- Small states 98.1%
- Europe & Central Asia 98.0%
- Pre-demographic dividend 97.9%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 97.9%
- IDA blend 97.8%
- Post-demographic dividend 97.6%
- High income 97.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 97.5%
- Arab World 97.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 97.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 97.1%
- Euro area 97.0%
- European Union 95.8%
About this data
Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.