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Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%) by country

Total number of students of the official age group for lower secondary education who are enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population. Divide the total number of students in the official school age range for lower secondary education who are enrolled in any level of...

Countries reporting
150
Highest
100.0%
Argentina
Lowest
35.1%
Niger
Median
95.1%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
3,712

What the numbers show

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Argentina; the lowest is 35.1% in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 95.1%, and the mean is 88.4%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 202.3%), and the largest decrease in Bahamas (down 25.5%).

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Argentina 100.0% 2017 up 2.8% rising
2 Georgia 100.0% 2019 up 2.8% rising
3 Finland 99.9% 2018 up 1.7% flat
4 Canada 99.9% 2015 — flat
5 Portugal 99.9% 2018 down 0.1% rising
6 United Kingdom 99.9% 2018 up 1.6% flat
7 Sri Lanka 99.9% 2018 up 7.1% rising
8 Lithuania 99.8% 2018 up 0.0% flat
9 Sweden 99.8% 2015 up 0.3% flat
10 Azerbaijan 99.8% 2019 up 12.2% rising
11 Iceland 99.8% 2018 up 3.0% rising
12 Russia 99.8% 2018 up 2.7% flat
13 Uruguay 99.7% 2017 up 8.8% flat
14 Cyprus 99.7% 2018 down 0.1% rising
15 Kazakhstan 99.7% 2013 up 1.1% flat
16 United States 99.7% 2018 up 0.7% flat
17 Austria 99.7% 2018 up 1.8% flat
18 Samoa 99.7% 2014 up 31.0% rising
19 Spain 99.6% 2018 up 1.0% flat
20 Norway 99.5% 2018 up 0.9% flat
21 Seychelles 99.5% 2019 — rising
22 Ireland 99.5% 2018 up 0.7% flat
23 Hong Kong 99.4% 2019 up 0.9% rising
24 United Arab Emirates 99.4% 2017 — rising
25 Denmark 99.4% 2018 up 0.1% flat
26 France 99.2% 2018 up 0.0% flat
27 Malta 99.1% 2018 up 0.1% rising
28 Belgium 99.1% 2018 up 4.8% flat
29 Croatia 99.1% 2018 down 0.0% rising
30 Switzerland 99.0% 2018 up 2.3% rising
31 Latvia 99.0% 2018 down 1.0% flat
32 Saudi Arabia 99.0% 2019 up 7.8% rising
33 Belarus 98.9% 2018 up 0.4% flat
34 New Zealand 98.8% 2018 up 1.3% flat
35 Estonia 98.8% 2018 up 3.2% flat
36 Uzbekistan 98.8% 2019 up 3.8% flat
37 Dominica 98.7% 2019 up 26.6% flat
38 Czechia 98.7% 2018 up 7.2% flat
39 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98.5% 2018 up 1.9% rising
40 Slovenia 98.4% 2018 down 0.7% flat
41 Botswana 98.4% 2003 up 11.0% rising
42 Peru 98.2% 2018 down 0.1% rising
43 Kenya 98.2% 2009 up 13.9% rising
44 Costa Rica 98.1% 2019 up 7.0% rising
45 Oman 98.0% 2019 up 2.8% rising
46 Italy 97.9% 2018 down 1.6% flat
47 Serbia 97.9% 2019 down 0.5% flat
48 Poland 97.9% 2018 up 5.4% flat
49 Kyrgyzstan 97.9% 2019 up 5.7% rising
50 Macao 97.8% 2019 up 15.5% flat
51 Zimbabwe 97.7% 2013 up 24.6% rising
52 Egypt 97.6% 2019 up 15.3% rising
53 Australia 97.5% 2018 down 1.8% flat
54 Netherlands 97.5% 2018 down 0.1% rising
55 Palestine 97.5% 2019 up 9.5% rising
56 South Korea 97.3% 2018 up 0.3% rising
57 Eswatini 97.2% 2015 up 4.7% rising
58 Brunei 96.9% 2019 down 1.8% rising
59 Hungary 96.8% 2018 up 0.0% flat
60 Grenada 96.8% 2014 down 1.8% flat
61 Vanuatu 96.6% 2015 up 10.2% rising
62 Thailand 96.4% 2009 — rising
63 Ukraine 96.4% 2014 down 1.3% flat
64 Albania 96.3% 2019 up 1.8% flat
65 Fiji 96.3% 2012 down 1.1% flat
66 Bahrain 96.3% 2019 up 6.7% flat
67 Greece 96.0% 2018 up 1.6% rising
68 Liechtenstein 96.0% 2018 up 1.4% flat
69 Luxembourg 95.7% 2018 down 1.2% rising
70 Slovakia 95.3% 2018 up 1.5% flat
71 Germany 95.3% 2018 down 2.3% falling
72 Mauritius 95.3% 2019 up 2.5% rising
73 Iran 95.3% 2017 up 5.8% rising
74 Ecuador 95.2% 2018 up 23.1% rising
75 Namibia 95.1% 2007 up 11.2% rising
76 Tonga 95.1% 2015 up 17.1% flat
77 Barbados 95.0% 2019 up 5.0% flat
78 Qatar 94.9% 2019 down 1.8% rising
79 Chile 94.7% 2018 down 1.0% flat
80 Dominican Republic 94.4% 2019 up 3.6% rising
81 Tajikistan 94.2% 2011 up 14.6% rising
82 Colombia 94.1% 2018 up 0.8% flat
83 Turkey 93.8% 2018 down 2.8% rising
84 Kuwait 93.7% 2015 down 2.8% rising
85 Aruba 92.6% 2009 down 7.2% flat
86 Montenegro 92.3% 2019 — falling
87 Mexico 92.2% 2018 down 2.5% rising
88 Maldives 91.4% 2019 — flat
89 Romania 91.1% 2018 down 4.7% flat
90 Morocco 90.6% 2019 up 25.8% rising
91 Sao Tome and Principe 90.4% 2015 up 4.6% rising
92 Saint Lucia 90.3% 2019 down 1.1% rising
93 Paraguay 90.0% 2012 up 6.4% rising
94 Belize 90.0% 2019 up 3.2% flat
95 East Timor 89.8% 2019 up 23.3% rising
96 Cuba 89.8% 2019 down 3.7% rising
97 Armenia 89.7% 2019 down 8.4% flat
98 Ghana 89.4% 2019 up 11.0% rising
99 Philippines 89.3% 2018 down 3.9% rising
100 Mongolia 89.1% 2008 up 24.8% rising
101 Bhutan 88.0% 2018 up 18.9% rising
102 Libya 87.9% 1983 up 22.0% rising
103 Panama 87.8% 2017 up 7.9% rising
104 Nicaragua 87.7% 2010 up 32.2% rising
105 Bulgaria 87.1% 2018 down 3.6% flat
106 Malaysia 86.9% 2017 down 4.6% rising
107 Cambodia 86.7% 2015 up 202.3% volatile
108 Saint Kitts and Nevis 86.6% 2012 down 8.2% flat
109 Cape Verde 86.5% 2018 down 6.7% rising
110 Bolivia 86.5% 2018 down 10.2% falling
111 Venezuela 85.9% 2017 down 8.3% rising
112 South Africa 85.6% 2018 down 6.2% flat
113 Suriname 85.0% 2015 up 21.4% falling
114 Moldova 84.5% 2019 down 4.4% falling
115 Indonesia 83.7% 2018 up 6.1% rising
116 El Salvador 83.0% 2018 down 9.3% flat
117 Lesotho 82.6% 2016 down 8.1% rising
118 Jamaica 82.1% 2019 down 13.0% falling
119 Malawi 81.4% 2019 up 1.9% flat
120 Puerto Rico 80.4% 2018 down 8.8% falling
121 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.4% 2018 down 14.2% falling
122 Cayman Islands 80.4% 2018 down 6.1% flat
123 Myanmar 79.0% 2018 up 31.7% rising
124 Togo 78.6% 2017 up 25.4% rising
125 Laos 72.4% 2019 down 4.8% rising
126 Iraq 71.9% 2007 up 45.0% flat
127 Mauritania 71.8% 2019 up 55.8% rising
128 Yemen 71.6% 2016 up 17.3% rising
129 Bahamas 70.5% 2018 down 25.5% falling
130 Tuvalu 70.5% 2019 down 13.8% falling
131 Jordan 70.5% 2019 down 21.6% falling
132 Tunisia 69.4% 1985 up 12.6% rising
133 British Virgin Islands 68.7% 2018 down 25.5% falling
134 Guatemala 67.2% 2018 down 5.6% rising
135 Burundi 66.3% 2019 up 3.2% volatile
136 Pakistan 65.1% 2016 up 69.5% rising
137 Eritrea 63.9% 2018 down 5.8% rising
138 Cameroon 63.3% 2016 — rising
139 Honduras 62.4% 2019 down 5.7% flat
140 Syria 61.9% 2013 down 22.2% rising
141 Mozambique 56.9% 2015 down 0.6% rising
142 Cote d'Ivoire 55.6% 2019 up 12.1% rising
143 Burkina Faso 53.9% 2019 up 76.3% rising
144 Ethiopia 53.0% 2015 up 2.9% rising
145 Djibouti 52.3% 2015 up 70.8% rising
146 Guinea 48.8% 2014 up 19.4% rising
147 Mali 47.2% 2018 up 0.5% rising
148 Central African Republic 44.1% 2012 — rising
149 Chad 37.8% 2019 — rising
150 Niger 35.1% 2017 up 62.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

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

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,712 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of students of the official age group for lower secondary education who are enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population. Divide the total number of students in the official school age range for lower secondary education who are enrolled in any level of education by the population of the same age group and multiply the result by 100. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER provides a measure of the proportion of children in the official relevant school age group who are enrolled in levels of education below the one intended for their age. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER for lower secondary education is due to enrolment in pre-primary or primary education. The total NER should be based on total enrolment of the official relevant school age group in any level of education for all types of schools and education institutions, including public, private and all other institutions that provide organized educational programmes.