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

Total number of students of the official age group for upper 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 upper secondary education who are enrolled in any level of...

Countries reporting
147
Highest
99.7%
Netherlands
Lowest
13.9%
Niger
Median
81.7%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
3,242

What the numbers show

Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 147 countries. The highest value is 99.7% in Netherlands; the lowest is 13.9% in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 81.7%, and the mean is 75.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.

Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 149.8%), and the largest decrease in Tonga (down 33.4%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Netherlands 99.7% 2018 up 2.7% flat
2 Hong Kong 99.3% 2019 up 44.4% rising
3 Portugal 99.2% 2018 up 20.6% rising
4 Kazakhstan 98.9% 2018 up 0.7% rising
5 Estonia 98.8% 2018 up 5.0% rising
6 Belarus 98.7% 2018 up 1.9% flat
7 Sweden 98.7% 2016 up 1.1% rising
8 Ireland 98.6% 2018 up 6.1% rising
9 Belgium 98.5% 2018 down 1.0% rising
10 Spain 98.3% 2018 up 13.5% rising
11 Israel 98.2% 2018 up 0.4% flat
12 Slovenia 98.2% 2018 up 7.7% rising
13 New Zealand 97.6% 2018 up 4.4% rising
14 Czechia 97.1% 2018 down 0.5% flat
15 Lithuania 97.0% 2018 up 0.6% rising
16 Grenada 96.8% 2017 up 12.1% rising
17 Saudi Arabia 96.5% 2019 up 18.5% rising
18 United States 96.4% 2018 up 6.6% rising
19 Poland 96.4% 2018 up 5.1% rising
20 Finland 96.3% 2018 up 2.5% flat
21 South Korea 96.0% 2018 up 3.1% rising
22 Latvia 95.7% 2018 up 4.1% rising
23 United Kingdom 95.6% 2018 up 5.4% rising
24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 95.5% 2016 up 39.0% rising
25 France 95.5% 2018 up 2.3% rising
26 Chile 95.4% 2018 up 7.3% rising
27 Greece 95.0% 2018 up 8.8% rising
28 Barbados 94.9% 2019 up 2.2% rising
29 Italy 94.6% 2018 up 0.8% rising
30 Georgia 94.4% 2019 down 0.1% rising
31 Ukraine 94.1% 2014 down 3.2% flat
32 Canada 93.9% 2018 up 9.2% rising
33 Costa Rica 93.7% 2019 up 16.7% rising
34 Cyprus 93.5% 2018 down 1.8% rising
35 Norway 92.4% 2018 down 2.5% flat
36 Australia 92.1% 2018 — rising
37 Peru 91.6% 2019 up 15.9% rising
38 Qatar 91.1% 2010 up 35.3% rising
39 Aruba 90.6% 2009 down 2.1% flat
40 Austria 90.4% 2018 down 5.7% flat
41 Malta 90.2% 2018 up 44.1% rising
42 Samoa 90.1% 2016 up 10.7% rising
43 Oman 90.1% 2019 up 9.4% rising
44 Denmark 89.7% 2018 up 4.9% rising
45 Argentina 89.6% 2017 up 11.4% rising
46 Armenia 89.5% 2019 up 0.4% rising
47 Slovakia 89.1% 2018 down 1.0% flat
48 Uruguay 88.2% 2017 up 18.0% rising
49 United Arab Emirates 88.1% 2017 — rising
50 Hungary 87.9% 2018 down 3.9% rising
51 Bulgaria 87.9% 2018 up 6.5% rising
52 Serbia 87.7% 2019 up 4.3% rising
53 Macao 87.3% 2019 up 21.7% rising
54 Bahrain 87.3% 2019 up 4.8% rising
55 Antigua and Barbuda 87.2% 2018 up 1.3% flat
56 Iceland 87.0% 2018 up 4.6% rising
57 Croatia 86.2% 2018 down 0.3% rising
58 Germany 86.1% 2018 down 8.5% falling
59 Uzbekistan 85.7% 2019 up 14.7% rising
60 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 84.9% 2018 down 5.7% rising
61 Brazil 84.9% 2011 down 5.2% flat
62 Liechtenstein 84.3% 2018 down 6.5% flat
63 Botswana 83.9% 2003 up 9.3% volatile
64 Eswatini 83.8% 2015 up 6.5% rising
65 Puerto Rico 83.2% 2018 up 19.4% rising
66 Turkey 83.0% 2018 up 25.7% rising
67 Sao Tome and Principe 82.7% 2015 up 119.1% rising
68 Cuba 82.3% 2019 down 1.9% rising
69 Brunei 82.3% 2019 down 2.5% rising
70 Albania 82.0% 2019 up 0.5% rising
71 Switzerland 81.9% 2018 down 0.1% rising
72 Seychelles 81.9% 2019 up 41.5% rising
73 Dominica 81.7% 2019 up 20.9% falling
74 Kuwait 81.7% 2015 down 11.4% flat
75 Luxembourg 80.6% 2018 down 2.3% flat
76 Ecuador 80.3% 2018 up 43.1% rising
77 Romania 80.1% 2018 — flat
78 Philippines 79.5% 2015 up 14.0% rising
79 South Africa 79.4% 2018 up 8.4% rising
80 Saint Lucia 79.3% 2019 up 0.1% rising
81 Thailand 79.1% 2015 up 71.1% rising
82 Mauritius 79.0% 2019 down 1.5% rising
83 Colombia 79.0% 2018 up 9.6% rising
84 Bolivia 78.8% 2018 down 5.0% flat
85 Mongolia 78.0% 2006 up 82.2% rising
86 Dominican Republic 78.0% 2019 up 10.9% rising
87 Indonesia 77.5% 2018 up 38.1% rising
88 Venezuela 76.6% 2017 up 13.6% rising
89 Egypt 76.6% 2019 up 6.7% rising
90 Jamaica 76.4% 2019 up 6.2% rising
91 East Timor 75.8% 2019 up 25.9% rising
92 Cayman Islands 75.3% 2018 down 3.4% falling
93 Palestine 74.6% 2019 down 0.5% rising
94 Fiji 74.3% 2012 up 28.0% rising
95 Mexico 73.9% 2018 up 28.5% rising
96 Iran 73.8% 2017 down 0.3% flat
97 Cape Verde 73.3% 2018 up 12.1% rising
98 Bhutan 72.3% 2018 up 42.7% rising
99 Kyrgyzstan 72.2% 2019 up 0.1% falling
100 Morocco 72.1% 2019 up 39.7% rising
101 Ghana 72.1% 2019 up 21.5% rising
102 Guyana 70.3% 2012 — rising
103 Kenya 68.9% 2009 up 31.5% rising
104 Paraguay 68.4% 2016 up 13.4% rising
105 Turks and Caicos Islands 68.0% 2018 down 13.3% flat
106 Bahamas 67.5% 2018 down 29.0% falling
107 El Salvador 66.1% 2018 up 4.6% rising
108 Lesotho 66.1% 2016 up 2.7% rising
109 Moldova 64.7% 2019 down 2.5% rising
110 Nicaragua 64.4% 2010 up 33.7% rising
111 Belize 63.8% 2019 up 11.3% rising
112 Malaysia 63.2% 2017 down 0.8% flat
113 Suriname 62.1% 2015 up 12.0% flat
114 Tonga 62.0% 2015 down 33.4% falling
115 Bangladesh 61.7% 2018 up 56.5% rising
116 Namibia 61.1% 2007 down 1.9% falling
117 Tajikistan 61.0% 2011 up 26.6% rising
118 British Virgin Islands 60.4% 2018 down 31.4% flat
119 Myanmar 57.3% 2018 up 44.4% rising
120 Panama 56.4% 2017 down 8.9% rising
121 Vanuatu 56.3% 2015 up 121.8% volatile
122 Laos 56.2% 2019 up 5.5% rising
123 Jordan 54.1% 2019 down 17.1% falling
124 Zimbabwe 52.2% 2013 up 31.0% rising
125 Eritrea 51.3% 2018 up 35.3% rising
126 Iraq 50.6% 2007 up 68.3% rising
127 Tuvalu 50.1% 2019 up 4.2% rising
128 Cameroon 45.9% 2015 — rising
129 Pakistan 45.8% 2016 up 90.0% rising
130 Afghanistan 44.1% 2018 up 141.1% rising
131 Honduras 43.9% 2019 down 4.0% flat
132 Cambodia 43.9% 2008 up 149.8% rising
133 Yemen 43.6% 2016 up 14.5% rising
134 Cote d'Ivoire 41.7% 2019 up 35.4% rising
135 Guatemala 40.8% 2018 up 12.9% rising
136 Mauritania 38.9% 2019 up 73.9% rising
137 Burundi 35.3% 2019 up 58.3% rising
138 Burkina Faso 33.9% 2019 up 140.9% rising
139 Djibouti 33.7% 2015 up 72.3% rising
140 Syria 33.6% 2013 up 2.3% rising
141 Guinea 32.5% 2014 up 40.0% rising
142 Mozambique 31.1% 2015 up 5.5% rising
143 Malawi 31.0% 2019 down 2.4% rising
144 Ethiopia 26.0% 2015 up 42.5% rising
145 Mali 24.9% 2018 up 1.6% rising
146 Chad 22.1% 2019 — rising
147 Niger 13.9% 2017 up 119.8% 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
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,242 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of students of the official age group for upper 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 upper 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 upper 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. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/