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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
DEFINITION
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
Education Statistics > Participation > School enrollment, secondary > % gross (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Monaco :
153.38 %
2009
Education in Monaco
# 2
Australia :
149.29 %
2008
Education in Australia
# 3
Netherlands :
120.67 %
2008
Education in Netherlands
# 4
Spain :
119.92 %
2008
Education in Spain
# 5
Denmark :
119.21 %
2007
Education in Denmark
# 6
New Zealand :
118.54 %
2008
Education in New Zealand
# 7
Ireland :
114.95 %
2008
Education in Ireland
# 8
Antigua and Barbuda :
114.31 %
2008
Education in Antigua and Barbuda
# 9
France :
113.2 %
2008
Education in France
# 10
Norway :
111.58 %
2008
Education in Norway
# 11
Finland :
110.3 %
2008
Education in Finland
# 12
Iceland :
110.13 %
2008
Education in Iceland
# 13
Seychelles :
109.78 %
2008
Education in Seychelles
# 14
Liechtenstein :
108.36 %
2008
Education in Liechtenstein
# 15
Belgium :
108.34 %
2008
Education in Belgium
# 16
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
108.2 %
2008
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 17
Grenada :
107.69 %
2008
Education in Grenada
# 18
Azerbaijan :
105.62 %
2008
Education in Azerbaijan
# 19
Dominica :
104.85 %
2008
Education in Dominica
# 20
Sweden :
103.5 %
2008
Education in Sweden
# 21
Tonga :
102.74 %
2006
Education in Tonga
# 22
Guyana :
102.07 %
2008
Education in Guyana
# 23
Greece :
101.78 %
2007
Education in Greece
# 24
Germany :
101.7 %
2008
Education in Germany
# 25
Uzbekistan :
101.4 %
2008
Education in Uzbekistan
# 26
Canada :
101.34 %
2006
Education in Canada
# 27
Portugal :
101.31 %
2007
Education in Portugal
# 28
Japan :
100.89 %
2008
Education in Japan
# 29
Brazil :
100.79 %
2008
Education in Brazil
# 30
Austria :
100.04 %
2008
Education in Austria
# 31
Italy :
99.88 %
2007
Education in Italy
# 32
Poland :
99.82 %
2007
Education in Poland
# 33
Estonia :
99.34 %
2008
Education in Estonia
# 34
United Kingdom :
98.99 %
2008
Education in United Kingdom
# 35
Lithuania :
98.98 %
2008
Education in Lithuania
# 36
Cyprus :
98.33 %
2008
Education in Cyprus
# 37
Malta :
98.07 %
2007
Education in Malta
# 38
Latvia :
98.01 %
2008
Education in Latvia
# 39
Hungary :
97.42 %
2008
Education in Hungary
# 40
Palau :
96.91 %
2007
Education in Palau
# 41
Slovenia :
96.85 %
2008
Education in Slovenia
# 42
Bahrain :
96.8 %
2008
Education in Bahrain
# 43
Brunei :
96.74 %
2008
Education in Brunei
# 44
Switzerland :
96.11 %
2008
Education in Switzerland
# 45
Luxembourg :
95.99 %
2008
Education in Luxembourg
# 46
Belarus :
95.28 %
2007
Education in Belarus
# 47
Mongolia :
95.13 %
2008
Education in Mongolia
# 48
South Africa :
95.07 %
2007
Education in South Africa
# 49
Kazakhstan :
94.91 %
2009
Education in Kazakhstan
# 50
Czech Republic :
94.89 %
2008
Education in Czech Republic
# 51
Aruba :
94.8 %
2008
Education in Aruba
# 52
Saudi Arabia :
94.56 %
2008
Education in Saudi Arabia
# 53
Ukraine :
94.45 %
2008
Education in Ukraine
# 54
United States :
94.11 %
2008
Education in United States
# 55
United Arab Emirates :
93.77 %
2007
Education in United Arab Emirates
# 56
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
93.65 %
2005
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 57
Croatia :
93.6 %
2007
Education in Croatia
# 58
Libya :
93.48 %
2006
Education in Libya
# 59
Bahamas, The :
93.3 %
2008
Education in Bahamas, The
# 60
Qatar :
93.25 %
2008
Education in Qatar
# 61
Saint Lucia :
93.2 %
2008
Education in Saint Lucia
# 62
Slovakia :
92.13 %
2008
Education in Slovakia
# 63
Uruguay :
92 %
2007
Education in Uruguay
# 64
Tunisia :
91.83 %
2008
Education in Tunisia
# 65
Romania :
91.55 %
2008
Education in Romania
# 66
Cuba :
91.42 %
2008
Education in Cuba
# 67
Jamaica :
91.24 %
2008
Education in Jamaica
# 68
Netherlands Antilles :
91.07 %
2003
Education in Netherlands Antilles
# 69
Chile :
90.6 %
2007
Education in Chile
# 70
Colombia :
90.58 %
2008
Education in Colombia
# 71
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
90.17 %
2008
Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 72
Georgia :
90.02 %
2008
Education in Georgia
# 73
Israel :
89.98 %
2008
Education in Israel
# 74
Mexico :
89.86 %
2008
Education in Mexico
# 75
Kuwait :
89.82 %
2008
Education in Kuwait
# 76
Costa Rica :
89.2 %
2008
Education in Costa Rica
# 77
Peru :
89.05 %
2008
Education in Peru
# 78
Trinidad and Tobago :
88.82 %
2008
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 79
Bulgaria :
88.64 %
2008
Education in Bulgaria
# 80
Serbia and Montenegro :
88.53 %
2008
Education in Serbia and Montenegro
# 81
Jordan :
88.22 %
2008
Education in Jordan
# 82
Armenia :
88.13 %
2008
Education in Armenia
# 83
Oman :
88.12 %
2008
Education in Oman
# 84
Cayman Islands :
87.86 %
2008
Education in Cayman Islands
# 85
Moldova :
87.72 %
2008
Education in Moldova
# 86
Mauritius :
87.58 %
2008
Education in Mauritius
# 87
Sri Lanka :
87 %
2004
Education in Sri Lanka
# 88
Kiribati :
86.61 %
2007
Education in Kiribati
# 89
Turks and Caicos Islands :
85.98 %
2005
Education in Turks and Caicos Islands
# 90
Kyrgyzstan :
85.09 %
2008
Education in Kyrgyzstan
# 91
Argentina :
84.94 %
2007
Education in Argentina
# 92
Russia :
84.81 %
2008
Education in Russia
# 93
Bermuda :
84.5 %
2006
Education in Bermuda
# 94
Tajikistan :
84.43 %
2008
Education in Tajikistan
# 95
Tuvalu :
84.37 %
2001
Education in Tuvalu
# 96
Macedonia, Republic of :
83.73 %
2008
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
# 97
Maldives :
83.65 %
2006
Education in Maldives
# 98
Algeria :
83.22 %
2005
Education in Algeria
# 99
Philippines :
82.46 %
2008
Education in Philippines
# 100
Turkey :
81.96 %
2008
Education in Turkey
# 101
Bolivia :
81.85 %
2007
Education in Bolivia
# 102
Lebanon :
81.55 %
2008
Education in Lebanon
# 103
Venezuela :
81.13 %
2008
Education in Venezuela
# 104
Fiji :
80.89 %
2008
Education in Fiji
# 105
Botswana :
80.17 %
2006
Education in Botswana
# 106
Samoa :
78.26 %
2005
Education in Samoa
# 107
Barbados :
77.88 %
1971
Education in Barbados
# 108
Albania :
77.71 %
2004
Education in Albania
# 109
China :
76.09 %
2008
Education in China
# 110
Ecuador :
75.69 %
2008
Education in Ecuador
# 111
Suriname :
75.37 %
2008
Education in Suriname
# 112
Belize :
75 %
2008
Education in Belize
# 113
Dominican Republic :
74.9 %
2008
Education in Dominican Republic
# 114
Indonesia :
74.38 %
2008
Education in Indonesia
# 115
Thailand :
74.31 %
2008
Education in Thailand
# 116
Syria :
73.96 %
2008
Education in Syria
# 117
Panama :
71.23 %
2008
Education in Panama
# 118
Malaysia :
68.19 %
2007
Education in Malaysia
# 119
Nicaragua :
67.91 %
2008
Education in Nicaragua
# 120
Cape Verde :
67.73 %
2004
Education in Cape Verde
# 121
Vietnam :
66.9 %
2001
Education in Vietnam
# 122
Marshall Islands :
66.4 %
2007
Education in Marshall Islands
# 123
Namibia :
65.77 %
2008
Education in Namibia
# 124
Paraguay :
65.72 %
2007
Education in Paraguay
# 125
Honduras :
64.53 %
2008
Education in Honduras
# 126
El Salvador :
63.56 %
2008
Education in El Salvador
# 127
Bhutan :
61.71 %
2009
Education in Bhutan
# 128
Kenya :
58.33 %
2008
Education in Kenya
# 129
India :
57.03 %
2007
Education in India
# 130
Guatemala :
56.57 %
2008
Education in Guatemala
# 131
Morocco :
55.85 %
2007
Education in Morocco
# 132
Ghana :
55.16 %
2008
Education in Ghana
# 133
East Timor :
54.73 %
2005
Education in East Timor
# 134
Swaziland :
53.26 %
2007
Education in Swaziland
# 135
Gabon :
53.08 %
2002
Education in Gabon
# 136
Burma :
52.71 %
2008
Education in Burma
# 137
São Tomé and Príncipe :
51.34 %
2009
Education in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 138
Gambia, The :
50.8 %
2008
Education in Gambia, The
# 139
Iraq :
46.78 %
2005
Education in Iraq
# 140
Comoros :
45.77 %
2005
Education in Comoros
# 141
Zambia :
45.6 %
2008
Education in Zambia
# 142
Bangladesh :
44.13 %
2007
Education in Bangladesh
# 143
Laos :
43.86 %
2008
Education in Laos
# 144
Nepal :
43.49 %
2006
Education in Nepal
# 145
Congo, Republic of the :
43.14 %
2004
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 146
Togo :
41.25 %
2007
Education in Togo
# 147
Zimbabwe :
40.99 %
2006
Education in Zimbabwe
# 148
Cambodia :
40.36 %
2007
Education in Cambodia
# 149
Vanuatu :
40.08 %
2004
Education in Vanuatu
# 150
Lesotho :
39.88 %
2007
Education in Lesotho
# 151
Sudan :
37.97 %
2009
Education in Sudan
# 152
Cameroon :
37.3 %
2008
Education in Cameroon
# 153
Benin :
36.29 %
2005
Education in Benin
# 154
Guinea-Bissau :
35.85 %
2006
Education in Guinea-Bissau
# 155
Guinea :
35.8 %
2008
Education in Guinea
# 156
Mali :
34.8 %
2008
Education in Mali
# 157
Solomon Islands :
34.78 %
2007
Education in Solomon Islands
# 158
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
34.76 %
2008
Education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 159
Sierra Leone :
34.57 %
2007
Education in Sierra Leone
# 160
Ethiopia :
33.43 %
2008
Education in Ethiopia
# 161
Pakistan :
32.91 %
2008
Education in Pakistan
# 162
Liberia :
31.65 %
2008
Education in Liberia
# 163
Senegal :
30.61 %
2008
Education in Senegal
# 164
Eritrea :
30.5 %
2008
Education in Eritrea
# 165
Nigeria :
30.48 %
2007
Education in Nigeria
# 166
Madagascar :
30.06 %
2008
Education in Madagascar
# 167
Djibouti :
29.79 %
2008
Education in Djibouti
# 168
Malawi :
29.41 %
2008
Education in Malawi
# 169
Afghanistan :
28.59 %
2007
Education in Afghanistan
# 170
Haiti :
28.5 %
1997
Education in Haiti
# 171
Côte d'Ivoire :
26.27 %
2002
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
# 172
Equatorial Guinea :
26.17 %
2002
Education in Equatorial Guinea
# 173
Uganda :
25.35 %
2008
Education in Uganda
# 174
Mauritania :
24.46 %
2007
Education in Mauritania
# 175
Rwanda :
21.93 %
2008
Education in Rwanda
# 176
Mozambique :
20.55 %
2008
Education in Mozambique
# 177
Burkina Faso :
19.77 %
2009
Education in Burkina Faso
# 178
Chad :
19.02 %
2007
Education in Chad
# 179
Burundi :
17.94 %
2008
Education in Burundi
# 180
Angola :
17.32 %
2002
Education in Angola
# 181
Papua New Guinea :
12.79 %
1995
Education in Papua New Guinea
# 182
Central African Republic :
12.46 %
2008
Education in Central African Republic
# 183
Niger :
10.96 %
2008
Education in Niger
# 184
Somalia :
7.72 %
2007
Education in Somalia
# 185
Tanzania :
6.12 %
1999
Education in Tanzania
Weighted average:
74.3 %
DEFINITION: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
SOURCE: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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