Ranking · 117 countries · 2017
School enrollment, secondary (% net) by country (2017)
Kazakhstan had the highest school enrollment, secondary (% net) in 2017, at 99.8%, followed by Canada (99.8%) and Singapore (99.8%). The ranking compares 117 countries on 2017 figures from the World Bank. The Central African Republic ranked last of the 117, at 12.7%.
How this ranking is built. Indicator: School enrollment, secondary (% net) · Industry: Education · Period: 2017. Only verified actual figures for that one period are ranked, so every row is comparable; forecasts are not ranked, and world or regional totals are shown as reference, not ranked. 64 other countries have data only for other periods and are omitted.
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School enrollment, secondary (% net) by country
2017 · 12 highest of 117 countries
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2017 · %. Grey means no observation on this map. Small territories remain in the table.
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The table
Country ranking
Rank · country · value · change on the same period a year earlier · source. Values in %.
Ranks 1–50 of 117 countries. Page 1 of 3.
| # | Country | Value | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan KZ | 99.8% | +1.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 2 | Canada CA | 99.8% | +0.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 3 | Singapore SG | 99.8% | +0.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 4 | Ireland IE | 98.7% | +0.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 5 | Israel IL | 98.6% | +0.1% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 6 | Lithuania LT | 98.4% | +0.9% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 7 | South Korea KR | 98% | -0.1% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 8 | United Kingdom GB | 97.1% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 9 | Spain ES | 96.9% | +2.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 10 | New Zealand NZ | 96.9% | +0.8% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 11 | Belarus BY | 96.4% | -1.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 12 | Finland FI | 96.1% | +0.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 13 | Barbados BB | 95.9% | -0.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 14 | Slovenia SI | 95.7% | +0.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 15 | Norway NO | 95.6% | -0.1% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 16 | Cyprus CY | 95.3% | +1.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 17 | Belgium BE | 94.9% | +0.9% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 18 | France FR | 94.7% | +0.8% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 19 | Portugal PT | 94.7% | +0.8% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 20 | Italy IT | 94.7% | -0.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 21 | Estonia EE | 94.4% | +0.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 22 | Georgia GE | 94.2% | +1.9% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 23 | Poland PL | 94.1% | +0.7% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 24 | Oman OM | 94.1% | -1.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 25 | Gibraltar GI | 93.8% | +5.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 26 | Latvia LV | 93.8% | +0.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 27 | Hong Kong, China HK | 93.7% | +2.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 28 | Greece GR | 93.3% | +0.9% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 29 | Netherlands NL | 93.2% | -0.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 30 | Malta MT | 93% | +3.8% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates AE | 92.8% | +6.6% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 32 | Serbia RS | 92.5% | -0.7% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 33 | United States US | 92.5% | +0.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 34 | Croatia HR | 92.4% | +0.6% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 35 | Bahrain BH | 92.4% | -0.8% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 36 | Australia AU | 92.3% | -0.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 37 | Iceland IS | 91.3% | +1.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 38 | Denmark DK | 90.9% | +1.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 39 | Uzbekistan UZ | 90.9% | +1.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 40 | Argentina AR | 90.8% | +1.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 41 | Russia RU | 90.7% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia SA | 90.6% | +0.9% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 43 | Czechia CZ | 90.5% | -0.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 44 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VC | 90.5% | +0.8% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 45 | Montenegro ME | 89.3% | -0.8% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 46 | Hungary HU | 89.3% | +0.1% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 47 | Bulgaria BG | 89.1% | -1.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 48 | Sri Lanka LK | 89% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 49 | Chile CL | 88.7% | -0.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 50 | Uruguay UY | 88.2% | +5.9% | 2017 | World Bank |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest school enrollment, secondary (% net)?
Kazakhstan, at 99.8% in 2017, ahead of Canada (99.8%) and Singapore (99.8%), among 117 countries ranked on 2017 figures from the World Bank.
Which country has the lowest school enrollment, secondary (% net)?
The Central African Republic, at 12.7% in 2017, then Niger (20.1%).
What does this ranking measure?
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age.
Which countries are included?
117 countries with 2017 figures: Kazakhstan, Canada, Singapore, Ireland, Israel, Lithuania, South Korea, United Kingdom, Spain, New Zealand, Belarus and Finland and 105 more. 64 other countries published figures only for other periods and are left out, so every row compares the same period.
Where does the data come from?
From the World Bank. Every value links to its record, which quotes the table or sentence it was read from. Only actual figures are ranked; forecasts are left out.
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StatOrigin. (2026). School enrollment, secondary (% net) by country, 2017. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/rankings/school-enrollment-secondary-net-by-country