Ranking · 117 countries · 2017
School enrollment, secondary (% net) by country (2017) · Page 2
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
The table
Country ranking
Rank · country · value · change on the same period a year earlier · source. Values in %.
Ranks 51–100 of 117 countries. Page 2 of 3.
| # | Country | Value | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Antigua and Barbuda AG | 87.7% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 52 | Grenada GD | 87.7% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 53 | Turkiye TR | 87.2% | +2.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 54 | Palestine PS | 87.2% | +2.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 55 | Austria AT | 87% | -0.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 56 | Albania AL | 86.7% | +0.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 57 | Liechtenstein LI | 85.9% | -5.8% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 58 | Peru PE | 85.6% | +3.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 59 | Ecuador EC | 85.3% | -0.7% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 60 | Switzerland CH | 85.3% | -0.6% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 61 | Germany DE | 85.3% | -0.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 62 | Slovakia SK | 84.8% | -0.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 63 | Mauritius MU | 84.5% | +0.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 64 | Macao, China MO | 84.4% | +3.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 65 | Cuba CU | 84.2% | -0.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 66 | Brunei BN | 84% | +0.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 67 | Luxembourg LU | 83.6% | -1.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan KG | 83.2% | +1.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 69 | Romania RO | 82.8% | +0.1% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 70 | Costa Rica CR | 81.9% | -0.9% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 71 | Brazil BR | 81.7% | -0.7% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 72 | Egypt EG | 81.7% | +1.1% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 73 | Iran IR | 81.4% | +1.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 74 | Mexico MX | 81.2% | -0.1% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 75 | Saint Lucia LC | 80.8% | +2.8% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 76 | Seychelles SC | 79.6% | -1.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 77 | Moldova MD | 77.9% | +1.6% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 78 | Colombia CO | 76.6% | +0.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 79 | Bolivia BO | 76.2% | -1.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 80 | Malaysia MY | 74.4% | +1.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 81 | Venezuela VE | 73.2% | -0.1% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 82 | Jamaica JM | 73.2% | +0.7% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 83 | South Africa ZA | 71.9% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 84 | Cabo Verde CV | 71.4% | -0.2% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 85 | Belize BZ | 70.3% | -2.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 86 | Dominican Republic DO | 70.3% | +2.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 87 | British Virgin Islands VG | 68.1% | -12.8% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 88 | Bhutan BT | 67.1% | +3.9% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 89 | Bahamas BS | 65.1% | -2.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 90 | Panama PA | 63.8% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 91 | Bangladesh BD | 63.7% | -2.3% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 92 | Morocco MA | 63.5% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 93 | Jordan JO | 61.9% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 94 | Timor-Leste TL | 60.6% | +6.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 95 | El Salvador SV | 60.2% | -5.9% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 96 | Laos LA | 60.1% | +2.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 97 | Myanmar MM | 59.6% | +5.9% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 98 | Nepal NP | 57.5% | +3.9% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 99 | Ghana GH | 55.4% | +0.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 100 | Afghanistan AF | 48.4% | +3.8% | 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/page/2