Ranking · 117 countries · 2017
School enrollment, secondary (% net) by country (2017) · Page 3
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 101–117 of 117 countries. Page 3 of 3.
| # | Country | Value | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Honduras HN | 43.8% | +3.0% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 102 | Guatemala GT | 43.6% | -0.7% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 103 | Comoros KM | 43% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 104 | Togo TG | 41% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 105 | Eritrea ER | 40.7% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 106 | Sierra Leone SL | 38.3% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire CI | 38% | +9.5% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 108 | Senegal SN | 37.7% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 109 | Pakistan PK | 35.4% | -1.1% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 110 | Mali ML | 29.3% | -9.8% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 111 | Burkina Faso BF | 29.1% | +3.7% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 112 | Madagascar MG | 29.1% | -3.4% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 113 | Burundi BI | 28.3% | -12.1% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 114 | Mauritania MR | 28.2% | +2.6% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 115 | Tanzania TZ | 24.6% | +2.6% | 2017 | World Bank |
| 116 | Niger NE | 20.1% | — | 2017 | World Bank |
| 117 | Central African Republic CF | 12.7% | — | 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/3