Secondary Enrollment - Ranking 2014
In 2014, Belgium (162.42%), Finland (147.41%), and Sweden (133.66%) ranked highest in secondary enrollment among all countries. Niger ranked lowest at 17.85%.
Data & analysis
- Monaco — 157.14
- Netherlands — 151.83
- Finland — 143.05
- St. Kitts and Nevis — 140.64
- Curaçao — 139.33
The 2025 World Bank data on secondary gross enrollment reveals a stark global educational divide. The top performers, such as Monaco at 157.1% and the Netherlands at 151.8%, represent small, high-income economies where gross rates exceed 100% due to significant enrollment of students outside the typical age cohort, including repeaters and older learners. This cluster of leaders is bound by robust public investment in education and advanced post-industrial economies that demand high skill levels. In stark contrast, Somalia, Fed. Rep. at 2.7% and Niger at 20.8% occupy the bottom, a position structurally linked to persistent poverty, political instability, and insufficient school infrastructure that prevents universal access. As the 2025 data reflects contemporary capacity, the leaderboard could be reshuffled by sustained international investment in sub-Saharan African education systems or by demographic shifts in Europe that alter the age-cohort ratios driving the top rankings.
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