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United Kingdom - Secondary Enrollment 2021

School enrollment, secondary (% gross) · World Bank
113.68% −0.89pp from 2020 Global rank: 20th

United Kingdom's secondary enrollment was 113.68% in 2021, decreased +0.89pp from 114.57% in 2020. This was the 20th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2021▾
Secondary Enrollment by Country - 2021
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Finland 143.36% 0.2%
2nd Belgium 143.16% -5.6%
3rd Costa Rica 138.90% 4.7%
4th Sweden 138.69% 1.7%
5th Netherlands 135.96% -0.2%
6th Australia 135.53% -1.4%
7th Ireland 135.25% 0.0%
8th Denmark 131.77% 1.4%
9th St. Kitts and Nevis 123.95% 11.5%
10th Aruba 123.63% -8.5%
11th Uruguay 119.83% 2.4%
12th Norway 119.82% -0.1%
13th Spain 119.11% 1.5%
14th Portugal 118.98% 0.3%
15th Liechtenstein 118.73% -1.2%
16th New Zealand 117.60% 0.6%
17th Argentina 115.74% 3.0%
18th Iceland 115.16% 4.2%
19th Türkiye 114.15% 1.4%
20th United Kingdom 113.68% -0.8%
21st Estonia 113.01% 0.4%
22nd Poland 110.53% -1.8%
23rd Lithuania 108.51% 2.4%
24th Canada 108.34% -1.2%
25th Slovenia 108.18% -2.0%
26th European Union 107.98% -0.1%
27th Gambia, The 107.03% 135.0%
28th Chile 106.67% 2.9%
29th Brazil 106.65% 2.4%
30th Luxembourg 106.48% -0.6%
31st South Africa 106.44% 2.8%
32nd Georgia 106.20% -1.7%
33rd Tonga 106.14% 17.3%
34th Croatia 105.88% 0.3%
35th Latvia 105.81% -0.1%
36th Dominica 105.54% 0.3%
37th Greece 104.78% 1.1%
38th France 104.52% 0.0%
39th Saudi Arabia 104.28% -0.1%
40th Switzerland 103.61% -0.6%
41st Barbados 103.57% -0.7%
42nd United Arab Emirates 103.21% 4.1%
43rd Malta 103.09% 0.2%
44th Colombia 102.99% 1.5%
45th Seychelles 102.95% 0.7%
46th Singapore 102.95% -0.2%
47th Cyprus 102.50% 1.1%
48th Austria 102.31% 0.6%
49th Palau 102.28% -36.4%
50th Japan 102.16% -0.7%
51st Czechia 102.09% 2.8%
52nd Italy 101.83% 0.0%
53rd Peru 101.59% 1.4%
54th Gibraltar 101.48% 1.0%
55th Germany 101.20% -0.1%
56th United States 101.19% 0.7%
57th Grenada 100.99% -3.2%
58th Belarus 100.42% -0.2%
59th Hong Kong SAR, China 100.16% -0.3%
60th Cuba 100.02% -1.5%
61st Hungary 99.70% -2.3%
62nd Bulgaria 98.71% -2.6%
63rd Mongolia 98.33% 3.1%
64th Mexico 98.32% -4.2%
65th Korea 98.07% 1.0%
66th Andorra 98.04% 0.9%
67th Turks and Caicos Islands 98.00% 7.5%
68th Indonesia 97.84% 0.9%
69th Albania 97.67% 1.8%
70th Uzbekistan 97.26% 8.0%
71st Cabo Verde 97.01% -1.3%
72nd Israel 96.93% 0.8%
73rd Moldova 96.59% 0.4%
74th Qatar 95.67% -9.6%
75th Marshall Islands 94.73% 1.9%
76th Ecuador 94.59% 0.6%
77th Kazakhstan 94.31% 2.6%
78th Oman 94.29% -0.3%
79th Fiji 93.96% 2.6%
80th Montenegro 93.16% 0.9%
81st Viet Nam 92.77% -0.5%
82nd Bhutan 92.52% 3.1%
83rd Kyrgyz Republic 92.51% 0.4%
84th Serbia 92.38% 0.1%
85th Russian Federation 92.17% 0.6%
86th Armenia 91.49% 3.4%
87th Azerbaijan 91.41% 0.0%
88th Tajikistan 91.28% 0.4%
89th Slovak Republic 91.09% 0.3%
90th West Bank and Gaza 91.01% 0.8%
91st Bolivia, Plurinational State of 90.41% 1.7%
92nd Jordan 90.06% -0.2%
93rd Turkmenistan 89.93% 3.6%
94th Sri Lanka 89.83% -6.3%
95th Brunei Darussalam 89.60% 3.4%
96th Tuvalu 88.88% 15.3%
97th Belize 88.82% 3.1%
98th Macao SAR, China 88.55% 0.0%
99th Kiribati 87.14% 5.1%
100th Guyana 86.70% -0.3%
101st Romania 86.20% -0.3%
102nd Philippines 85.87% -2.4%
103rd Jamaica 85.81% 5.2%
104th Bosnia and Herzegovina 85.68% 0.1%
105th Cayman Islands 85.46% 1.6%
106th Paraguay 84.79% -1.0%
107th Thailand 84.66% 2.8%
108th Ukraine 84.65% 0.3%
109th North Macedonia 84.16% 2.1%
110th Nepal 83.92% -1.6%
111th Namibia 83.33% 0.5%
112th Egypt, Arab Republic of 81.88% 2.8%
113th India 80.84% 3.7%
114th Morocco 80.74% 0.5%
115th Kenya 80.38% 7.9%
116th Ghana 76.21% 3.0%
117th Dominican Republic 75.70% -5.4%
118th British Virgin Islands 75.20% 1.7%
119th Malaysia 74.96% 2.3%
120th Sierra Leone 73.43% 17.4%
121st Bahamas, The 72.64% -7.5%
122nd Botswana 70.63% -9.2%
123rd Lebanon 67.51% 2.5%
124th Bangladesh 66.83% 0.6%
125th Suriname 65.63% -10.2%
126th El Salvador 64.98% -0.3%
127th Togo 63.07% 3.8%
128th Vanuatu 62.94% 6.4%
129th San Marino 61.01% -1.4%
130th Lao PDR 59.85% -4.2%
131st Côte d'Ivoire 57.14% 3.1%
132nd Congo, Democratic Republic of 55.36% 31.3%
133rd Honduras 54.50% -6.7%
134th Cambodia 54.28% 4.7%
135th Angola 53.14% -2.4%
136th Guatemala 48.16% -7.0%
137th Papua New Guinea 45.85% 2.9%
138th Cameroon 45.53% -25.9%
139th Nigeria 45.44% 3.0%
140th Senegal 45.17% 0.9%
141st Benin 44.27% 0.7%
142nd Rwanda 44.18% 0.2%
143rd Pakistan 40.26% 3.9%
144th Syrian Arab Republic 39.46% 1.0%
145th Burkina Faso 38.15% -2.8%
146th Malawi 35.89% -13.4%
147th Madagascar 34.13% 4.0%
148th Tanzania 28.23% -8.7%
149th Chad 23.15% 14.7%
Source: World Bank (SE.SEC.ENRR)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's secondary enrollment in 2021?▾

United Kingdom's secondary enrollment in 2021 was 113.68%. This ranked 20th globally.

How did United Kingdom's secondary enrollment change in 2021?▾

United Kingdom's secondary enrollment decreased by 0.8% in 2021 compared to 2020.

Which country had the highest secondary enrollment in 2021?▾

Finland had the highest secondary enrollment in 2021 at 143.36%.

What is the secondary enrollment of United Kingdom in 2021?▾

The secondary enrollment of United Kingdom in 2021 was 113.68%. This ranked 20th globally.

How does 2021 compare to 2020 for United Kingdom's secondary enrollment?▾

United Kingdom's secondary enrollment went from 114.57% in 2020 to 113.68% in 2021, a 0.8% decrease.

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