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United States - Secondary Enrollment 2016

School enrollment, secondary (% gross) · World Bank
98.77% +1.12pp from 2015 Global rank: 60th

United States's secondary enrollment was 98.77% in 2016, increased +1.12pp from 97.65% in 2015. This was the 60th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2016▾
Secondary Enrollment by Country - 2016
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Belgium 160.69% -2.1%
2nd Australia 155.59% -2.2%
3rd Monaco 153.59% 4.1%
4th Finland 152.47% 1.1%
5th Sweden 137.56% 0.1%
6th Gibraltar 132.33% 20.6%
7th Denmark 131.44% -1.8%
8th Spain 123.27% -1.3%
9th Thailand 122.56% -1.4%
10th Costa Rica 118.20% 2.1%
11th Iceland 117.12% -2.2%
12th Ireland 117.03% 0.0%
13th St. Kitts and Nevis 116.91% 1.2%
14th Norway 116.65% 1.2%
15th Liechtenstein 116.03% -0.1%
16th Portugal 115.49% -1.1%
17th Slovenia 115.22% 5.1%
18th New Zealand 113.69% -1.0%
19th Netherlands 112.99% -1.0%
20th Uruguay 112.03% 3.7%
21st Canada 111.61% -0.1%
22nd Estonia 111.60% 3.1%
23rd Latvia 111.30% -0.9%
24th Argentina 109.60% 1.9%
25th Poland 109.12% -0.3%
26th Türkiye 108.55% 1.2%
27th Barbados 108.31% 0.1%
28th Georgia 107.78% 1.0%
29th Hong Kong SAR, China 107.75% 0.3%
30th Singapore 107.75% -
31st European Union 107.13% -0.8%
32nd Luxembourg 106.09% 1.6%
33rd Moldova 106.05% 0.9%
34th Saudi Arabia 105.49% 2.4%
35th Grenada 105.22% -0.2%
36th Switzerland 104.10% 0.2%
37th Hungary 104.05% -0.5%
38th Greece 103.95% 0.6%
39th South Africa 103.86% -0.7%
40th Croatia 103.72% 0.7%
41st France 103.31% -0.1%
42nd Czechia 103.02% -1.7%
43rd Bulgaria 103.00% -0.9%
44th Belarus 102.97% 0.1%
45th Mexico 102.87% 1.9%
46th Brazil 102.57% 1.6%
47th Oman 102.30% 0.4%
48th Peru 102.15% 1.9%
49th Lithuania 101.82% -0.3%
50th Seychelles 101.71% 10.4%
51st Chile 101.49% 0.6%
52nd Japan 101.17% -1.0%
53rd Germany 100.85% -1.3%
54th Italy 100.74% -0.5%
55th Bahrain 100.58% 0.3%
56th Austria 100.23% -1.2%
57th Macao SAR, China 99.46% -1.5%
58th Albania 99.17% -3.2%
59th Cyprus 99.12% -0.7%
60th United States 98.77% 1.1%
61st Korea 98.72% 0.1%
62nd British Virgin Islands 98.64% -0.6%
63rd Colombia 98.42% 0.8%
64th Cabo Verde 98.25% 1.7%
65th Ecuador 98.08% -2.7%
66th Cuba 97.80% 1.8%
67th Qatar 97.44% -4.4%
68th Kazakhstan 97.05% -1.2%
69th Israel 96.79% 0.5%
70th Serbia 96.23% -0.4%
71st Russian Federation 95.84% -0.5%
72nd Malta 94.98% -0.2%
73rd Andorra 94.65% 3.7%
74th Mauritius 94.44% 0.5%
75th Sri Lanka 93.90% -0.6%
76th Uzbekistan 92.81% 0.6%
77th Slovak Republic 91.45% -0.5%
78th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 90.62% 0.0%
79th Montenegro 90.56% -1.4%
80th Kyrgyz Republic 90.49% 1.7%
81st Tunisia 90.33% 5.3%
82nd Viet Nam 90.16% 0.8%
83rd Brunei Darussalam 90.10% -2.9%
84th St. Lucia 89.67% -1.4%
85th Fiji 89.18% 1.5%
86th Romania 88.78% -2.8%
87th West Bank and Gaza 88.66% 0.3%
88th Ukraine 88.55% -2.2%
89th Jamaica 87.94% 3.0%
90th Indonesia 87.82% 0.0%
91st Belize 87.73% 7.9%
92nd Samoa 87.35% -0.2%
93rd Puerto Rico (US) 86.82% -12.4%
94th Azerbaijan 86.59% 2.1%
95th Bhutan 85.68% 0.5%
96th Bahamas, The 85.07% 11.9%
97th Marshall Islands 84.97% 2.2%
98th São Tomé and Principe 83.88% 1.8%
99th Iran, Islamic Republic of 83.33% 0.7%
100th Bosnia and Herzegovina 83.17% -3.0%
101st Philippines 82.78% 0.9%
102nd Panama 82.60% 7.8%
103rd Eswatini 82.02% 7.5%
104th Paraguay 81.87% -1.1%
105th Dominican Republic 80.09% 0.2%
106th Malaysia 79.83% -2.1%
107th Namibia 79.26% 1.3%
108th Nauru 78.67% -6.3%
109th Tuvalu 77.93% -11.1%
110th Timor-Leste 77.39% 6.0%
111th India 75.94% 1.8%
112th Egypt, Arab Republic of 75.75% 3.2%
113th Kenya 74.47% 2.6%
114th Turks and Caicos Islands 73.97% -8.7%
115th Nepal 71.77% 4.6%
116th Maldives 70.01% -4.7%
117th El Salvador 68.30% -3.4%
118th Myanmar 67.76% 18.6%
119th Ghana 67.26% 0.3%
120th Lao PDR 64.76% 4.0%
121st Bangladesh 64.17% 8.0%
122nd Cameroon 61.40% 1.5%
123rd Lebanon 59.46% 2.3%
124th Lesotho 56.84% -4.3%
125th Benin 55.29% 0.3%
126th Guatemala 54.43% -0.8%
127th Angola 54.42% 83.3%
128th Afghanistan 53.44% 0.5%
129th Honduras 51.05% 1.4%
130th Burundi 47.47% 8.0%
131st Côte d'Ivoire 46.24% 5.1%
132nd Yemen, Republic of 43.69% 2.3%
133rd Sierra Leone 42.14% 5.8%
134th Sudan 40.96% -3.7%
135th Mali 40.10% 2.8%
136th Nigeria 39.31% -10.3%
137th Rwanda 38.51% -2.3%
138th Malawi 38.18% -3.9%
139th Madagascar 36.08% -0.1%
140th Pakistan 35.86% 3.4%
141st Burkina Faso 34.93% 6.2%
142nd Mauritania 32.19% 3.2%
143rd Tanzania 25.64% -1.7%
144th Niger 22.67% 15.1%
145th Chad 22.53% 1.3%
146th Central African Republic 13.95% -10.7%
Source: World Bank (SE.SEC.ENRR)

FAQ

What was United States's secondary enrollment in 2016?▾

United States's secondary enrollment in 2016 was 98.77%. This ranked 60th globally.

How did United States's secondary enrollment change in 2016?▾

United States's secondary enrollment increased by 1.1% in 2016 compared to 2015.

Which country had the highest secondary enrollment in 2016?▾

Belgium had the highest secondary enrollment in 2016 at 160.69%.

What is the secondary enrollment of United States in 2016?▾

The secondary enrollment of United States in 2016 was 98.77%. This ranked 60th globally.

How does 2016 compare to 2015 for United States's secondary enrollment?▾

United States's secondary enrollment went from 97.65% in 2015 to 98.77% in 2016, a 1.1% increase.

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