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United States - Secondary Enrollment 2020

School enrollment, secondary (% gross) · World Bank
100.51% +0.45pp from 2019 Global rank: 58th

United States's secondary enrollment was 100.51% in 2020, increased +0.45pp from 100.06% in 2019. This was the 58th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2020▾
Secondary Enrollment by Country - 2020
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Palau 160.80% 48.4%
2nd Belgium 151.73% -3.1%
3rd Finland 143.12% -1.0%
4th Australia 137.49% -4.6%
5th Sweden 136.43% -0.2%
6th Netherlands 136.28% 18.7%
7th Ireland 135.22% -2.1%
8th Aruba 135.12% -3.0%
9th Costa Rica 132.68% -0.1%
10th Denmark 130.00% 0.5%
11th Curaçao 129.47% 50.0%
12th Liechtenstein 120.23% 0.9%
13th Norway 119.94% 0.4%
14th Portugal 118.68% -0.7%
15th Spain 117.37% -1.0%
16th Uruguay 116.99% -2.4%
17th New Zealand 116.89% -2.8%
18th United Kingdom 114.57% -2.2%
19th Poland 112.58% 2.6%
20th Estonia 112.53% 0.2%
21st Türkiye 112.53% 0.6%
22nd Argentina 112.38% 1.7%
23rd St. Kitts and Nevis 111.20% -6.5%
24th Iceland 110.49% -1.4%
25th Slovenia 110.36% -0.9%
26th Canada 109.63% -1.2%
27th European Union 108.12% 0.8%
28th Georgia 108.07% -3.4%
29th Luxembourg 107.08% 0.1%
30th Lithuania 105.99% 2.0%
31st Latvia 105.96% -1.5%
32nd Qatar 105.87% 0.7%
33rd Croatia 105.59% 0.4%
34th Dominica 105.18% -0.4%
35th France 104.57% 0.5%
36th Saudi Arabia 104.41% 0.3%
37th Barbados 104.32% -1.7%
38th Grenada 104.30% -5.5%
39th Switzerland 104.21% 0.1%
40th Brazil 104.13% 0.2%
41st Chile 103.69% -0.7%
42nd Greece 103.62% -2.7%
43rd South Africa 103.50% -0.3%
44th Singapore 103.12% -1.4%
45th Malta 102.92% -1.5%
46th Japan 102.84% 0.2%
47th Mexico 102.58% -2.8%
48th Seychelles 102.19% 1.4%
49th Hungary 101.99% -0.6%
50th Italy 101.84% 0.1%
51st Austria 101.69% 0.1%
52nd Colombia 101.50% -0.5%
53rd Cuba 101.49% 1.0%
54th Cyprus 101.43% 0.6%
55th Bulgaria 101.35% -1.3%
56th Germany 101.31% 0.2%
57th Belarus 100.58% 0.1%
58th United States 100.51% 0.4%
59th Gibraltar 100.50% -0.5%
60th Hong Kong SAR, China 100.45% -4.4%
61st Peru 100.14% 0.6%
62nd Czechia 99.33% -0.9%
63rd United Arab Emirates 99.16% -2.5%
64th Cabo Verde 98.31% 3.2%
65th Andorra 97.15% 0.6%
66th Korea 97.09% -1.3%
67th Indonesia 96.93% 2.1%
68th Moldova 96.17% 0.5%
69th Israel 96.14% -0.2%
70th Albania 95.93% -3.1%
71st Mongolia 95.38% 7.5%
72nd Oman 94.54% -7.4%
73rd Ecuador 93.98% 0.2%
74th Viet Nam 93.19% -1.5%
75th Marshall Islands 92.97% 0.3%
76th Montenegro 92.36% 0.6%
77th Serbia 92.24% -2.4%
78th Kyrgyz Republic 92.17% 0.5%
79th Kazakhstan 91.95% -4.8%
80th Russian Federation 91.58% -8.8%
81st Fiji 91.54% -0.4%
82nd Azerbaijan 91.37% -15.3%
83rd Turks and Caicos Islands 91.19% 0.0%
84th Tajikistan 90.90% 4.5%
85th Slovak Republic 90.81% -0.6%
86th Tonga 90.46% -5.9%
87th West Bank and Gaza 90.25% -0.1%
88th Jordan 90.20% 0.8%
89th Uzbekistan 90.06% -6.4%
90th Bhutan 89.77% -0.9%
91st Mauritius 89.50% -3.9%
92nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 88.87% 0.0%
93rd St. Lucia 88.74% 0.4%
94th Macao SAR, China 88.58% -2.3%
95th Armenia 88.51% 1.9%
96th Philippines 87.94% 3.0%
97th Guyana 86.94% -15.3%
98th Turkmenistan 86.81% 3.2%
99th Brunei Darussalam 86.69% -1.8%
100th Romania 86.42% 0.0%
101st Belize 86.19% -1.4%
102nd Paraguay 85.67% 4.6%
103rd Bosnia and Herzegovina 85.56% 0.0%
104th Nepal 85.31% 6.3%
105th Iran, Islamic Republic of 85.19% 2.9%
106th Timor-Leste 84.74% -0.5%
107th Ukraine 84.43% 0.0%
108th Cayman Islands 84.09% -4.6%
109th Namibia 82.89% 4.9%
110th North Macedonia 82.44% -0.1%
111th Thailand 82.37% 0.8%
112th Jamaica 81.53% -4.9%
113th Morocco 80.31% 1.2%
114th Nauru 80.24% -6.8%
115th Dominican Republic 80.04% -2.2%
116th Egypt, Arab Republic of 79.65% 2.2%
117th India 77.98% 2.8%
118th Tuvalu 77.08% -3.9%
119th Ghana 74.01% 4.0%
120th British Virgin Islands 73.95% 2.9%
121st Malaysia 73.25% -2.8%
122nd Suriname 73.12% -2.2%
123rd Maldives 69.90% -3.8%
124th Bangladesh 66.43% 2.0%
125th Lebanon 65.90% 1.0%
126th El Salvador 65.18% 0.5%
127th Sierra Leone 62.56% 2.2%
128th Lao PDR 62.45% -3.9%
129th San Marino 61.86% 1.4%
130th Vanuatu 59.17% 3.3%
131st Honduras 58.43% -9.2%
132nd Côte d'Ivoire 55.44% 3.1%
133rd Cambodia 51.82% 4.2%
134th Guatemala 51.80% -1.4%
135th Burundi 44.92% 7.4%
136th Senegal 44.79% 0.7%
137th Papua New Guinea 44.55% -3.7%
138th Nigeria 44.12% 9.0%
139th Benin 43.99% -20.5%
140th Malawi 41.46% 16.7%
141st Burkina Faso 39.25% -2.1%
142nd Syrian Arab Republic 39.07% -17.9%
143rd Liberia 37.74% 3.8%
144th Mauritania 36.03% -4.1%
145th Tanzania 30.92% 2.4%
Source: World Bank (SE.SEC.ENRR)

FAQ

What was United States's secondary enrollment in 2020?▾

United States's secondary enrollment in 2020 was 100.51%. This ranked 58th globally.

How did United States's secondary enrollment change in 2020?▾

United States's secondary enrollment increased by 0.4% in 2020 compared to 2019.

Which country had the highest secondary enrollment in 2020?▾

Palau had the highest secondary enrollment in 2020 at 160.80%.

What is the secondary enrollment of United States in 2020?▾

The secondary enrollment of United States in 2020 was 100.51%. This ranked 58th globally.

How does 2020 compare to 2019 for United States's secondary enrollment?▾

United States's secondary enrollment went from 100.06% in 2019 to 100.51% in 2020, a 0.4% increase.

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