Data for 2002

Secondary School Enrolment, 2002

Name: Secondary School Enrolment, 2002
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
License: https://uis.unesco.org/

Figures for 2002, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Secondary School Enrolment, 2002 covers 144 countries. Belgium is highest, at 157.649; Niger is lowest, at 6.281. The middle country reads 78.289. Against 2001, 131 values changed (100 up, 31 down), 13 countries joined, 12 left.

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Secondary School Enrolment · Data for 2002

HighestBelgium

157.649

LowestNiger

6.281

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

144countries
1measure
2002the year it describes
144distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Secondary School Enrolment, 2002, as published. UIS ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Secondary School Enrolment, 2002: every country, as published by UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).
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1	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	157.649
2	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	144.219
3	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	129.488
4	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	125.106
5	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	120.755
6	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	115.516
7	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	115.286
8	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	113.520
9	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	113.256
10	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	112.225
11	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	110.586
12	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	110.116
13	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	109.794
14	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	109.762
15	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	107.799
16	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	106.364
17	Uruguay`URY`South America	105.918
18	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	103.719
19	France`FRA`Western Europe	103.186
20	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	102.615
21	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	102.292
22	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	101.047
23	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	100.854
24	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	100.163
25	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	100.050
26	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	100.039
27	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	99.835
28	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	99.083
29	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	98.951
30	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	98.814
31	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	98.184
32	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	97.266
33	Argentina`ARG`South America	96.997
34	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	96.915
35	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	95.443
36	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	95.293
37	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	95.290
38	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	95.022
39	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	93.761
40	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	93.589
41	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	93.466
42	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	92.014
43	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	91.157
44	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	90.111
45	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	89.992
46	Chile`CHL`South America	89.422
47	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	88.710
48	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	88.600
49	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	88.578
50	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	87.484
51	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	86.769
52	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	85.689
53	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	85.554
54	Peru`PER`South America	85.146
55	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	85.106
56	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	84.950
57	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	84.899
58	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	83.982
59	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	83.965
60	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	83.637
61	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	82.739
62	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	82.417
63	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	82.369
64	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	82.291
65	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	81.682
66	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	81.595
67	Bolivia`BOL`South America	80.631
68	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	80.498
69	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	80.368
70	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	79.970
71	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	78.817
72	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	78.422
73	Colombia`COL`South America	78.155
74	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	78.087
75	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	76.491
76	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	76.084
77	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	75.880
78	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	75.808
79	Mexico`MEX`Central America	75.148
80	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	75.001
81	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	74.914
82	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	74.710
83	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	74.548
84	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	74.539
85	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	74.455
86	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	74.445
87	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	73.834
88	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	72.583
89	Suriname`SUR`South America	70.429
90	Paraguay`PRY`South America	69.811
91	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	67.816
92	Panama`PAN`Central America	67.657
93	Venezuela`VEN`South America	67.220
94	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	66.400
95	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	66.111
96	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	65.638
97	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	65.546
98	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	62.838
99	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	62.555
100	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	61.351
101	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	60.698
102	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	60.676
103	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	57.647
104	Ecuador`ECU`South America	57.244
105	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	49.620
106	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	49.435
107	India`IND`Southern Asia	48.807
108	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	46.530
109	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	46.175
110	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	44.738
111	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	44.710
112	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	43.097
113	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	41.978
114	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	41.861
115	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	41.848
116	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	41.458
117	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	41.056
118	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	38.487
119	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	38.252
120	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	37.946
121	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	36.972
122	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	35.504
123	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	35.043
124	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	32.268
125	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	32.106
126	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	31.325
127	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	31.233
128	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	30.149
129	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	29.342
130	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	28.874
131	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	23.896
132	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	23.585
133	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	21.225
134	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	20.589
135	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	19.194
136	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	18.119
137	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	16.928
138	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	16.150
139	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	13.437
140	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	12.105
141	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	10.996
142	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	9.927
143	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	8.231
144	Niger`NER`Western Africa	6.281

02In 2002

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Belgium157.649
2Sweden144.219
3Finland129.488
4Denmark125.106
5Netherlands120.755

Lowest

144Niger6.281
143Mozambique8.231
142Burundi9.927
141Central African Republic10.996
140Rwanda12.105

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 78.289. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+13 / −12countries joined / left
131values changed, of 131 in both
100 · 31rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Solomon Islands23.105 → 30.149+7.045
Kiribati76.289 → 81.595+5.306
Uruguay100.673 → 105.918+5.245
Mongolia69.470 → 74.548+5.078
Bolivia75.786 → 80.631+4.844

Fell most

Bahrain92.747 → 85.689−7.058
Denmark129.877 → 125.106−4.771
Cayman Islands86.396 → 81.682−4.714
Cameroon33.583 → 29.342−4.241
Seychelles78.574 → 74.455−4.118

+ Andorra

+ Bahamas

+ Chile

+ Republic of the Congo

+ Colombia

+ Comoros

+ Costa Rica

+ Dominican Republic

+ Grenada

+ Jordan

+ Libya

+ Marshall Islands

+ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

− Afghanistan

− Armenia

− Burkina Faso

− Belize

− Bhutan

− Gibraltar

− Guyana

− Iraq

− Kuwait

− Sierra Leone

− Tuvalu

− Yemen

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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Every one of the 144 countries has every column.

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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (2002). Secondary School Enrolment, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/secondary-enrolment/2002

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