Data for 2009

Secondary School Enrolment, 2009

Name: Secondary School Enrolment, 2009
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
License: https://uis.unesco.org/

Figures for 2009, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Secondary School Enrolment, 2009 covers 145 countries. Belgium is highest, at 159.662; Niger is lowest, at 11.200. The middle country reads 89.044. Against 2008, 133 values changed (90 up, 43 down), 12 countries joined, 14 left.

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Secondary School Enrolment · Data for 2009

HighestBelgium

159.662

LowestNiger

11.200

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

145countries
1measure
2009the year it describes
145distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Secondary School Enrolment, 2009, 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, 2009: every country, as published by UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).
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1	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	159.662
2	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	125.808
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	122.746
4	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	118.682
5	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	117.357
6	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	117.132
7	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	114.393
8	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	113.702
9	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	111.793
10	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	111.075
11	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	111.068
12	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	110.282
13	Gibraltar`GIB`Southern Europe	109.735
14	Turks and Caicos Islands`TCA`Caribbean	108.944
15	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	108.541
16	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	107.999
17	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	107.702
18	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	107.426
19	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	106.653
20	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	106.478
21	France`FRA`Western Europe	106.239
22	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	105.756
23	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	105.083
24	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	104.860
25	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	104.756
26	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	104.441
27	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	103.393
28	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	103.314
29	Canada`CAN`Northern America	102.980
30	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	102.958
31	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	101.434
32	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	100.720
33	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	100.635
34	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	100.594
35	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	100.175
36	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	99.755
37	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	99.743
38	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	99.649
39	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	99.460
40	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	99.420
41	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	98.985
42	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	98.968
43	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	98.939
44	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	98.508
45	Colombia`COL`South America	98.270
46	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	97.998
47	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	97.906
48	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	97.378
49	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	97.201
50	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	96.885
51	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	96.862
52	Argentina`ARG`South America	96.406
53	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	96.393
54	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	96.025
55	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	95.848
56	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	95.607
57	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	94.395
58	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	94.303
59	Peru`PER`South America	93.828
60	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	92.521
61	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	92.100
62	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	91.926
63	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	91.484
64	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	90.174
65	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	90.129
66	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	90.012
67	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	89.877
68	Guyana`GUY`South America	89.875
69	Chile`CHL`South America	89.860
70	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	89.316
71	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	89.307
72	Uruguay`URY`South America	89.293
73	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	89.044
74	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	89.021
75	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	88.837
76	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	88.596
77	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	88.287
78	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	87.001
79	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	86.718
80	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	86.657
81	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	86.567
82	Ecuador`ECU`South America	85.971
83	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	85.961
84	Mexico`MEX`Central America	85.942
85	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	84.136
86	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	83.865
87	Bolivia`BOL`South America	83.752
88	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	83.134
89	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	82.644
90	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	82.591
91	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	81.226
92	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	80.971
93	Venezuela`VEN`South America	80.792
94	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	80.712
95	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	80.384
96	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	80.191
97	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	80.176
98	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	79.339
99	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	76.601
100	Belize`BLZ`Central America	75.111
101	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	75.024
102	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	74.504
103	Paraguay`PRY`South America	71.520
104	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	71.092
105	Panama`PAN`Central America	70.294
106	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	69.707
107	Suriname`SUR`South America	68.560
108	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	67.094
109	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	66.706
110	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	63.963
111	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	63.215
112	India`IND`Southern Asia	61.360
113	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	60.742
114	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	59.571
115	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	58.554
116	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	57.741
117	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	51.813
118	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	49.962
119	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	49.263
120	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	49.213
121	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	49.194
122	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	48.266
123	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	48.126
124	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	47.928
125	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	46.214
126	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	45.693
127	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	44.300
128	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	41.774
129	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	39.492
130	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	37.394
131	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	37.138
132	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	34.036
133	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	33.352
134	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	31.649
135	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	29.059
136	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	28.568
137	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	26.554
138	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	24.332
139	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	22.989
140	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	22.754
141	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	20.893
142	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	20.007
143	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	19.435
144	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	11.996
145	Niger`NER`Western Africa	11.200

02In 2009

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Belgium159.662
2New Zealand125.808
3Netherlands122.746
4Antigua and Barbuda118.682
5Spain117.357

Lowest

145Niger11.200
144Central African Republic11.996
143Burkina Faso19.435
142Mauritania20.007
141Burundi20.893

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 89.044. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+12 / −14countries joined / left
133values changed, of 133 in both
90 · 43rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Algeria80.231 → 96.393+16.162
Timor-Leste57.065 → 67.094+10.029
Romania94.538 → 103.393+8.855
New Zealand118.054 → 125.808+7.754
Armenia96.533 → 102.958+6.425

Fell most

Türkiye89.057 → 80.191−8.866
Grenada116.674 → 107.999−8.676
Latvia104.898 → 99.420−5.477
Georgia110.878 → 106.653−4.225
Antigua and Barbuda122.262 → 118.682−3.579

+ Burundi

+ Central African Republic

+ Ecuador

+ Egypt

+ Kyrgyzstan

+ Mongolia

+ Puerto Rico

+ Saudi Arabia

+ Eswatini

+ Turks and Caicos Islands

+ British Virgin Islands

+ Samoa

− Botswana

− Cayman Islands

− Guinea

− Honduras

− Jordan

− Cambodia

− Kiribati

− Luxembourg

− Monaco

− Malta

− Nicaragua

− Nauru

− Senegal

− 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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How values are stored

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Every one of the 145 countries has every column.

05The files

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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (2009). Secondary School Enrolment, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/secondary-enrolment/2009

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