Data for 2012

Secondary School Enrolment, 2012

Name: Secondary School Enrolment, 2012
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
License: https://uis.unesco.org/

Figures for 2012, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Secondary School Enrolment, 2012 covers 150 countries. Belgium is highest, at 160.11; Niger is lowest, at 14.80. The middle country reads 90.74. Against 2011, 143 values changed (95 up, 48 down), 7 countries joined, 13 left.

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Secondary School Enrolment · Data for 2012

HighestBelgium

160.11

LowestNiger

14.80

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

150countries
1measure
2012the year it describes
150distinct values13 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, 2012, 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, 2012: every country, as published by UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).
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1	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	160.11
2	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	127.79
3	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	124.58
4	Sint Maarten`SXM`Caribbean	118.29
5	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	117.75
6	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	117.23
7	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	116.83
8	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	113.52
9	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	112.54
10	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	112.18
11	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	111.45
12	Canada`CAN`Northern America	110.87
13	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	110.75
14	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	110.37
15	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	110.25
16	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	109.96
17	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	108.98
18	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	108.26
19	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	107.66
20	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	106.34
21	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	106.29
22	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	106.17
23	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	105.85
24	France`FRA`Western Europe	105.81
25	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	105.23
26	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	104.44
27	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	103.27
28	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	103.11
29	Uruguay`URY`South America	102.98
30	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	102.78
31	Argentina`ARG`South America	102.71
32	Guyana`GUY`South America	102.62
33	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	101.23
34	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	100.61
35	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	100.56
36	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	100.45
37	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	100.11
38	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	99.77
39	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	99.48
40	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	99.35
41	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	99.02
42	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	98.70
43	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	98.61
44	Ecuador`ECU`South America	98.55
45	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	98.47
46	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	98.37
47	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	98.11
48	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	98.07
49	British Virgin Islands`VGB`Caribbean	97.99
50	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	97.61
51	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	97.45
52	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	97.43
53	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	97.37
54	Colombia`COL`South America	97.23
55	Peru`PER`South America	96.44
56	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	95.54
57	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	95.52
58	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	95.39
59	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	95.30
60	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	95.05
61	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	94.67
62	Brazil`BRA`South America	94.58
63	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	94.51
64	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	94.17
65	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	93.35
66	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	92.61
67	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	92.53
68	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	92.26
69	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	92.22
70	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	92.18
71	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	92.16
72	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	92.11
73	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	92.05
74	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	90.93
75	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	90.79
76	Mexico`MEX`Central America	90.69
77	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	89.96
78	Chile`CHL`South America	89.50
79	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	89.15
80	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	88.20
81	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	88.00
82	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	87.29
83	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	87.23
84	Bolivia`BOL`South America	87.01
85	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	86.87
86	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	86.54
87	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	86.35
88	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	86.24
89	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	85.83
90	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	85.54
91	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	85.02
92	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	84.50
93	Venezuela`VEN`South America	83.82
94	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	83.11
95	Paraguay`PRY`South America	82.80
96	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	82.76
97	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	82.71
98	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	82.38
99	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	82.15
100	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	81.24
101	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	80.09
102	Belize`BLZ`Central America	78.81
103	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	77.99
104	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	75.86
105	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	74.25
106	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	73.14
107	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	73.02
108	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	72.21
109	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	72.13
110	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	71.98
111	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	70.83
112	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	70.03
113	India`IND`Southern Asia	69.81
114	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	69.20
115	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	68.74
116	Suriname`SUR`South America	68.48
117	Honduras`HND`Central America	64.53
118	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	64.14
119	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	63.14
120	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	59.08
121	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	56.73
122	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	56.34
123	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	54.37
124	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	53.12
125	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	53.10
126	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	52.71
127	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	51.67
128	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	50.52
129	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	49.05
130	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	49.04
131	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	46.42
132	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	44.55
133	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	44.46
134	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	40.97
135	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	39.66
136	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	38.80
137	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	38.73
138	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	37.06
139	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	36.88
140	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	36.22
141	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	35.39
142	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	34.82
143	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	30.63
144	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	29.57
145	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	27.06
146	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	25.64
147	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	25.24
148	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	22.11
149	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	15.62
150	Niger`NER`Western Africa	14.80

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Belgium160.11
2Spain127.79
3Denmark124.58
4Sint Maarten118.29
5Ireland117.75

Lowest

150Niger14.80
149Central African Republic15.62
148Chad22.11
147Burkina Faso25.24
146Mozambique25.64

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 90.74. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+7 / −13countries joined / left
143values changed, of 143 in both
95 · 48rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Hong Kong86.98 → 108.26+21.28
Aruba96.63 → 108.98+12.34
Seychelles74.47 → 84.50+10.03
Canada102.82 → 110.87+8.05
São Tomé and Príncipe48.84 → 56.34+7.50

Fell most

Netherlands129.87 → 111.45−18.42
Saint Kitts and Nevis109.12 → 92.22−16.90
Tonga107.05 → 94.51−12.54
Dominica109.18 → 102.78−6.39
Colombia101.21 → 97.23−3.97

+ Brazil

+ Republic of the Congo

+ North Macedonia

+ Nauru

+ Papua New Guinea

+ Sint Maarten

+ Zimbabwe

− Angola

− Armenia

− Benin

− Barbados

− Algeria

− Grenada

− Jamaica

− Liberia

− Mali

− Panama

− South Sudan

− Togo

− Tunisia

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.

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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (2012). Secondary School Enrolment, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/secondary-enrolment/2012

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