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Education > Participation > Secondary education > Pupils: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 100.63 million 2005
2 IndiaIndia 89.46 million 2005
3 BrazilBrazil 25.13 million 2004
4 United StatesUnited States 24.43 million 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 24.35 million 2005
5 IndonesiaIndonesia 15.99 million 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 13.09 million 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 12.44 million 2005
6 RussiaRussia 12.43 million 2005
7 MexicoMexico 10.56 million 2005
8 BangladeshBangladesh 10.35 million 2004
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 10.1 million 2003
9 VietnamVietnam 9.94 million 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 9.45 million 2005
10 GermanyGermany 8.27 million 2005
11 JapanJapan 7.71 million 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 7.33 million 2004
12 PakistanPakistan 7.24 million 2005
13 NigeriaNigeria 6.4 million 2005
14 PhilippinesPhilippines 6.35 million 2005
15 FranceFrance 6.04 million 2005
16 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 5.75 million 2005
17 EthiopiaEthiopia 5.19 million 2006
18 TurkeyTurkey 5.08 million 2005
19 South AfricaSouth Africa 4.59 million 2004
20 ThailandThailand 4.53 million 2006
21 ItalyItaly 4.51 million 2005
22 ColombiaColombia 4.3 million 2005
23 UzbekistanUzbekistan 4.23 million 2004
24 UkraineUkraine 4.04 million 2005
25 AlgeriaAlgeria 3.76 million 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 3.7 million 2004
26 ArgentinaArgentina 3.52 million 2004
27 PolandPoland 3.44 million 2005
28 SpainSpain 3.11 million 2005
29 CanadaCanada 3 million 2004
30 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 2.73 million 2005
31 PeruPeru 2.69 million 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 2.68 million 2005
32 BurmaBurma 2.59 million 2005
33 MalaysiaMalaysia 2.58 million 2004
34 AustraliaAustralia 2.49 million 2005
35 KenyaKenya 2.46 million 2005
36 SyriaSyria 2.39 million 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 2.35 million 2003
37 Sri LankaSri Lanka 2.33 million 2004
38 RomaniaRomania 2.09 million 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 2.05 million 2004
39 KazakhstanKazakhstan 2.04 million 2005
40 VenezuelaVenezuela 2.03 million 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 2 million 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 2 million 2005
41 NepalNepal 1.98 million 2006
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 1.98 million 2004
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 1.96 million 2005
42 MoroccoMorocco 1.95 million 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 1.85 million 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 1.76 million 2004
43 IraqIraq 1.75 million 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 1.75 million 2004
44 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 1.66 million 2003
45 ChileChile 1.63 million 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1.63 million 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1.58 million 2005
46 GhanaGhana 1.45 million 2006
47 NetherlandsNetherlands 1.41 million 2005
48 SudanSudan 1.37 million 2005
49 TunisiaTunisia 1.24 million 2005
50 CameroonCameroon 1.2 million 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 1.14 million 2005
51 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.07 million 2005
52 BoliviaBolivia 1.05 million 2003
53 EcuadorEcuador 999,713 2005
54 TajikistanTajikistan 984,410 2005
55 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 975,284 2005
56 HungaryHungary 960,215 2005
57 CubaCuba 937,493 2005
58 BelarusBelarus 928,488 2005
59 BelgiumBelgium 814,539 2005
60 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 808,352 2005
61 AustriaAustria 781,292 2005
62 UgandaUganda 760,337 2005
63 ZimbabweZimbabwe 758,229 2003
64 GuatemalaGuatemala 754,496 2005
65 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 736,649 2002
66 SwedenSweden 735,494 2005
67 LibyaLibya 726,794 2006
68 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 721,205 2005
69 GreeceGreece 715,537 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 690,788.36 1999
70 BulgariaBulgaria 685,640 2005
71 PortugalPortugal 669,529 2005
72 SlovakiaSlovakia 662,659 2005
73 AfghanistanAfghanistan 651,453 2005
74 CambodiaCambodia 631,508 2004
75 JordanJordan 625,682 2005
76 IsraelIsrael 610,341 2005
77 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 574,783 2005
78 HondurasHonduras 565,535 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 544,216.15 1999
79 New ZealandNew Zealand 526,152 2005
80 ParaguayParaguay 526,001 2004
81 El SalvadorEl Salvador 524,202 2005
82 MalawiMalawi 515,462 2005
83 DenmarkDenmark 464,952 2005
84 NicaraguaNicaragua 437,853 2005
85 BeninBenin 435,449 2005
86 FinlandFinland 430,596 2005
87 MaliMali 429,716 2005
88 LithuaniaLithuania 423,706 2005
89 GuineaGuinea 423,479 2005
90 AngolaAngola 413,695 2001
91 ZambiaZambia 408,971 2005
92 SenegalSenegal 405,899 2005
93 NorwayNorway 403,026 2005
94 CroatiaCroatia 399,845 2003
95 TogoTogo 399,038 2005
96 AlbaniaAlbania 397,056 2004
97 LaosLaos 393,856 2005
98 MoldovaMoldova 382,577 2005
99 ArmeniaArmenia 365,400 2005
100 LebanonLebanon 362,366 2005
101 Costa RicaCosta Rica 347,244 2005
102 MadagascarMadagascar 346,941 1999
103 MongoliaMongolia 339,249 2005
104 UruguayUruguay 339,057 2004
105 IrelandIreland 317,337 2005
106 GeorgiaGeorgia 315,428 2005
107 MozambiqueMozambique 305,877 2005
108 OmanOman 299,484 2006
109 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 295,412 2005
110 United Arab EmiratesUAE 284,978 2005
111 LatviaLatvia 271,631 2005
112 TanzaniaTanzania 271,146 1999
113 PanamaPanama 256,224 2005
114 KuwaitKuwait 248,895 2005
115 JamaicaJamaica 246,332 2005
116 SingaporeSingapore 241,964 2005
117 ChadChad 236,754 2005
118 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 235,294 2004
119 EritreaEritrea 216,944 2005
120 RwandaRwanda 203,822 2005
121 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 190,321 2003
122 HaitiHaiti 189,558 1991
123 NigerNiger 181,641 2005
124 SloveniaSlovenia 181,299 2005
125 BurundiBurundi 173,717 2005
126 BotswanaBotswana 165,377 2005
127 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 155,567 2001
128 NamibiaNamibia 148,104 2005
129 LiberiaLiberia 135,509 2000
130 MauritiusMauritius 127,891 2005
131 EstoniaEstonia 124,493 2005
132 GabonGabon 105,191 2002
133 FijiFiji 101,741 2005
134 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 97,080 2005
135 LesothoLesotho 94,460 2005
136 MauritaniaMauritania 92,796 2005
137 The GambiaThe Gambia 84,768 2004
138 East TimorEast Timor 74,822 2005
139 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 71,893 2002
140 BahrainBahrain 71,645 2005
141 GuyanaGuyana 70,615 2005
142 SwazilandSwaziland 67,849 2005
143 CyprusCyprus 64,293 2005
144 QatarQatar 55,705 2005
145 Cape VerdeCape Verde 51,672 2005
146 SurinameSuriname 45,818 2005
147 BruneiBrunei 43,900 2005
148 ComorosComoros 43,349 2005
149 BhutanBhutan 42,144 2005
150 MaltaMalta 38,961 2005
151 LuxembourgLuxembourg 35,946 2005
152 IcelandIceland 32,888 2005
153 The BahamasThe Bahamas 32,089 2005
154 BelizeBelize 31,377 2005
155 DjiboutiDjibouti 30,142 2005
156 MaldivesMaldives 28,878 2004
157 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 26,543 2001
158 SamoaSamoa 24,242 2005
159 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 22,487 2005
160 BarbadosBarbados 21,418 2005
161 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 21,173 2002
162 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 15,268 2003
163 TongaTonga 14,032 2004
164 VanuatuVanuatu 13,837 2004
165 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 13,786 2005
166 GrenadaGrenada 13,675 2005
167 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 12,700 1991
168 KiribatiKiribati 11,331 2005
169 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 9,780 2005
170 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 8,091 2005
171 SeychellesSeychelles 7,520 2005
172 DominicaDominica 7,476 2005
173 ArubaAruba 7,116 2005
174 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 5,901 2005
175 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 5,276 2000
176 BermudaBermuda 4,756 2005
177 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 3,939 2005
178 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 3,565 1991
179 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 3,273 2004
180 MonacoMonaco 3,078 2004
181 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 2,824 2005
182 PalauPalau 2,269 2005
183 San MarinoSan Marino 988 2000

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Interesting observations about Education > Participation > Secondary education > Pupils

  • All of the top 2 countries by participation > secondary education > pupils are Emerging markets'.
  • China has had the highest participation > secondary education > pupils since 1999.
  • India has ranked in the top 2 for participation > secondary education > pupils since 1991.
  • 2 of the top 3 countries by participation > secondary education > pupils are Hot countries.
  • 52 of the top 94 countries by participation > secondary education > pupils are Christian.
  • 2 of the top 3 countries by participation > secondary education > pupils are Religious.
  • San Marino has ranked last for participation > secondary education > pupils since 1991.
  • 3 of the top 6 countries by participation > secondary education > pupils are Cold countries'.
  • 2 of the top 4 countries by participation > secondary education > pupils are Former British Colonies'.
  • United States has ranked in the top 4 for participation > secondary education > pupils since 1991.
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