| Population in thousand, 15-64, male, secondary - IIASA Projection - Education Statistics (2010) |
Rank | Country | Value |
| 1 | China | 354,127 |
| 2 | India | 184,305 |
| 3 | United States | 73,448 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 42,078 |
| 5 | Russia | 36,961 |
| 6 | Brazil | 32,563 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 24,362 |
| 8 | Nigeria | 20,556 |
| 9 | Japan | 20,364 |
| 10 | Germany | 19,481 |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 19,284 |
| 12 | Italy | 15,499 |
| 13 | Iran | 15,423 |
| 14 | Mexico | 15,350 |
| 15 | Philippines | 14,364 |
| 16 | Egypt | 13,508 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 12,600 |
| 18 | France | 11,217 |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 11,143 |
| 20 | South Korea | 11,077 |
| 21 | North Korea | 11,077 |
| 22 | Turkey | 10,975 |
| 23 | Vietnam | 10,804 |
| 24 | Spain | 10,256 |
| 25 | Poland | 9,273 |
| 26 | Colombia | 7,905 |
| 27 | Thailand | 7,616 |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 7,521 |
| 29 | South Africa | 7,130 |
| 30 | Argentina | 6,615 |
| 31 | Canada | 6,353 |
| 32 | Malaysia | 6,214 |
| 33 | Peru | 6,165 |
| 34 | Romania | 6,106 |
| 35 | Australia | 5,414 |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 5,269 |
| 37 | Ghana | 4,800 |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 4,381 |
| 39 | Morocco | 4,117 |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 3,970 |
| 41 | Nepal | 3,852 |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 3,821 |
| 43 | Netherlands | 3,644 |
| 44 | Kenya | 3,330 |
| 45 | Cuba | 3,031 |
| 46 | Chile | 2,964 |
| 47 | Hungary | 2,898 |
| 48 | Cameroon | 2,688 |
| 49 | Czech Republic | 2,647 |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 2,572 |
| 51 | Austria | 2,468 |
| 52 | Sweden | 2,406 |
| 53 | Greece | 2,238 |
| 54 | Uganda | 2,134 |
| 55 | Belgium | 2,129 |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 2,024 |
| 57 | Madagascar | 1,852 |
| 58 | Cambodia | 1,744 |
| 59 | Ivory Coast | 1,736 |
| 60 | Ecuador | 1,735 |
| 61 | Swaziland | 1,713 |
| 62 | Hong Kong | 1,686 |
| 63 | Bolivia | 1,606 |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,524 |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | 1,431 |
| 66 | Jordan | 1,431 |
| 67 | Denmark | 1,431 |
| 68 | Slovakia | 1,413 |
| 69 | Portugal | 1,323 |
| 70 | Finland | 1,320 |
| 71 | Syria | 1,315 |
| 72 | Zambia | 1,311 |
| 73 | Mozambique | 1,279 |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 1,256 |
| 75 | Norway | 1,208 |
| 76 | Haiti | 1,145 |
| 77 | Guatemala | 1,139 |
| 78 | New Zealand | 1,094 |
| 79 | El Salvador | 1,070 |
| 80 | Croatia | 1,046 |
| 81 | Tanzania | 977.55 |
| 82 | Singapore | 908.71 |
| 83 | Ireland | 894.37 |
| 84 | Lithuania | 888.47 |
| 85 | Malawi | 881.42 |
| 86 | Benin | 857.72 |
| 87 | Paraguay | 833.78 |
| 88 | Togo | 831.69 |
| 89 | Armenia | 764.89 |
| 90 | Chad | 749.28 |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 726.67 |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 725.83 |
| 93 | Guinea | 658.85 |
| 94 | Mongolia | 629.02 |
| 95 | Latvia | 624.18 |
| 96 | Mali | 603.36 |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 596.64 |
| 98 | Slovenia | 596.42 |
| 99 | Uruguay | 581.67 |
| 100 | Panama | 573.83 |
| 101 | Niger | 565.97 |
| 102 | Eritrea | 553.77 |
| 103 | Honduras | 490.17 |
| 104 | Rwanda | 417.24 |
| 105 | Central African Republic | 415.11 |
| 106 | Macedonia | 378.88 |
| 107 | Estonia | 351.90 |
| 108 | Gabon | 256.94 |
| 109 | Mauritius | 247.88 |
| 110 | Mauritania | 241.39 |
| 111 | Bahrain | 232.69 |
| 112 | Cyprus | 205.70 |
| 113 | Guyana | 158.35 |
| 114 | Namibia | 127.07 |
| 115 | Malta | 103.30 |
| 116 | Macau | 99.12 |
| 117 | Luxembourg | 95.92 |
| 118 | Comoros | 90.97 |
| 119 | Bahamas | 88.61 |
| 120 | Maldives | 78.17 |
| 121 | Belize | 20.02 |
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