| Population in thousand, 25+, male, secondary - IIASA Projection - Education Statistics (2010) |
Rank | Country | Value |
| 1 | China | 274,503 |
| 2 | India | 116,370 |
| 3 | United States | 64,119 |
| 4 | Russia | 30,939 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 28,583 |
| 6 | Brazil | 22,749 |
| 7 | Japan | 21,234 |
| 8 | Germany | 20,724 |
| 9 | Italy | 14,582 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 13,682 |
| 11 | Ukraine | 11,224 |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 11,095 |
| 13 | France | 10,314 |
| 14 | Nigeria | 10,056 |
| 15 | Mexico | 10,005 |
| 16 | Spain | 9,592 |
| 17 | Iran | 9,418 |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 9,159 |
| 19 | South Korea | 9,056 |
| 20 | North Korea | 9,056 |
| 21 | Philippines | 8,884 |
| 22 | Poland | 8,649 |
| 23 | Egypt | 8,207 |
| 24 | Turkey | 7,715 |
| 25 | Vietnam | 7,062 |
| 26 | Canada | 5,660 |
| 27 | Romania | 5,600 |
| 28 | Colombia | 5,106 |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 5,100 |
| 30 | Thailand | 5,004 |
| 31 | South Africa | 4,907 |
| 32 | Argentina | 4,806 |
| 33 | Australia | 4,697 |
| 34 | Malaysia | 4,269 |
| 35 | Peru | 4,166 |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 3,539 |
| 37 | Netherlands | 3,515 |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 3,301 |
| 39 | Ghana | 3,058 |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 2,796 |
| 41 | Czech Republic | 2,746 |
| 42 | Hungary | 2,712 |
| 43 | Cuba | 2,590 |
| 44 | Austria | 2,478 |
| 45 | Morocco | 2,394 |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 2,199 |
| 47 | Chile | 2,171 |
| 48 | Sweden | 2,159 |
| 49 | Kenya | 2,068 |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 1,990 |
| 51 | Nepal | 1,988 |
| 52 | Belgium | 1,968 |
| 53 | Greece | 1,946 |
| 54 | Swaziland | 1,691 |
| 55 | Cameroon | 1,515 |
| 56 | Hong Kong | 1,514 |
| 57 | Denmark | 1,414 |
| 58 | Zimbabwe | 1,370 |
| 59 | Slovakia | 1,309 |
| 60 | Finland | 1,276 |
| 61 | Madagascar | 1,158 |
| 62 | Norway | 1,157 |
| 63 | Portugal | 1,088 |
| 64 | Uganda | 1,081 |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,060 |
| 66 | Ecuador | 1,045 |
| 67 | Cambodia | 1,028 |
| 68 | Croatia | 1,025 |
| 69 | New Zealand | 1,006 |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 976.40 |
| 71 | Bolivia | 969.94 |
| 72 | Ivory Coast | 963.24 |
| 73 | Jordan | 951.67 |
| 74 | Syria | 884.33 |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 793.92 |
| 76 | Lithuania | 790.88 |
| 77 | Zambia | 755.05 |
| 78 | Ireland | 745.34 |
| 79 | Singapore | 728.11 |
| 80 | Haiti | 695.71 |
| 81 | Mozambique | 667.71 |
| 82 | El Salvador | 667.26 |
| 83 | Tanzania | 660.73 |
| 84 | Latvia | 589.86 |
| 85 | Armenia | 587.80 |
| 86 | Slovenia | 574.17 |
| 87 | Guatemala | 556.14 |
| 88 | Paraguay | 520.08 |
| 89 | Malawi | 507.38 |
| 90 | Togo | 469.55 |
| 91 | Uruguay | 461.94 |
| 92 | Benin | 437.76 |
| 93 | Mongolia | 434.94 |
| 94 | Chad | 427.46 |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 425.95 |
| 96 | Panama | 394.53 |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 380.15 |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 349.03 |
| 99 | Guinea | 335.18 |
| 100 | Macedonia | 331.64 |
| 101 | Estonia | 321.94 |
| 102 | Eritrea | 312.63 |
| 103 | Niger | 295.75 |
| 104 | Mali | 277.15 |
| 105 | Honduras | 257.20 |
| 106 | Rwanda | 234.36 |
| 107 | Central African Republic | 233.88 |
| 108 | Mauritius | 185.69 |
| 109 | Bahrain | 184.79 |
| 110 | Cyprus | 162.16 |
| 111 | Gabon | 156.09 |
| 112 | Mauritania | 128.90 |
| 113 | Guyana | 126.22 |
| 114 | Malta | 90.23 |
| 115 | Namibia | 88.37 |
| 116 | Luxembourg | 87.90 |
| 117 | Macau | 78.51 |
| 118 | Bahamas | 68.37 |
| 119 | Comoros | 53.25 |
| 120 | Maldives | 45.14 |
| 121 | Belize | 9.91 |
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