| Student enrollment, secondary, total - Secondary - Education Statistics (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
| 1 | Low & middle income (2008) | 441,190,826 |
| 2 | Middle income (2008) | 381,419,688 |
| 3 | Lower middle income (2008) | 288,563,709 |
| 4 | East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (2007) | 150,695,576 |
| 5 | South Asia (2007) | 120,935,454 |
| 6 | China (2008) | 101,448,265 |
| 7 | India (2007) | 96,049,060 |
| 8 | Upper middle income (2008) | 92,855,979 |
| 9 | High income (2008) | 84,462,543 |
| 10 | High income: OECD (2008) | 78,394,729 |
| 11 | Low income (2008) | 59,771,138 |
| 12 | Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2008) | 58,926,458 |
| 13 | Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2008) | 39,781,508 |
| 14 | Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2008) | 38,006,565 |
| 15 | Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2008) | 32,461,525 |
| 16 | Brazil (2008) | 23,645,669 |
| 17 | United States (1998) | 22,239,319 |
| 18 | Indonesia (2008) | 18,314,900 |
| 19 | Mexico (2008) | 11,444,055 |
| 20 | Bangladesh (2007) | 10,444,714 |
| 21 | Russia (2008) | 10,087,007 |
| 22 | Vietnam (2008) | 9,543,007 |
| 23 | Pakistan (2008) | 9,339,991 |
| 24 | Egypt (2004) | 8,329,822 |
| 25 | Iran (2008) | 8,187,132 |
| 26 | Germany (2008) | 7,907,106 |
| 27 | Japan (2008) | 7,355,678 |
| 28 | Turkey (2008) | 6,708,970 |
| 29 | Nigeria (2007) | 6,068,160 |
| 30 | France (2008) | 5,899,298 |
| 31 | United Kingdom (2008) | 5,356,450 |
| 32 | Philippines (1998) | 5,024,810 |
| 33 | Colombia (2008) | 4,772,189 |
| 34 | Thailand (2008) | 4,728,761 |
| 35 | Italy (2007) | 4,553,163 |
| 36 | South Africa (2007) | 4,549,341 |
| 37 | Uzbekistan (2008) | 4,497,372 |
| 38 | North Korea (2008) | 3,958,781 |
| 39 | South Korea (2008) | 3,958,781 |
| 40 | Ethiopia (2008) | 3,696,385 |
| 41 | Algeria (2008) | 3,542,924 |
| 42 | Ukraine (2008) | 3,498,524 |
| 43 | Argentina (2007) | 3,483,089 |
| 44 | Poland (2007) | 3,205,849 |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008) | 3,129,488 |
| 46 | Kenya (2008) | 3,106,919 |
| 47 | Spain (2008) | 3,069,321 |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia (2008) | 2,885,035 |
| 49 | Syria (2008) | 2,626,228 |
| 50 | Peru (2008) | 2,609,081 |
| 51 | Australia (2008) | 2,538,385 |
| 52 | Canada (1995) | 2,505,389 |
| 53 | Malaysia (2007) | 2,499,165 |
| 54 | Nepal (2008) | 2,305,166 |
| 55 | Sri Lanka (2008) | 2,299,021 |
| 56 | Venezuela (2008) | 2,224,214 |
| 57 | Morocco (2008) | 2,114,335 |
| 58 | Romania (2008) | 1,934,151 |
| 59 | Sudan (2009) | 1,837,456 |
| 60 | Burma (1994) | 1,752,510 |
| 61 | Iraq (2005) | 1,751,164 |
| 62 | Kazakhstan (2009) | 1,740,549 |
| 63 | Ghana (2008) | 1,723,734 |
| 64 | Chile (2007) | 1,611,631 |
| 65 | Yemen (2008) | 1,468,131 |
| 66 | Netherlands (2008) | 1,460,503 |
| 67 | Afghanistan (2008) | 1,381,458 |
| 68 | Tunisia (2008) | 1,259,240 |
| 69 | Ecuador (2008) | 1,247,316 |
| 70 | Azerbaijan (2008) | 1,151,357 |
| 71 | Uganda (2008) | 1,145,459 |
| 72 | Cameroon (2008) | 1,127,691 |
| 73 | Bolivia (2005) | 1,032,329 |
| 74 | Tajikistan (2008) | 1,019,250 |
| 75 | Madagascar (2008) | 945,245 |
| 76 | Hungary (2008) | 924,414 |
| 77 | Dominican Republic (2008) | 909,331 |
| 78 | Cambodia (2008) | 909,033 |
| 79 | Czech Republic (2008) | 903,691 |
| 80 | Guatemala (2008) | 902,796 |
| 81 | Cuba (2008) | 865,602 |
| 82 | Ivory Coast (2008) | 851,267 |
| 83 | Belarus (2007) | 823,253 |
| 84 | Belgium (2008) | 817,258 |
| 85 | Zimbabwe (1998) | 811,974 |
| 86 | Libya (2003) | 797,992 |
| 87 | Austria (2008) | 770,792 |
| 88 | Sweden (2008) | 764,264 |
| 89 | West Bank and Gaza (2008) | 707,892 |
| 90 | Jordan (2008) | 700,342 |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan (2008) | 696,833 |
| 92 | Greece (2007) | 682,012 |
| 93 | Portugal (2007) | 680,338 |
| 94 | Tanzania (2006) | 675,672 |
| 95 | Zambia (2008) | 646,455 |
| 96 | Israel (2008) | 614,711 |
| 97 | Mali (2008) | 612,012 |
| 98 | Serbia (2008) | 608,456 |
| 99 | Switzerland (2008) | 598,957 |
| 100 | Bulgaria (2008) | 593,321 |
| 101 | Senegal (2008) | 592,831 |
| 102 | Slovakia (2008) | 591,482 |
| 103 | Honduras (2008) | 566,938 |
| 104 | El Salvador (2008) | 539,277 |
| 105 | Paraguay (2007) | 532,103 |
| 106 | Guinea (2008) | 530,705 |
| 107 | Hong Kong (2008) | 513,787 |
| 108 | Mozambique (2008) | 512,266 |
| 109 | New Zealand (2002) | 482,959 |
| 110 | Denmark (2007) | 475,140 |
| 111 | Malawi (1998) | 472,734 |
| 112 | Burkina Faso (2009) | 467,658 |
| 113 | Nicaragua (2008) | 462,198 |
| 114 | Angola (2002) | 461,825 |
| 115 | Benin (2006) | 433,850 |
| 116 | Finland (2008) | 431,233 |
| 117 | Norway (2008) | 423,598 |
| 118 | Laos (2008) | 412,375 |
| 119 | Togo (2007) | 408,964 |
| 120 | Albania (2004) | 397,056 |
| 121 | Croatia (2007) | 392,952 |
| 122 | Lebanon (2008) | 384,726 |
| 123 | Costa Rica (2008) | 380,813 |
| 124 | Lithuania (2008) | 376,683 |
| 125 | Chad (2008) | 365,582 |
| 126 | Moldova (2008) | 345,187 |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (2008) | 338,971 |
| 128 | Mongolia (2008) | 327,789 |
| 129 | Ireland (2008) | 318,382 |
| 130 | United Arab Emirates (2007) | 309,476 |
| 131 | Armenia (2008) | 309,439 |
| 132 | Georgia (2008) | 305,388 |
| 133 | Uruguay (2007) | 294,852 |
| 134 | Puerto Rico (1975) | 292,847 |
| 135 | Panama (2008) | 266,760 |
| 136 | Rwanda (2007) | 266,518 |
| 137 | Republic of the Congo (2008) | 263,449 |
| 138 | Jamaica (2007) | 257,186 |
| 139 | Niger (2009) | 250,143 |
| 140 | Kuwait (2008) | 249,784 |
| 141 | Burundi (2008) | 243,202 |
| 142 | Sierra Leone (2007) | 239,579 |
| 143 | Singapore (2008) | 231,144 |
| 144 | Eritrea (2008) | 229,079 |
| 145 | Oman (1996) | 205,046 |
| 146 | Macedonia (2008) | 203,853 |
| 147 | Latvia (2008) | 182,805 |
| 148 | Botswana (2006) | 174,843 |
| 149 | Slovenia (2008) | 147,463 |
| 150 | Liberia (2000) | 135,509 |
| 151 | Mauritius (2008) | 116,503 |
| 152 | Namibia (1998) | 110,076 |
| 153 | Estonia (2008) | 106,093 |
| 154 | Gabon (2002) | 105,191 |
| 155 | Fiji (2008) | 98,561 |
| 156 | Lesotho (2007) | 97,936 |
| 157 | Mauritania (2008) | 95,497 |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago (2008) | 92,047 |
| 159 | Somalia (2007) | 86,929 |
| 160 | Central African Republic (2008) | 83,831 |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea (1995) | 78,759 |
| 162 | Bahrain (2008) | 77,928 |
| 163 | Guyana (2008) | 74,673 |
| 164 | Timor-Leste (2008) | 72,636 |
| 165 | Qatar (2008) | 66,084 |
| 166 | Cyprus (2008) | 64,966 |
| 167 | Swaziland (2003) | 62,401 |
| 168 | Cape Verde (2008) | 60,311 |
| 169 | Turkmenistan (1991) | 59,698 |
| 170 | Guinea-Bissau (2006) | 55,176 |
| 171 | Suriname (2008) | 48,134 |
| 172 | Brunei Darussalam (2008) | 46,826 |
| 173 | Bhutan (2006) | 45,035 |
| 174 | Comoros (2005) | 43,349 |
| 175 | Macau (2008) | 41,271 |
| 176 | Djibouti (2008) | 41,159 |
| 177 | Luxembourg (2008) | 39,349 |
| 178 | Malta (2007) | 36,977 |
| 179 | Iceland (2008) | 35,075 |
| 180 | Gambia (1995) | 32,097 |
| 181 | Belize (2008) | 31,120 |
| 182 | Maldives (2008) | 30,815 |
| 183 | Bahamas (1996) | 27,970 |
| 184 | French Polynesia (1992) | 22,366 |
| 185 | New Caledonia (1991) | 21,908 |
| 186 | Western Samoa (1998) | 21,522 |
| 187 | Barbados (2005) | 21,418 |
| 188 | Equatorial Guinea (2002) | 21,173 |
| 189 | St. Lucia (2008) | 16,014 |
| 190 | Netherlands Antilles (2003) | 15,268 |
| 191 | Guam (1985) | 14,557 |
| 192 | Tonga (2004) | 14,032 |
| 193 | Micronesia (2007) | 13,896 |
| 194 | Grenada (2007) | 13,060 |
| 195 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) (1992) | 12,502 |
| 196 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2005) | 9,780 |
| 197 | Sao Tome and Principe (2009) | 9,668 |
| 198 | Vanuatu (2006) | 9,564 |
| 199 | Antigua and Barbuda (2008) | 8,628 |
| 200 | Seychelles (1998) | 8,027 |
| 201 | Solomon Islands (1994) | 7,811 |
| 202 | Dominica (2008) | 7,309 |
| 203 | Aruba (2008) | 7,270 |
| 204 | Marshall Islands (2007) | 5,369 |
| 205 | St. Kitts and Nevis (1992) | 4,402 |
| 206 | Kiribati (1996) | 4,341 |
| 207 | Andorra (2008) | 3,851 |
| 208 | Haiti (1991) | 3,590 |
| 209 | Liechtenstein (2008) | 3,213 |
| 210 | Monaco (2009) | 3,017 |
| 211 | Faroe Islands (1970) | 2,776 |
| 212 | San Marino (2008) | 2,223 |
| 213 | Cayman Islands (1980) | 2,075 |
| 214 | Bermuda (1991) | 580 |
| 215 | American Samoa (1991) | 140 |
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