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2007/2008 Human Development Report
12Literacy and enrolment
Net secondary enrolment rate (%) 
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Export results to Excel| HDI Rank | Country | 1991 | 1 | 2005 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | .. | 88 | 2 | |
| 2 | Norway | 88 | 97 | ||
| 3 | Australia | 79 | 2 | 86 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada | 89 | .. | ||
| 5 | Ireland | 80 | 88 | ||
| 6 | Sweden | 85 | 99 | ||
| 7 | Switzerland | 80 | 84 | ||
| 8 | Japan | 97 | 100 | 2 | |
| 9 | Netherlands | 84 | 87 | ||
| 10 | France | .. | 99 | ||
| 11 | Finland | 93 | 95 | ||
| 12 | United States | 85 | 89 | ||
| 13 | Spain | .. | 98 | ||
| 14 | Denmark | 87 | .. | ||
| 15 | Austria | .. | .. | ||
| 16 | United Kingdom | 81 | 95 | ||
| 17 | Belgium | 87 | 97 | ||
| 18 | Luxembourg | .. | 82 | ||
| 19 | New Zealand | 85 | 91 | ||
| 20 | Italy | .. | 92 | ||
| 21 | Hong Kong, China (SAR) | .. | 80 | 2 | |
| 22 | Germany | .. | .. | ||
| 23 | Israel | .. | 89 | ||
| 24 | Greece | 83 | 91 | ||
| 25 | Singapore | .. | .. | ||
| 26 | Korea (Republic of) | 86 | 90 | ||
| 27 | Slovenia | .. | 94 | ||
| 28 | Cyprus | 69 | 94 | 2 | |
| 29 | Portugal | .. | 83 | ||
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | 71 | 87 | ||
| 31 | Barbados | .. | 96 | ||
| 32 | Czech Republic | .. | .. | ||
| 33 | Kuwait | .. | 78 | 2 | |
| 34 | Malta | 78 | 84 | ||
| 35 | Qatar | 70 | 90 | ||
| 36 | Hungary | 75 | 90 | ||
| 37 | Poland | 76 | 93 | ||
| 38 | Argentina | .. | 79 | 3 | |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 60 | 57 | ||
| 40 | Chile | 55 | .. | ||
| 41 | Bahrain | 85 | 90 | ||
| 42 | Slovakia | .. | .. | ||
| 43 | Lithuania | .. | 91 | ||
| 44 | Estonia | .. | 91 | ||
| 45 | Latvia | .. | .. | ||
| 46 | Uruguay | .. | .. | ||
| 47 | Croatia | 63 | 2 | 85 | |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 38 | .. | ||
| 49 | Bahamas | .. | 84 | ||
| 50 | Seychelles | .. | 97 | 2 | |
| 51 | Cuba | 70 | 87 | ||
| 52 | Mexico | 44 | 65 | ||
| 53 | Bulgaria | 63 | 88 | ||
| 54 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | .. | 86 | 2 | |
| 55 | Tonga | .. | 68 | 2 3 | |
| 56 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | .. | .. | ||
| 57 | Antigua and Barbuda | .. | .. | ||
| 58 | Oman | .. | 75 | ||
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | .. | 69 | 2 | |
| 60 | Romania | .. | 80 | ||
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 31 | 66 | ||
| 62 | Panama | .. | 64 | ||
| 63 | Malaysia | .. | 76 | 3 | |
| 64 | Belarus | .. | 89 | ||
| 65 | Mauritius | .. | 82 | 2 | |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | .. | .. | ||
| 67 | Russian Federation | .. | .. | ||
| 68 | Albania | .. | 74 | 2 3 | |
| 69 | Macedonia (TFYR) | .. | 82 | ||
| 70 | Brazil | 17 | 78 | 3 | |
| 71 | Dominica | .. | .. | ||
| 72 | Saint Lucia | .. | 68 | 2 | |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | .. | 92 | ||
| 74 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 18 | 63 | ||
| 75 | Colombia | 34 | 55 | 2 | |
| 76 | Ukraine | .. | 79 | ||
| 77 | Samoa | .. | 66 | 2 3 | |
| 78 | Thailand | .. | 64 | 4 | |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | .. | 53 | ||
| 80 | Belize | 31 | 71 | 2 | |
| 81 | China | .. | .. | ||
| 82 | Grenada | .. | 79 | 2 | |
| 83 | Armenia | .. | 84 | ||
| 84 | Turkey | 42 | 67 | 2 | |
| 85 | Suriname | .. | 75 | 2 | |
| 86 | Jordan | .. | 79 | ||
| 87 | Peru | .. | 70 | ||
| 88 | Lebanon | .. | .. | ||
| 89 | Ecuador | .. | 52 | 3 | |
| 90 | Philippines | .. | 61 | ||
| 91 | Tunisia | .. | 65 | 2 | |
| 92 | Fiji | .. | 83 | 2 | |
| 93 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | .. | 64 | 2 | |
| 94 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | .. | 77 | ||
| 95 | Paraguay | 26 | .. | ||
| 96 | Georgia | .. | 81 | 3 | |
| 97 | Guyana | 67 | .. | ||
| 98 | Azerbaijan | .. | 78 | ||
| 99 | Sri Lanka | .. | .. | ||
| 100 | Maldives | .. | 63 | 2 | |
| 101 | Jamaica | 64 | 78 | 2 | |
| 102 | Cape Verde | .. | 58 | ||
| 103 | El Salvador | .. | 53 | 2 | |
| 104 | Algeria | 53 | 66 | 2 3 | |
| 105 | Viet Nam | .. | 69 | 2 | |
| 106 | Occupied Palestinian Territories | .. | 95 | ||
| 107 | Indonesia | 39 | 58 | 2 | |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 43 | 62 | ||
| 109 | Turkmenistan | .. | .. | ||
| 110 | Nicaragua | .. | 43 | ||
| 111 | Moldova | .. | 76 | 2 | |
| 112 | Egypt | .. | 82 | 2 | |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | .. | .. | ||
| 114 | Mongolia | .. | 84 | ||
| 115 | Honduras | 21 | .. | ||
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | .. | 80 | ||
| 117 | Bolivia | .. | 73 | 2 3 | |
| 118 | Guatemala | .. | 34 | 2 3 | |
| 119 | Gabon | .. | .. | ||
| 120 | Vanuatu | 17 | 39 | 2 3 | |
| 121 | South Africa | 45 | 62 | 2 | |
| 122 | Tajikistan | .. | 80 | ||
| 123 | Sao Tome and Principe | .. | 32 | ||
| 124 | Botswana | 35 | 60 | 2 | |
| 125 | Namibia | .. | 39 | ||
| 126 | Morocco | .. | 35 | 2 | |
| 127 | Equatorial Guinea | .. | 24 | 2 | |
| 128 | India | .. | .. | ||
| 129 | Solomon Islands | .. | 26 | 2 | |
| 130 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | .. | 38 | ||
| 131 | Cambodia | .. | 24 | 2 | |
| 132 | Myanmar | .. | 37 | ||
| 133 | Bhutan | .. | .. | ||
| 134 | Comoros | .. | .. | ||
| 135 | Ghana | .. | 37 | 2 | |
| 136 | Pakistan | .. | 21 | 2 | |
| 137 | Mauritania | .. | 15 | ||
| 138 | Lesotho | 15 | 25 | ||
| 139 | Congo | .. | .. | ||
| 140 | Bangladesh | .. | 44 | 3 | |
| 141 | Swaziland | 30 | 33 | 2 | |
| 142 | Nepal | .. | .. | ||
| 143 | Madagascar | .. | .. | ||
| 144 | Cameroon | .. | .. | ||
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | .. | .. | ||
| 146 | Haiti | .. | .. | ||
| 147 | Sudan | .. | .. | ||
| 148 | Kenya | .. | 42 | 2 | |
| 149 | Djibouti | .. | 23 | 2 | |
| 150 | Timor-Leste | .. | .. | ||
| 151 | Zimbabwe | .. | 34 | ||
| 152 | Togo | 15 | 22 | 2 | |
| 153 | Yemen | .. | .. | ||
| 154 | Uganda | .. | 15 | 2 | |
| 155 | Gambia | .. | 45 | 2 3 | |
| 156 | Senegal | .. | 17 | 2 | |
| 157 | Eritrea | .. | 25 | ||
| 158 | Nigeria | .. | 27 | ||
| 159 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | .. | .. | ||
| 160 | Guinea | .. | 24 | 2 | |
| 161 | Rwanda | 7 | .. | ||
| 162 | Angola | .. | .. | ||
| 163 | Benin | .. | 17 | 2 | |
| 164 | Malawi | .. | 24 | ||
| 165 | Zambia | .. | 26 | 2 | |
| 166 | Côte d'Ivoire | .. | 20 | 2 | |
| 167 | Burundi | .. | .. | ||
| 168 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | .. | .. | ||
| 169 | Ethiopia | .. | 28 | 2 | |
| 170 | Chad | .. | 11 | 2 | |
| 171 | Central African Republic | .. | .. | ||
| 172 | Mozambique | .. | 7 | ||
| 173 | Mali | 5 | 2 | .. | |
| 174 | Niger | 5 | 8 | ||
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | .. | 9 | 2 | |
| 176 | Burkina Faso | .. | 11 | ||
| 177 | Sierra Leone | .. | .. |
Notes :
| 1 - | Enrolment rates for the most recent years are based on the new International Standard Classification of Education, adopted in 1997 (UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 1997. “International Standard Classification of Education 1997.” Paris. [http://www.uis.unesco.org/TEMPLATE/pdf/isced/ISCED_A.pdf]. Accessed August 2007), and so may not be strictly comparable with those for 1991. |
| 2 - | National or UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate. |
| 3 - | Data refer to an earlier year than that specified. |
| 4 - | Data refer to 2006. |
Sources :
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Institute for Statistics. 2007c. Correspondence on gross and net enrolment ratios, children reaching grade 5 and tertiary education. April. Montreal, unless otherwise specified.
Symbols :
| .. | Data not available |
| (.) | Greater (or less) than zero but small enough to be rounded off to zero at the displayed number of decimal points |
| < | Less than |
| - | Not applicable |
| T | Total |
