Countries With the Fastest Decline in School enrolment (secondary) (5-Year Change)

Name: Countries With the Fastest Decline in School enrolment (secondary) (5-Year Change)
Creator: The World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Change in School enrolment (secondary) over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that fell are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Seychelles fell the most: by 30 pts, from 100.8% gross to 70.8% gross in the five years to 2024. Gibraltar is second (−22.5 pts), followed by Burundi (−21.8 pts). 73 countries fell over that period; the median change among them was −3.67 pts.

#1: Seychelles · −30 pts
Median: −3.67 pts
Coverage: 73 countries
Data year: 2024
Last updated: 2026-11-14

Top 10: 5-year change (points). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Seychelles -30; 2. Gibraltar -22.5; 3. Burundi -21.8; 4. Azerbaijan -16.7; 5. Aruba -14.9; 6. Belgium -13.5; 7. Antigua and Barbuda -12.8; 8. Honduras -12.6; 9. Australia -12.1; 10. Lao PDR -11.9.

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Countries With the Fastest Decline in School enrolment (secondary) (5-Year Change), 2024
Rank	Country	From	To	5-year change (points)
1	Seychelles	100.8	70.8	−30 pts
2	Gibraltar	101	78.5	−22.5 pts
3	Burundi	44.9	23.1	−21.8 pts
4	Azerbaijan	107.9	91.1	−16.7 pts
5	Aruba	139.3	124.4	−14.9 pts
6	Belgium	156.5	143	−13.5 pts
7	Antigua and Barbuda	121.7	108.9	−12.8 pts
8	Honduras	64.4	51.8	−12.6 pts
9	Australia	144.1	131.9	−12.1 pts
10	Lao PDR	62.4	50.5	−11.9 pts
11	Costa Rica	132.9	121.8	−11 pts
12	Georgia	111.9	101	−10.9 pts
13	Burkina Faso	40.1	30	−10.1 pts
14	Cuba	100.5	91.7	−8.72 pts
15	United Kingdom	120.1	112.1	−7.97 pts
16	Sri Lanka	95.9	88	−7.96 pts
17	Bulgaria	102.7	94.8	−7.88 pts
18	Canada	111.8	104.3	−7.51 pts
19	Oman	102.1	95.1	−7.02 pts
20	Marshall Islands	92.6	85.8	−6.89 pts
21	Russian Federation	99.2	92.5	−6.7 pts
22	Latvia	107.6	101.3	−6.35 pts
23	New Zealand	120.3	114.2	−6.04 pts
24	Slovenia	113.6	107.6	−5.93 pts
25	Iceland	114.7	108.9	−5.74 pts
26	Belarus	100.4	94.8	−5.65 pts
27	Qatar	105.2	99.6	−5.58 pts
28	Dominican Republic	81.9	76.4	−5.49 pts
29	Romania	86.6	81.6	−4.93 pts
30	Sweden	136.6	132	−4.68 pts
31	Serbia	94.5	89.8	−4.63 pts
32	Bhutan	90.6	86.2	−4.44 pts
33	Argentina	109.7	105.6	−4.1 pts
34	Czechia	101.5	97.6	−3.9 pts
35	Estonia	112.3	108.5	−3.75 pts
36	Denmark	129.3	125.6	−3.68 pts
37	Tonga	96.1	92.4	−3.67 pts
38	Cayman Islands	88.1	84.8	−3.36 pts
39	Bahrain	102.1	98.8	−3.32 pts
40	Norway	119.4	116.3	−3.17 pts
41	Cabo Verde	99.5	96.4	−3.03 pts
42	Guatemala	52.6	49.6	−2.98 pts
43	El Salvador	64.8	62.1	−2.71 pts
44	Singapore	105.8	103.1	−2.67 pts
45	Switzerland	104.1	101.4	−2.64 pts
46	Mexico	105.5	103.1	−2.43 pts
47	Mauritius	93.1	90.7	−2.41 pts
48	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	127.2	124.9	−2.32 pts
49	Finland	144.6	142.4	−2.21 pts
50	Malawi	38.8	36.6	−2.19 pts
51	Ecuador	95	92.8	−2.16 pts
52	Comoros	57	54.8	−2.14 pts
53	Korea, Rep.	98.4	96.3	−2.13 pts
54	Lithuania	106.8	104.9	−1.98 pts
55	Madagascar	36.1	34.1	−1.95 pts
56	Poland	109.8	107.9	−1.87 pts
57	Barbados	106.1	104.4	−1.72 pts
58	Lebanon	65.3	63.8	−1.48 pts
59	United States	99	97.5	−1.48 pts
60	Jamaica	85.8	84.5	−1.31 pts
61	Belize	87.5	86.5	−0.996 pts
62	Austria	101.5	100.6	−0.92 pts
63	Germany	101.2	100.2	−0.91 pts
64	Eritrea	44.9	44	−0.867 pts
65	Italy	101.5	100.7	−0.85 pts
66	Spain	119.4	118.5	−0.84 pts
67	Bangladesh	65.1	64.3	−0.819 pts
68	San Marino	61	60.4	−0.631 pts
69	West Bank and Gaza	89.6	89.1	−0.524 pts
70	St. Lucia	88.3	87.9	−0.479 pts
71	Kyrgyz Republic	92.2	91.7	−0.44 pts
72	France	104.1	103.8	−0.29 pts
73	Philippines	85.4	85.3	−0.087 pts

About the top 10

#1 Seychelles

Seychelles ranks #1 on this list with −30 pts.

Capital: Victoria
Continent: Africa
Income group: High income
Population: 122,730 people (2025)
GDP: US$2.39 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$19,449 (2025)
Life expectancy: 76.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 45.5% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in protected terrestrial area share · #3 in physicians per 1,000 · #8 in male population share.

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#2 Gibraltar

Gibraltar ranks #2 on this list with −22.5 pts.

Capital: Gibraltar
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 40,126 people (2025)
Life expectancy: 83.6 years (2024)
Urban population: 100% of population (2025)
CO2 emissions per person: 16.1 t CO2e per person (2024)
Currency: Gibraltar pound

Also ranks #1 in fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 · #1 in access to clean water · #4 in urban population share.

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#3 Burundi

Burundi ranks #3 on this list with −21.8 pts.

Capital: Gitega
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 14.39 million people (2025)
GDP: US$3.36 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$233.8 (2025)
Life expectancy: 63.8 years (2024)
Urban population: 25.7% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in prevalence of stunting (under-5) · #3 in forest rents share of gdp · #3 in real effective exchange rate index.

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#4 Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan ranks #4 on this list with −16.7 pts.

Capital: Baku
Continent: Asia
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 10.25 million people (2025)
GDP: US$75.94 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$7,411 (2025)
Life expectancy: 74.6 years (2024)
Urban population: 58.6% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Baku.

Also ranks #9 in literacy rate · #9 in electricity access rate · #9 in access to electricity (rural).

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#5 Aruba

Aruba ranks #5 on this list with −14.9 pts.

Capital: Oranjestad
Continent: North America
Income group: High income
Population: 108,790 people (2025)
GDP: US$4.17 billion (2024)
GDP per person: US$38,591 (2024)
Life expectancy: 76.5 years (2024)
Urban population: 61.7% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in electricity access rate · #1 in access to electricity (rural) · #5 in political stability score.

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#6 Belgium

Belgium ranks #6 on this list with −13.5 pts.

Capital: Brussels
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 11.94 million people (2025)
GDP: US$725.47 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$60,750 (2025)
Life expectancy: 82.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 87.7% of population (2025)

Also ranks #2 in school enrolment (secondary) · #4 in access to clean cooking fuels · #6 in gender parity index (school enrolment).

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#7 Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda ranks #7 on this list with −12.8 pts.

Continent: North America
Income group: High income
Population: 94,209 people (2025)
GDP: US$2.34 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$24,819 (2025)
Life expectancy: 77.8 years (2024)
Urban population: 24.3% of population (2025)
International tourist arrivals: 384,500 arrivals (2020)

Also ranks #1 in immunisation (dpt) rate · #4 in completion rate (primary) · #6 in electricity access rate.

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#8 Honduras

Honduras ranks #8 on this list with −12.6 pts.

Capital: Tegucigalpa
Continent: North America
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 11.01 million people (2025)
GDP: US$39.6 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,598 (2025)
Life expectancy: 73 years (2024)
Urban population: 59.3% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Tegucigalpa.

Also ranks #6 in deposit interest rate · #10 in gini index · #11 in homicide rate.

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#9 Australia

Australia ranks #9 on this list with −12.1 pts.

Capital: Canberra
Continent: Oceania
Income group: High income
Population: 27.61 million people (2025)
GDP: US$1.8 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$65,130 (2025)
Life expectancy: 83.1 years (2024)
Urban population: 87.7% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane.

Also ranks #2 in regulatory quality score · #3 in access to clean cooking fuels · #4 in new businesses registered.

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#10 Lao PDR

Lao PDR ranks #10 on this list with −11.9 pts.

Capital: Vientiane
Continent: Asia
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 7.87 million people (2025)
GDP: US$18.3 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$2,325 (2025)
Life expectancy: 69.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 40.3% of population (2025)

Also ranks #2 in time to start a business (days) · #4 in official exchange rate · #7 in livestock production index.

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Source and method

Change in School enrolment (secondary) over the five years to each country's latest year, in points (a share or rate is not shown as a % of itself). Only countries that fell are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator SE.SEC.ENRR. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: School enrollment, secondary (% gross): Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.

Summary

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About the top 10

#1 Seychelles

#2 Gibraltar

#3 Burundi

#4 Azerbaijan

#5 Aruba

#6 Belgium

#7 Antigua and Barbuda

#8 Honduras

#9 Australia

#10 Lao PDR

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