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

Name: Countries With the Fastest Growth in School enrolment (secondary) (5-Year Change)
Creator: The World Bank
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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 rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Sierra Leone rose the most: by 43.8 pts, from 43.1% gross to 86.9% gross in the five years to 2023. Turks and Caicos Islands is second (+28.5 pts), followed by Netherlands (+23 pts). 73 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +3.99 pts.

#1: Sierra Leone · +43.8 pts
Median: +3.99 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. Sierra Leone 43.8; 2. Turks and Caicos Islands 28.5; 3. Netherlands 23; 4. St. Kitts and Nevis 20.6; 5. Naoero 14.3; 6. Timor-Leste 11.8; 7. Côte d'Ivoire 11.5; 8. Maldives 10.8; 9. Morocco 10.6; 10. Turkmenistan 10.5.

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Countries With the Fastest Growth in School enrolment (secondary) (5-Year Change), 2024
Rank	Country	From	To	5-year change (points)
1	Sierra Leone	43.1	86.9	+43.8 pts
2	Turks and Caicos Islands	91.2	119.7	+28.5 pts
3	Netherlands	114.5	137.5	+23 pts
4	St. Kitts and Nevis	116.9	137.5	+20.6 pts
5	Naoero	80.2	94.5	+14.3 pts
6	Timor-Leste	73	84.7	+11.8 pts
7	Côte d'Ivoire	53.8	65.3	+11.5 pts
8	Maldives	68.6	79.4	+10.8 pts
9	Morocco	79.3	90	+10.6 pts
10	Turkmenistan	84.1	94.6	+10.5 pts
11	Tuvalu	80.2	90.7	+10.4 pts
12	Nepal	80.3	90.4	+10.1 pts
13	Thailand	82.4	92.1	+9.72 pts
14	Pakistan	38.8	48.3	+9.53 pts
15	Albania	99	108.4	+9.34 pts
16	Cambodia	49.7	58.8	+9.06 pts
17	Peru	99.5	108.3	+8.76 pts
18	Uzbekistan	90.1	98.1	+8.06 pts
19	Papua New Guinea	44.6	52.1	+7.54 pts
20	Egypt, Arab Rep.	77.9	84.8	+6.92 pts
21	North Macedonia	83.4	90.1	+6.72 pts
22	Saudi Arabia	104.1	110.7	+6.61 pts
23	Nigeria	40.5	46.9	+6.4 pts
24	Türkiye	112.1	118.4	+6.29 pts
25	Fiji	91.9	98.1	+6.22 pts
26	Cyprus	101	106.7	+5.72 pts
27	Andorra	96.2	101.9	+5.71 pts
28	Kazakhstan	91.9	97.6	+5.67 pts
29	Ireland	125	130.6	+5.57 pts
30	Mongolia	91.3	96.8	+5.52 pts
31	Malaysia	75.3	80.3	+4.95 pts
32	Hungary	102.4	107.4	+4.91 pts
33	Mauritania	31.2	36	+4.83 pts
34	Rwanda	44.1	48.8	+4.71 pts
35	Ghana	71.2	75.7	+4.53 pts
36	Armenia	86.8	90.9	+4.12 pts
37	Macao SAR, China	90.7	94.7	+3.99 pts
38	British Virgin Islands	71.9	75.6	+3.72 pts
39	Moldova	95.7	99.3	+3.69 pts
40	Chad	20.2	23.5	+3.3 pts
41	Namibia	79	82	+2.94 pts
42	South Africa	101.4	104.1	+2.73 pts
43	Liechtenstein	116	118.7	+2.7 pts
44	Brunei Darussalam	89.2	91.8	+2.66 pts
45	Malta	100.4	103	+2.63 pts
46	Tanzania	25.6	28.2	+2.59 pts
47	Montenegro	91.4	93.9	+2.43 pts
48	Colombia	99.2	101.6	+2.35 pts
49	Viet Nam	91.1	93.4	+2.34 pts
50	Afghanistan	57.4	59.6	+2.26 pts
51	Jordan	89.5	91.8	+2.24 pts
52	Bosnia and Herzegovina	85.6	87.9	+2.22 pts
53	Hong Kong SAR, China	105.1	107.2	+2.09 pts
54	Portugal	118.3	120.4	+2.06 pts
55	India	77.6	79.6	+1.97 pts
56	Slovak Republic	91.3	93.2	+1.87 pts
57	Ukraine	84.5	86.2	+1.71 pts
58	Bolivia	88.8	90.5	+1.7 pts
59	Luxembourg	107	108.6	+1.63 pts
60	Sudan	42	43.5	+1.49 pts
61	Liberia	36.4	37.7	+1.37 pts
62	Suriname	74.7	76.1	+1.37 pts
63	Uruguay	117.8	119.1	+1.34 pts
64	Greece	103.9	105.2	+1.3 pts
65	Chile	104.4	105.6	+1.2 pts
66	Japan	100.5	101.5	+1.06 pts
67	Mali	38	38.9	+0.956 pts
68	Bahamas, The	78.6	79.5	+0.919 pts
69	Israel	97.9	98.5	+0.662 pts
70	Brazil	103.7	104.1	+0.47 pts
71	United Arab Emirates	101.8	102.1	+0.38 pts
72	Indonesia	96.9	97.2	+0.235 pts
73	Croatia	105	105	+0.07 pts

About the top 10

#1 Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone ranks #1 on this list with +43.8 pts.

Capital: Freetown
Continent: Africa
Income group: Low income
Population: 8.82 million people (2025)
GDP: US$7.46 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$846.3 (2025)
Life expectancy: 62 years (2024)
Urban population: 45.9% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in school enrolment (primary) · #7 in under-5 mortality rate · #8 in forest rents share of gdp.

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#2 Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands ranks #2 on this list with +28.5 pts.

Capital: Cockburn Town
Continent: North America
Income group: High income
Population: 46,855 people (2025)
GDP: US$1.75 billion (2024)
GDP per person: US$37,507 (2024)
Life expectancy: 78.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 94.4% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in homicide rate · #2 in completion rate (primary) · #4 in completion rate (lower secondary).

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#3 Netherlands

Netherlands ranks #3 on this list with +23 pts.

Capital: Amsterdam
Continent: Europe
Income group: High income
Population: 18.09 million people (2025)
GDP: US$1.33 trillion (2025)
GDP per person: US$73,684 (2025)
Life expectancy: 82 years (2024)
Urban population: 95.9% of population (2025)

Also ranks #4 in fdi outflows · #5 in school enrolment (secondary) · #6 in secure internet servers per million.

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#4 St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Kitts and Nevis ranks #4 on this list with +20.6 pts.

Capital: Basseterre
Continent: North America
Income group: High income
Population: 46,922 people (2025)
GDP: US$1.18 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$25,223 (2025)
Life expectancy: 72.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 31.9% of population (2025)

Also ranks #2 in homicide rate · #3 in completion rate (primary) · #3 in completion rate (lower secondary).

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#5 Naoero

Naoero ranks #5 on this list with +14.3 pts.

Capital: Yaren District
Continent: Oceania
Income group: High income
Population: 12,025 people (2025)
GDP: US$176.04 million (2025)
GDP per person: US$14,640 (2025)
Life expectancy: 62.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 100% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in government revenue share of gdp · #2 in health expenditure share of gdp · #8 in atms per 100,000 adults.

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#6 Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste ranks #6 on this list with +11.8 pts.

Capital: Dili
Continent: Asia
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 1.42 million people (2025)
GDP: US$1.9 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$1,341 (2025)
Life expectancy: 67.9 years (2024)
Urban population: 28.8% of population (2025)

Also ranks #1 in smoking prevalence · #3 in government revenue share of gdp · #4 in prevalence of stunting (under-5).

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#7 Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire ranks #7 on this list with +11.5 pts.

Capital: Yamoussoukro
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 32.71 million people (2025)
GDP: US$99.77 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$3,050 (2025)
Life expectancy: 62.1 years (2024)
Urban population: 54.5% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Abidjan.

Also ranks #5 in agricultural land share · #9 in livestock production index · #10 in mobile subscriptions per 100.

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#8 Maldives

Maldives ranks #8 on this list with +10.8 pts.

Capital: Malé
Continent: Asia
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 529,680 people (2025)
GDP: US$7.74 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$14,615 (2025)
Life expectancy: 81.3 years (2024)
Urban population: 42.5% of population (2025)

Also ranks #5 in male population share · #5 in population ages 15-64 share · #8 in population density.

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#9 Morocco

Morocco ranks #9 on this list with +10.6 pts.

Capital: Rabat
Continent: Africa
Income group: Lower middle income
Population: 38.43 million people (2025)
GDP: US$182.37 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$4,673 (2025)
Life expectancy: 75.5 years (2024)
Urban population: 63.1% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Casablanca, Tangier, Fez.

Also ranks #15 in firms using banks to finance investment share · #16 in school enrolment (primary) · #16 in remittances received.

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#10 Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan ranks #10 on this list with +10.5 pts.

Capital: Ashgabat
Continent: Asia
Income group: Upper middle income
Population: 7.62 million people (2025)
GDP: US$49.83 billion (2025)
GDP per person: US$6,540 (2025)
Life expectancy: 70.2 years (2024)
Urban population: 47.1% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Ashgabat.

Also ranks #4 in agricultural land share · #5 in literacy rate · #16 in immunisation (measles) rate.

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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 rose 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 Sierra Leone

#2 Turks and Caicos Islands

#3 Netherlands

#4 St. Kitts and Nevis

#5 Naoero

#6 Timor-Leste

#7 Côte d'Ivoire

#8 Maldives

#9 Morocco

#10 Turkmenistan

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