Countries with Most Number of Secondary Students? – Top 10 List

The following is the top 10 list of the countries that hold the most number of secondary school pupils. Surprisingly, 6 of these top 10 countries are developing or 3rd world Asian countries.

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1. China

with 100,631,925 in secondary school (48% female students)

2. India

with 89,461,794 in secondary school (43% female students)

3. Brazil

with 25,127,503 in secondary school (52% female students)

4. The United States

with 24,431,934 in secondary school (49% female students)

5. Indonesia

with 15,993,187 in secondary school (49% female students)

6. Russia

with 12,433,155 in secondary school (49% female students)

7. Mexico

with 10,564,404 in secondary school (51% female students)

8. Bangladesh

with 10,354,760 in secondary school (50% female students)

9. Iran

with 9,942,201 in secondary school (50% female students)

10. Vietnam

with 9,939,319 in secondary school (49% female students)

Source: UNESCO (2007)

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