AFRICA
| Country | Credentials |
| Algeria | Baccalaurèat |
| Angola | Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
| Benin | Baccalaurèat |
| Botswana | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate |
| Burkina Faso | Baccalaurèat |
| Burundi | Diplôme des humanitès complètes |
| Cameroon | GCE O-Levels/Baccalaurèat |
| Cape Verde | Curso complementar do ensino secundario (Secondary Education Complementary Course) |
| Central African Republic | Baccalaurèat |
| Chad | Baccalaurèat |
| Comoros | N/A (secondary education is available only through grade nine) |
| Congo | Baccalaurèat |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Diplôme d’etat d’etudes secondaries du cycle long (State Diploma of Long Cycle Secondary Education) |
| Djibouti | Baccalaurèat |
| Egypt | General Secondary School Certificate |
| Equatorial Guinea | Information not available |
| Eritrea | Eritrean Secondary Education Examination Certificate |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate |
| Gabon | Baccalaurèat |
| Gambia, The | West African School Certificate/GCE O-Levels |
| Ghana | West African School Certificate/GCE O-Levels |
| Guinea | Baccalaurèat |
| Guinea-Bissau | Information not available |
| Ivory Coast (Côte d´Ivoire) | Baccalaurèat |
| Kenya | Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Lesotho | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate |
| Liberia | Senior High School Certificate |
| Libya | General Secondary Certificate |
| Madagascar | Baccalaurèat |
| Malawi | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate |
| Mali | Baccalaurèat |
| Mauritania | Baccalaurèat |
| Mauritius | Higher School Certificate |
| Morocco | Baccalaurèat |
| Mozambique | Certificado de habilitacoes literarias (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Namibia | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate |
| Niger | Baccalaurèat |
| Nigeria | Senior School Certificate/West African School Certificate/GCE O-Levels |
| Rwanda | Certificat des humanitès |
| São Tomè and Príncipe | Certidao do ensino secundario (Secondary Education Certificate) |
| Senegal | Baccalaurèat |
| Seychelles | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate |
| Sierra Leone | West African School Certificate/GCE O-Levels |
| Somalia | Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
| South Africa | Senior Certificate |
| Sudan, The | Senior School Certificate |
| Swaziland | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate |
| Tanzania | National Form IV Examination/Certificate of Secondary Education |
| Togo | Baccalaurèat |
| Tunisia | Baccalaurèat |
| Uganda | Uganda Certificate of Education |
| Zaire | See Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| Zambia | Zambia School Certificate |
| Zimbabwe | Cambridge Overseas School Certificate |
ASIA
| Country | Credentials |
| Afghanistan | Baccalauria |
| Bahrain | Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
| Bangladesh | Higher Secondary Certificate |
| Bhutan | Indian School Certificate |
| Brunei | Brunei/Cambridge GCE O-Levels |
| Burma (Myanmar) | Basic Education High School Examination/Matriculation |
| Cambodia | Certificate of Completion/Baccalaurèat |
| Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region) | Hong Kong Certificate of Education/GCE O-Levels |
| Indonesia | Ijazah SMA (Senior Secondary Leaving Certificate) |
| Iran | Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education |
| Iraq | Sixth Form Baccalaurèat |
| Israel | Bagrut |
| Japan | Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
| Jordan | Tawjihi (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| North Korea | Graduation Certificate Senior Middle School |
| Kuwait | General Secondary School Certificate |
| Laos | Baccalaurèat |
| Lebanon | Baccalaurèat (Second Part) |
| Malaysia | SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) |
| Maldives | N/A (secondary level education is not available) |
| Mongolia | School Leaving Certificate |
| Nepal | Proficiency Certificate |
| Oman | Thanawiya amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Pakistan | Intermediate or Higher Secondary School Certificate |
| Qatar | Certificate of General Secondary Education |
| Saudi Arabia | General Secondary Education Certificate |
| Singapore | Singapore/Cambridge GCE O-Levels |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan GCE O-Levels |
| Syria | Secondary School Leaving Certificate |
| Thailand | Mathayom suksa |
| United Arab Emirates | Secondary School Certificate |
| Yemen | Al thanawiya (General Secondary Education Certificate) |
EUROPE
| Country | Credentials |
| Albania | Deftese pjekurie (Maturity Certificate) |
| Andorra | Titulo de bachillerato (Title of Bachelor) |
| Armenia | Attestat o srednem obriazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Austria | Reifepruüfung (Maturity Certificate) |
| Azerbaijan | Svidetel´stvo o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Belarus | Svidetel´stvo o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Belgium | Certificat d´enseignement secondaire (Higher Secondary Certificate) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Matura |
| Bulgaria | Diplom za obrazovanie (Diploma of Completed Education) |
| Croatia | Matura |
| Cyprus | Apolytirion |
| Czech Republic | Maturutní zkouska or matura |
| Denmark | Bevis for studentereksamen/Hojere forberedelseseksamen/Hojere handelseksamen |
| Estonia | Secondary School Certificate |
| Finland | Lukion paastotodistus |
| France | Baccalaurèat/Brevet de technicien |
| Georgia | Attestat o srednem obrazovanii |
| Germany | Abitur/Fachhochschulreife/Realschulabschluss |
| Greece | Apolytirion |
| Hungary | Erettsegi bizonyitvany |
| Iceland | Studentsprof |
| Ireland | Leaving Certificate |
| Italy | Diploma di maturit |
| Kazakhstan | Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Kyrgyzstan | Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Latvia | Atestats par visparejo videjo izgitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education) |
| Liechtenstein | Matura |
| Lithuania | Secondary School Diploma |
| Luxembourg | Diplôme de fin d´etudes secondaries |
| Macedonia, North | Svidetelstov za polozen zavrsen (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Malta | Matriculation/Secondary Education Certificate |
| Moldova | Diploma de absolvire a invatamintuni mediu general (Diploma of Completion of General Secondary Education) |
| Monaco | Baccalaurèat |
| Montenegro | Svedocanstvo o polozenom zavrsnom (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Netherlands | HAVO or VWO |
| Northern Ireland | General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) |
| Norway | Vitnemal den vidergaende skole (Certificate of Upper Secondary Education) |
| Portugal | Certificado de fin de estudos secundarios (Certificate of Secondary Education)/Certidao de decimo segundo año (Twelfth-Year Certificate) |
| Romania | Diploma de baccalaureat |
| Russia | Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| San Marino | Diploma di maturità |
| Serbia | Svedocanstvo o polozenom zavrsnom (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
| Slovakia | Maturitna skuska (Maturity Certificate) |
| Slovenia | Matura/Spricevalo o zakljucnem izpitu (Certificate of Final Examinations) |
| Spain | Bachillerato unificado y polivalente (BUP) |
| Sweden | Avgangsbetyg (Gymnasium) |
| Switzerland | Maturity Certificate of Fahigkeitszeugnis (Certificate of Qualification) |
| Tajikistan | Attestat o srednem obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Turkey | Lise diplomasi |
| Turkmenistan | Attestat o srednam obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education) |
| Ukraine | Atestat o protnom ovshchem srednem obrazovani (Certificate of Completed Secondary Education) |
| Vatican (Holy See) | Diploma di maturità |
| Yugoslavia, Republic of | Svedocanstvo o polozenom zavrsnom (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) |
NORTH AMERICA
| Country | Credentials |
| Bahamas | Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education/GCE O-Levels |
OCEANIA
| Country | Credentials |
| Australia | Year 12 Certificate from any state |
| Fiji | New Zealand School Certificate or Fiji School Leaving Certificate |
| Kiribati | GCE O-Levels/Secondary School Certificate/Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate/Kiribati National Certificate |
| Marshall Islands | GCE O-Levels/Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | Information not available |
| Nauru | GCE O-Levels/Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate |
| New Zealand | Sixth Form Certificate |
| Palau | Information not available |
| Papua New Guinea | Higher School Certificate |
| Solomon Islands | GCE O-Levels/Secondary School Certificate/Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate/Solomon Islands School Certificate |
| Tonga | Tongan School Certificate/Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate/Completion Form Six |
| Tuvalu | Tuvalu School Certificate/Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate |
| Vanuatu | GCE O-Levels/Baccalaurèat |
| Western Samoa | GCE O-Levels/Secondary School Certificate/Pacific Senior Secondary Certificate/Kiribati National Certificate |
SOUTH AMERICA/CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
| Country | Credentials |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-Levels |
| Argentina | Bachillerato |
| Barbados | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-Levels |
| Belize | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-Levels |
| Bolivia | Bachillerato |
| Brazil | Certificado de conclusao de 2 grau (Certificate of Completion of Secondary Level) |
| Chile | Licencia de educacion media (Intermediate Education Certificate) |
| Costa Rica | Diploma de conclusion de educacion diversificado |
| Cuba | Bachillerato |
| Dominica | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-Levels |
| Ecuador | Bachillerato |
| Grenada | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-Levels |
| Guatemala | Bachillerato |
| Guyana | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-Levels |
| Honduras | Bachillerato |
| Nicaragua | Bachillerato |
| Panama | Bachillerato |
| Paraguay | Bachillerato |
| Peru | Certificado de educacion secundaria completa |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-Levels |
| Saint Lucia | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-Levels |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-Levels |
| Suriname | HAVO or VWO |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CxC)/GCE O-Levels |
| Uruguay | Bachillerato |
| Venezuela | Bachillerato |
