Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
200
Highest
31.00 million
India
Lowest
54
Tokelau
Median
156,675
Years covered
46
1980–2025
Data points
11,017
What the numbers show
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 31.00 million in India; the lowest is 54 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 156,675, and the mean is 863,758.
Over the past decade 135 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 224.6%), and the largest decrease in Marshall Islands (down 50.4%).
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 31.00 million | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 2 | China | 24.47 million | 2024 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 3 | Indonesia | 6.84 million | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 6.36 million | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 5 | Brazil | 5.99 million | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 6 | Pakistan | 5.16 million | 2024 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 7 | Nigeria | 4.57 million | 2023 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 8 | Russia | 4.49 million | 2023 | up 49.5% | falling |
| 9 | Mexico | 4.46 million | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 4.04 million | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 3.84 million | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 3.26 million | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 13 | Vietnam | 2.92 million | 2023 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 14 | Turkey | 2.73 million | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 2.64 million | 2023 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 2.28 million | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 17 | Algeria | 1.99 million | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 18 | Iran | 1.81 million | 2023 | up 78.0% | falling |
| 19 | France | 1.69 million | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 20 | Colombia | 1.67 million | 2022 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 21 | Japan | 1.60 million | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 22 | Myanmar | 1.56 million | 2018 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 1.51 million | 2025 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 1.38 million | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 25 | Kenya | 1.35 million | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 26 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.35 million | 2021 | up 120.1% | rising |
| 27 | Tanzania | 1.32 million | 2021 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.18 million | 2024 | up 173.3% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 1.17 million | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 30 | Thailand | 1.11 million | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 31 | South Africa | 1.10 million | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 32 | Morocco | 1.06 million | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 33 | Ghana | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 34 | Ukraine | 974,236 | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 35 | Peru | 966,207 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 932,358 | 2023 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 916,183 | 2025 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 38 | Venezuela | 911,922 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 39 | Nepal | 895,561 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 40 | Spain | 839,155 | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 41 | Italy | 827,018 | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 820,709 | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 43 | Angola | 775,591 | 2023 | up 224.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Australia | 695,061 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 45 | Malaysia | 687,071 | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 46 | Poland | 679,446 | 2024 | up 23.6% | falling |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 664,613 | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 48 | South Korea | 652,692 | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 49 | Canada | 626,547 | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 50 | Madagascar | 617,175 | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 51 | Cameroon | 599,440 | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 52 | Sudan | 579,959 | 2019 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 53 | Iraq | 532,471 | 2007 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 512,621 | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 506,803 | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Malawi | 486,006 | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 57 | Senegal | 483,972 | 2023 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Yemen | 482,567 | 2016 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 460,407 | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 444,898 | 2013 | up 136.2% | rising |
| 61 | Syria | 439,477 | 2024 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 62 | Zambia | 391,029 | 2024 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 63 | Mali | 377,755 | 2023 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Guatemala | 375,268 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 65 | Cambodia | 370,252 | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 66 | Netherlands | 365,766 | 2023 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 364,046 | 2024 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 68 | Jordan | 358,495 | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 69 | Romania | 354,103 | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 70 | Sierra Leone | 353,046 | 2024 | up 164.3% | rising |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 341,886 | 2025 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 72 | Niger | 331,413 | 2024 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Mozambique | 329,322 | 2017 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Rwanda | 328,929 | 2024 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Benin | 319,957 | 2022 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Togo | 307,030 | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Palestine | 298,801 | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 78 | Tunisia | 291,216 | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 79 | Chile | 267,096 | 2024 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 259,816 | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 81 | Belarus | 257,979 | 2024 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | 256,280 | 2023 | up 146.7% | rising |
| 83 | United Arab Emirates | 239,750 | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Israel | 239,432 | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 85 | Czechia | 239,348 | 2023 | up 34.9% | falling |
| 86 | Bolivia | 232,324 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 87 | Belgium | 227,734 | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 88 | Chad | 220,123 | 2024 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Oman | 210,189 | 2024 | up 191.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Sweden | 209,661 | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 91 | Burundi | 195,106 | 2025 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 92 | Guinea | 192,713 | 2014 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Laos | 188,538 | 2025 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 94 | Libya | 183,710 | 2006 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 95 | Hungary | 173,830 | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 96 | Austria | 171,286 | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 97 | Honduras | 170,708 | 2024 | down 16.2% | flat |
| 98 | Portugal | 169,329 | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 99 | Cuba | 168,601 | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 100 | Greece | 164,468 | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 148,882 | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 102 | Paraguay | 147,841 | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 103 | New Zealand | 139,259 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 104 | Slovakia | 139,027 | 2024 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 105 | Switzerland | 137,866 | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 106 | Mongolia | 134,389 | 2024 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 129,306 | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 108 | Mauritania | 124,185 | 2024 | up 103.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Congo | 122,409 | 2012 | up 89.4% | rising |
| 110 | Serbia | 122,137 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 111 | Denmark | 119,426 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 112 | Ireland | 113,933 | 2022 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 113 | Lebanon | 113,179 | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 114 | El Salvador | 107,999 | 2024 | down 40.9% | flat |
| 115 | Norway | 103,132 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 116 | Liberia | 97,970 | 2022 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 117 | Finland | 96,730 | 2024 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 118 | Namibia | 96,076 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 119 | Armenia | 94,017 | 2024 | up 24.8% | falling |
| 120 | Panama | 93,102 | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 121 | Bulgaria | 89,978 | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 122 | Lithuania | 88,692 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 123 | Croatia | 88,679 | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 124 | Hong Kong | 83,396 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 125 | Kuwait | 81,223 | 2012 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 126 | Eritrea | 78,495 | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 127 | Georgia | 78,421 | 2024 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 128 | Gambia | 77,955 | 2024 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 129 | Moldova | 77,205 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 130 | Uruguay | 76,220 | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 131 | Botswana | 69,610 | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57,778 | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 133 | Lesotho | 56,260 | 2017 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 134 | Albania | 55,971 | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 135 | Jamaica | 52,281 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 136 | East Timor | 45,667 | 2020 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 137 | Central African Republic | 44,069 | 2017 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 41,757 | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 139 | North Macedonia | 38,984 | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 140 | Singapore | 37,971 | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 141 | Qatar | 37,953 | 2024 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 142 | Fiji | 36,292 | 2024 | up 17.5% | flat |
| 143 | Eswatini | 35,520 | 2016 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 144 | Slovenia | 32,978 | 2023 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 145 | Suriname | 32,253 | 2023 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 146 | Latvia | 30,242 | 2024 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 28,046 | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 148 | Bahrain | 27,108 | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 149 | Mauritius | 25,765 | 2024 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 150 | Bhutan | 24,751 | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 151 | Estonia | 24,685 | 2024 | up 41.3% | falling |
| 152 | Guyana | 22,678 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 153 | Comoros | 22,178 | 2022 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 154 | Djibouti | 20,845 | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 16,027 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 15,944 | 2022 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 157 | Cyprus | 15,095 | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 158 | Montenegro | 15,048 | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 159 | Maldives | 13,859 | 2023 | up 50.5% | falling |
| 160 | Belize | 13,818 | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 13,530 | 2015 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 162 | Luxembourg | 11,904 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 163 | Vanuatu | 11,422 | 2023 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8,565 | 2017 | up 116.0% | rising |
| 165 | Macao | 8,153 | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 166 | Iceland | 7,139 | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 167 | Malta | 6,769 | 2023 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 168 | Bahamas | 6,664 | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 169 | Brunei | 6,403 | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 170 | Barbados | 5,221 | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 171 | Samoa | 5,156 | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 172 | Tonga | 5,139 | 2024 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 173 | Kiribati | 4,421 | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 3,149 | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,966 | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 176 | Aruba | 2,674 | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 177 | Grenada | 2,646 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 178 | Seychelles | 2,344 | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2,258 | 2023 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 180 | Micronesia (country) | 1,942 | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 181 | Andorra | 1,733 | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 182 | Dominica | 1,314 | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 183 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,161 | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 184 | Cayman Islands | 1,139 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 185 | Marshall Islands | 1,007 | 2024 | down 50.4% | flat |
| 186 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 966 | 2024 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 187 | Monaco | 942 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 188 | Bermuda | 822 | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 189 | Gibraltar | 748 | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 190 | Liechtenstein | 732 | 2021 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 191 | British Virgin Islands | 610 | 2024 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 192 | Nauru | 595 | 2025 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 193 | Cook Islands | 581 | 2024 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 194 | San Marino | 484 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 395 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 196 | Anguilla | 324 | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 197 | Palau | 215 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 198 | Montserrat | 103 | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 199 | Niue | 70 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 200 | Tokelau | 54 | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 175.63 million
- UIS: World 175.63 million
- MDG: World 175.63 million
- WB: World 175.63 million
- UNICEF: World 175.47 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 155.48 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 153.27 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 151.44 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 149.01 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 138.68 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 112.76 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 101.92 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 94.30 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 84.45 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 76.00 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 72.01 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 61.95 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 60.76 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 49.39 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 47.66 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 46.63 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 46.63 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 46.54 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 46.50 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 46.50 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 45.51 million
- AIMS: East Asia 45.37 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 44.04 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 44.04 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 44.04 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 44.04 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 43.45 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 43.44 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 42.99 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 42.71 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 42.45 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 42.23 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 42.23 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 40.96 million
- WB: Ida Total 40.51 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release