Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
218
Highest
64.76 million
India
Lowest
75
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
234,251
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
18,761

What the numbers show

Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 64.76 million in India; the lowest is 75 in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

The median across all reporting countries is 234,251, and the mean is 1.44 million.

Over the past decade 141 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 355.1%), and the largest decrease in Western Sahara (down 57.4%).

Enrolment in secondary education, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 64.76 million 2025 up 5.0% volatile
2 China 45.69 million 2024 up 9.4% rising
3 Indonesia 13.32 million 2025 up 15.9% volatile
4 United States of America 12.29 million 2023 up 3.2% flat
5 Brazil 10.69 million 2024 down 12.7% rising
6 Pakistan 9.25 million 2024 up 93.8% volatile
7 Bangladesh 7.97 million 2024 up 17.6% volatile
8 Nigeria 7.54 million 2023 up 28.5% volatile
9 Mexico 7.33 million 2024 up 11.1% rising
10 Türkiye 5.96 million 2023 up 16.8% volatile
11 Philippines 5.90 million 2024 up 61.6% rising
12 Egypt 5.58 million 2024 up 40.1% volatile
13 Russian Federation 5.20 million 2023 up 18.2% falling
14 Viet Nam 4.60 million 2022 up 16.9% rising
15 Kenya 3.38 million 2023 up 47.4% volatile
16 Germany 3.29 million 2024 down 3.7% falling
17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.26 million 2023 up 16.7% rising
18 Japan 3.22 million 2023 down 9.4% falling
19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.16 million 2023 down 2.6% rising
20 France 3.07 million 2024 up 5.0% rising
21 Algeria 3.01 million 2024 up 31.7% volatile
22 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.86 million 2021 up 105.0% volatile
23 South Africa 2.82 million 2023 up 14.1% rising
24 Ethiopia 2.44 million 2015 up 162.8% volatile
25 Colombia 2.42 million 2022 down 3.5% rising
26 Argentina 2.27 million 2023 up 8.9% rising
27 Italy 2.22 million 2023 up 0.4% flat
28 Myanmar 2.17 million 2018 up 62.0% volatile
29 Thailand 2.15 million 2025 down 33.3% rising
30 Uzbekistan 2.10 million 2025 up 8.8% flat
31 Spain 1.83 million 2024 up 14.2% flat
32 Nepal 1.80 million 2024 up 12.6% volatile
33 Morocco 1.77 million 2024 up 53.8% volatile
34 Ghana 1.67 million 2024 up 55.4% volatile
35 Saudi Arabia 1.65 million 2024 up 36.9% rising
36 Poland 1.61 million 2024 up 27.3% falling
37 Côte d'Ivoire 1.58 million 2024 up 170.9% volatile
38 Peru 1.54 million 2024 up 18.2% rising
39 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.46 million 2021 up 78.3% volatile
40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.38 million 2024 up 5.4% rising
41 Canada 1.31 million 2023 down 0.1% rising
42 Malaysia 1.29 million 2024 down 10.3% rising
43 Sri Lanka 1.29 million 2023 down 2.8% rising
44 Republic of Korea 1.29 million 2024 down 24.7% flat
45 Ukraine 1.28 million 2024 down 2.4% falling
46 Afghanistan 1.27 million 2023 up 44.9% volatile
47 Australia 1.26 million 2024 up 2.7% rising
48 Kazakhstan 1.25 million 2025 up 50.6% rising
49 Angola 1.21 million 2023 up 246.5% volatile
50 Sudan 1.18 million 2019 up 57.2% rising
51 Cameroon 948,662 2023 up 14.2% volatile
52 Ecuador 888,053 2024 down 4.8% volatile
53 Iraq 844,474 2007 up 93.0% volatile
54 Madagascar 830,740 2021 up 29.6% volatile
55 Netherlands 803,955 2023 up 7.3% rising
56 Chile 793,506 2024 up 3.3% rising
57 Yemen 788,594 2016 up 69.0% rising
58 Zambia 723,878 2024 volatile
59 Syrian Arab Republic 715,268 2024 down 20.7% volatile
60 Senegal 705,639 2023 up 40.7% volatile
61 Romania 694,968 2023 down 13.7% falling
62 Burkina Faso 649,886 2024 up 68.8% volatile
63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 638,622 2024 up 9.7% rising
64 Tajikistan 617,133 2024 up 25.6% rising
65 Cambodia 616,409 2024 up 37.6% volatile
66 Mali 614,377 2023 up 60.6% volatile
67 Belgium 613,964 2023 down 2.5% rising
68 Sierra Leone 609,235 2023 up 212.8% volatile
69 Malawi 594,322 2023 up 47.5% volatile
70 Guatemala 568,520 2024 up 2.1% volatile
71 Tunisia 537,847 2016 down 15.4% volatile
72 Jordan 514,665 2024 up 36.6% volatile
73 Mozambique 512,577 2017 up 173.7% volatile
74 Sweden 512,024 2024 up 20.0% rising
75 Rwanda 493,199 2024 up 60.0% volatile
76 Turkmenistan 490,985 2024 up 41.9% rising
77 Azerbaijan 487,447 2024 up 10.3% rising
78 Zimbabwe 474,658 2013 up 31.7% volatile
79 Israel 463,052 2024 up 23.0% rising
80 Uganda 462,967 2007 up 301.1% volatile
81 Kyrgyzstan 449,347 2025 up 41.5% rising
82 Dominican Republic 449,277 2024 down 7.0% rising
83 Czechia 448,948 2023 up 14.7% falling
84 Palestine, State of 447,716 2023 up 23.6% rising
85 United Arab Emirates 430,303 2024 up 30.4% volatile
86 Benin 423,019 2022 up 54.3% volatile
87 Togo 421,573 2023 up 38.0% volatile
88 Niger 420,247 2024 up 97.4% volatile
89 Hungary 393,203 2024 down 6.1% falling
90 Libya 387,553 2006 volatile
91 Portugal 365,952 2023 down 6.4% rising
92 Belarus 355,165 2024 up 13.7% falling
93 Austria 340,153 2024 up 2.1% falling
94 Burundi 335,939 2025 up 4.4% volatile
95 Greece 328,985 2023 down 1.3% rising
96 Cuba 326,586 2024 down 19.5% falling
97 Chad 312,333 2024 up 99.0% volatile
98 Switzerland 303,965 2024 up 2.5% flat
99 Honduras 292,621 2024 down 11.1% rising
100 Papua New Guinea 287,654 2023 up 83.4% volatile
101 Paraguay 285,048 2024 down 13.1% volatile
102 New Zealand 283,630 2024 up 15.1% rising
103 Finland 280,873 2024 up 2.1% rising
104 Guinea 280,001 2014 up 164.4% volatile
105 Oman 263,690 2024 up 84.4% volatile
106 Lao People's Democratic Republic 259,159 2025 down 14.4% volatile
107 Denmark 253,132 2024 down 7.8% rising
108 Costa Rica 235,627 2024 up 1.9% volatile
109 Serbia 235,370 2024 down 12.5% falling
110 Ireland 233,132 2022 up 38.7% rising
111 Bulgaria 232,874 2024 down 5.8% falling
112 Slovakia 232,337 2024 up 1.9% falling
113 Nicaragua 230,226 2023 down 4.3% volatile
114 Norway 226,331 2024 up 8.1% rising
115 Lebanon 214,687 2024 up 12.7% rising
116 Mongolia 204,797 2023 up 44.7% rising
117 Gambia 199,300 2021 up 228.4% volatile
118 El Salvador 198,303 2024 down 34.8% rising
119 Uruguay 173,668 2023 up 2.2% rising
120 Croatia 163,719 2023 down 12.9% falling
121 Hong Kong, China 162,269 2024 down 17.9% rising
122 Panama 157,881 2017 up 19.2% rising
123 Congo 156,821 2012 up 90.8% rising
124 Kuwait 150,122 2015 up 21.3% rising
125 Georgia 144,988 2024 up 7.6% falling
126 Armenia 138,519 2024 up 17.9% falling
127 Liberia 133,341 2020 up 26.5% volatile
128 Mauritania 130,916 2020 up 162.6% volatile
129 Namibia 124,326 2024 up 24.5% rising
130 Eritrea 121,144 2022 up 4.3% rising
131 Lithuania 118,415 2024 down 10.2% falling
132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 112,260 2023 down 26.1% falling
133 Republic of Moldova 110,880 2024 down 8.0% falling
134 Gabon 110,455 2019 volatile
135 Albania 99,299 2024 down 36.1% falling
136 Botswana 91,418 2021 up 4.7% volatile
137 Jamaica 87,177 2024 down 23.3% falling
138 Puerto Rico 84,830 2024 down 35.7% falling
139 Timor-Leste 83,943 2020 up 68.7% rising
140 Singapore 79,921 2023 down 8.0% falling
141 Slovenia 78,980 2023 up 10.4% falling
142 Lesotho 78,318 2017 up 35.4% volatile
143 North Macedonia 72,882 2023 down 14.2% falling
144 Qatar 72,768 2024 up 72.8% volatile
145 Latvia 61,027 2024 up 4.8% falling
146 Fiji 57,718 2024 up 13.6% rising
147 Central African Republic 55,317 2017 up 63.9% volatile
148 Eswatini 53,652 2016 up 39.2% volatile
149 Bahrain 53,239 2024 up 21.6% volatile
150 Estonia 51,490 2024 up 36.4% falling
151 Mauritius 50,979 2024 down 22.9% rising
152 Somalia 47,085 2023 volatile
153 Trinidad and Tobago 46,046 2024 down 0.5% rising
154 Réunion 46,016 1996 up 21.0% rising
155 Suriname 44,490 2023 up 55.0% rising
156 Bhutan 35,293 2024 down 6.7% volatile
157 Guyana 34,434 2024 down 19.8% rising
158 Comoros 33,944 2022 unchanged volatile
159 Djibouti 31,913 2023 up 30.2% volatile
160 Vanuatu 29,909 2023 up 197.0% volatile
161 Cyprus 29,725 2024 up 3.6% rising
162 Cape Verde 28,826 2022 down 13.7% rising
163 Montenegro 27,418 2023 down 10.3% falling
164 Guadeloupe 26,281 1995 down 3.9% rising
165 Luxembourg 26,245 2024 up 13.7% rising
166 Martinique 24,093 1996 down 5.4% flat
167 Brunei Darussalam 19,951 2023 down 20.7% rising
168 Solomon Islands 19,473 2012 up 109.3% volatile
169 Belize 18,949 2024 up 0.0% rising
170 Iceland 17,544 2023 down 7.8% rising
171 Maldives 16,363 2023 up 42.1% rising
172 Malta 15,751 2023 up 2.9% rising
173 Macau, China 15,314 2024 down 0.2% rising
174 Sao Tome and Principe 13,749 2017 up 198.4% volatile
175 Bahamas 13,406 2024 down 16.4% flat
176 New Caledonia 13,230 1997 up 30.5% rising
177 Samoa 13,154 2016 up 5.4% rising
178 French Polynesia 12,241 1993 up 59.2% rising
179 Equatorial Guinea 10,654 2005 up 85.6% volatile
180 Barbados 9,213 2024 down 9.7% falling
181 Guinea-Bissau 9,157 2000 up 355.1% volatile
182 Kiribati 8,934 2024 volatile
183 French Guiana 8,350 1997 up 67.7% rising
184 Tonga 7,939 2024 up 7.0% rising
185 Guam 7,660 1980 up 44.5% rising
186 Micronesia, Federated States of 6,724 2005 rising
187 United States Virgin Islands 6,350 1997 down 3.8% rising
188 Saint Lucia 5,271 2024 down 22.0% rising
189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4,800 2024 down 4.7% rising
190 Aruba 4,362 2024 up 5.0% rising
191 Grenada 4,354 2024 down 8.3% flat
192 Seychelles 4,112 2024 up 13.1% rising
193 Antigua and Barbuda 3,535 2023 down 21.1% rising
194 Andorra 2,544 2024 up 22.7% rising
195 Marshall Islands 2,516 2024 down 8.3% falling
196 Dominica 2,177 2023 down 27.5% falling
197 Cayman Islands 1,968 2024 up 16.2% rising
198 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,940 2023 down 14.8% falling
199 Bermuda 1,781 2023 down 19.6% falling
200 Monaco 1,709 2024 up 13.6% rising
201 American Samoa 1,680 1992 up 19.6% rising
202 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,532 2024 up 69.7% rising
203 Liechtenstein 1,428 2021 down 5.7% flat
204 Gibraltar 1,289 2024 up 26.6% rising
205 British Virgin Islands 1,103 2024 up 6.9% rising
206 Cook Islands 903 2024 up 5.6% rising
207 Naoero 814 2025 up 61.5% rising
208 San Marino 795 2024 down 1.2% rising
209 Palau 680 2024 down 14.4% falling
210 Tuvalu 617 2024 down 3.0% rising
211 Anguilla 501 2022 down 6.5% falling
212 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 437 1997 up 3.8% rising
213 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 240 1997 down 0.4% falling
214 Western Sahara 152 1980 down 57.4% falling
215 Montserrat 149 2023 down 10.2% volatile
216 Niue 108 2024 down 2.7% falling
217 Tokelau 78 2025 up 11.4% volatile
218 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 75 1996 up 87.5% rising

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 18,761 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release