Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
218
Highest
64.76 million
India
Lowest
75
Falkland Islands
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.
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 (number) (secondary female): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | Turkey | 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 | Russia | 5.20 million | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 14 | Vietnam | 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 | 3.26 million | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 18 | Japan | 3.22 million | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 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 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.58 million | 2024 | up 170.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Peru | 1.54 million | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 39 | Tanzania | 1.46 million | 2021 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Venezuela | 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 | South 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 | Syria | 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 | 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 | 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 | Laos | 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 | 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 | 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 | East Timor | 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 | Reunion | 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 | 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 | Macao | 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 (country) | 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 | Nauru | 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 | 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 | 75 | 1996 | up 87.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 314.66 million
- UIS: World 314.66 million
- MDG: World 314.66 million
- WB: World 314.66 million
- UNICEF: World 314.34 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 274.67 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 270.72 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 267.14 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 266.40 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 247.51 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 205.39 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 187.37 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 175.71 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 156.47 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 135.85 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 129.46 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 112.37 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 97.82 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 93.84 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 92.92 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 88.16 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 88.16 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 88.16 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 88.16 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 84.88 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 84.88 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 84.46 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 82.79 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 82.61 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 82.57 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 82.57 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 80.86 million
- AIMS: East Asia 80.65 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 76.53 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 76.52 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 76.51 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 75.60 million
- WB: South Asia 74.44 million
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 74.44 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 66.58 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release