Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
214
Highest
69.66 % change on previous year
Vanuatu
Lowest
-28.35 % change on previous year
Zimbabwe
Median
1.4 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
17,565

What the numbers show

Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 69.66 % change on previous year in Vanuatu; the lowest is -28.35 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.4 % change on previous year, and the mean is 3.17 % change on previous year.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 101 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 13,733.9%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 1,710.4%).

Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Vanuatu 69.66 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
2 Uganda 65.47 % change on previous year 1982 up 141.7% volatile
3 Suriname 50.92 % change on previous year 2023 up 2,352.1% volatile
4 Guinea-Bissau 43 % change on previous year 1989 up 2,192.2% volatile
5 Congo 29.66 % change on previous year 2004 up 343.6% volatile
6 Tokelau 25.81 % change on previous year 2025 up 82.6% volatile
7 Papua New Guinea 22.88 % change on previous year 2021 volatile
8 Sierra Leone 20.8 % change on previous year 2021 down 7.5% volatile
9 Saudi Arabia 20.66 % change on previous year 2022 up 321.0% volatile
10 Pakistan 19.56 % change on previous year 2024 up 110.5% volatile
11 Guinea 18.73 % change on previous year 2006 up 117.5% volatile
12 Central African Republic 18.41 % change on previous year 2017 up 505.6% volatile
13 Burundi 16.69 % change on previous year 2020 up 1.4% volatile
14 Tanzania, United Republic of 13.34 % change on previous year 2021 up 538.8% volatile
15 Maldives 13.13 % change on previous year 2023 up 250.7% volatile
16 Sao Tome and Principe 12.13 % change on previous year 2017 up 321.7% volatile
17 Iraq 11.05 % change on previous year 2004 up 578.8% volatile
18 Rwanda 10.78 % change on previous year 2024 up 102.6% volatile
19 Guyana 10.56 % change on previous year 2024 up 860.2% volatile
20 Naoero 10.45 % change on previous year 2025 up 293.4% volatile
21 Ethiopia 9.91 % change on previous year 2012 down 16.0% volatile
22 Mongolia 9.91 % change on previous year 2023 up 200.7% volatile
23 Comoros 9.5 % change on previous year 2018 up 53.9% rising
24 Yemen 8.79 % change on previous year 2013 down 3.7% flat
25 Algeria 8.18 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,044.7% volatile
26 British Virgin Islands 8.14 % change on previous year 2024 up 358.4% volatile
27 French Polynesia 7.99 % change on previous year 1993 up 55.1% volatile
28 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.96 % change on previous year 2024 down 40.1% volatile
29 Eswatini 7.27 % change on previous year 2016 down 16.9% volatile
30 Gibraltar 7.24 % change on previous year 2024 up 34.0% volatile
31 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.04 % change on previous year 2015 down 50.1% volatile
32 Mozambique 6.85 % change on previous year 2015 down 72.5% volatile
33 Sudan 6.66 % change on previous year 2019 down 40.7% volatile
34 Malawi 6.48 % change on previous year 2023 down 49.0% volatile
35 Kuwait 6.39 % change on previous year 2015 up 188.6% volatile
36 Chad 6.22 % change on previous year 2024 up 241.6% volatile
37 Lesotho 6.2 % change on previous year 2017 down 19.0% volatile
38 Qatar 6.09 % change on previous year 2024 down 30.6% volatile
39 Morocco 6.01 % change on previous year 2024 up 158.4% volatile
40 Afghanistan 5.94 % change on previous year 2018 down 88.4% volatile
41 New Caledonia 5.94 % change on previous year 1991 down 50.4% volatile
42 Côte d'Ivoire 5.9 % change on previous year 2024 down 54.5% volatile
43 Nigeria 5.9 % change on previous year 2021 up 30.9% volatile
44 Armenia 5.82 % change on previous year 2024 up 277.5% volatile
45 Eritrea 5.81 % change on previous year 2018 up 11.6% volatile
46 Solomon Islands 5.81 % change on previous year 2012 down 81.5% volatile
47 Grenada 5.78 % change on previous year 2024 up 328.9% volatile
48 Oman 5.65 % change on previous year 2024 up 413.7% volatile
49 Nicaragua 5.23 % change on previous year 2023 up 425.6% volatile
50 Myanmar 5.17 % change on previous year 2018 up 522.6% volatile
51 Ghana 4.98 % change on previous year 2022 up 42.8% volatile
52 Türkiye 4.96 % change on previous year 2023 down 86.8% volatile
53 Macao 4.92 % change on previous year 2024 up 183.1% volatile
54 Guatemala 4.78 % change on previous year 2024 up 393.4% volatile
55 Kyrgyzstan 4.71 % change on previous year 2025 up 718.3% volatile
56 Cambodia 4.62 % change on previous year 2024 down 22.9% volatile
57 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.58 % change on previous year 2023 down 79.5% volatile
58 Andorra 4.52 % change on previous year 2024 up 142.0% volatile
59 Guam 4.36 % change on previous year 1980 up 15.5% volatile
60 New Zealand 4.35 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,403.2% volatile
61 Slovenia 4.3 % change on previous year 2023 down 63.6% volatile
62 Estonia 4.17 % change on previous year 2024 up 220.5% volatile
63 Falkland Islands 4.17 % change on previous year 1996 volatile
64 Egypt 3.94 % change on previous year 2024 up 112.4% volatile
65 French Guiana 3.91 % change on previous year 1997 up 422.0% volatile
66 Mali 3.85 % change on previous year 2018 down 71.2% volatile
67 Libya 3.73 % change on previous year 2006 volatile
68 Trinidad and Tobago 3.69 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
69 Namibia 3.63 % change on previous year 2024 up 175.7% volatile
70 Martinique 3.59 % change on previous year 1996 up 391.0% volatile
71 Kenya 3.59 % change on previous year 2023 down 49.7% volatile
72 Uzbekistan 3.5 % change on previous year 2025 up 221.1% volatile
73 Malta 3.44 % change on previous year 2023 up 254.3% volatile
74 Mexico 3.23 % change on previous year 2024 down 23.0% volatile
75 Lebanon 3.09 % change on previous year 2024 up 161.6% volatile
76 Belgium 3.08 % change on previous year 2023 up 172.3% volatile
77 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.07 % change on previous year 2023 up 117.5% volatile
78 Gabon 3 % change on previous year 1997 up 137.0% volatile
79 Benin 2.95 % change on previous year 2022 down 40.5% volatile
80 Kazakhstan 2.91 % change on previous year 2025 up 101.9% volatile
81 Tajikistan 2.75 % change on previous year 2024 up 268.4% volatile
82 Luxembourg 2.71 % change on previous year 2024 up 128.2% volatile
83 Russian Federation 2.71 % change on previous year 2023 up 526.0% volatile
84 Seychelles 2.42 % change on previous year 2024 up 219.5% volatile
85 Jordan 2.34 % change on previous year 2024 down 26.1% volatile
86 India 2.25 % change on previous year 2025 up 13,733.9% volatile
87 Belize 2.2 % change on previous year 2024 up 107.3% volatile
88 Aruba 2.19 % change on previous year 2022 down 81.7% volatile
89 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.18 % change on previous year 2024 up 49.9% volatile
90 Israel 2.03 % change on previous year 2024 up 8.9% volatile
91 Burkina Faso 1.98 % change on previous year 2024 down 83.9% volatile
92 Hong Kong 1.95 % change on previous year 2024 up 133.8% volatile
93 Cyprus 1.92 % change on previous year 2024 up 157.0% volatile
94 Anguilla 1.9 % change on previous year 2011 up 429.5% volatile
95 Palestine, State of 1.82 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,162.5% volatile
96 China 1.78 % change on previous year 2024 up 130.6% volatile
97 Lithuania 1.61 % change on previous year 2024 up 128.2% volatile
98 Switzerland 1.58 % change on previous year 2024 down 23.1% volatile
99 Finland 1.56 % change on previous year 2024 up 304.1% volatile
100 Ireland 1.56 % change on previous year 2022 down 40.7% volatile
101 Georgia 1.54 % change on previous year 2024 up 141.0% volatile
102 Dominican Republic 1.53 % change on previous year 2024 up 88.0% volatile
103 South Africa 1.53 % change on previous year 2023 down 19.6% volatile
104 Syria 1.51 % change on previous year 2024 up 104.3% volatile
105 Reunion 1.44 % change on previous year 1996 down 35.8% volatile
106 Liberia 1.43 % change on previous year 2015 down 94.7% volatile
107 United Arab Emirates 1.42 % change on previous year 2024 down 7.3% volatile
108 Republic of Korea 1.38 % change on previous year 2024 up 139.1% volatile
109 Slovakia 1.31 % change on previous year 2024 up 135.2% volatile
110 Hungary 1.26 % change on previous year 2024 up 133.8% volatile
111 Spain 1.23 % change on previous year 2024 up 544.3% volatile
112 Cameroon 1.22 % change on previous year 2023 down 79.0% volatile
113 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.19 % change on previous year 2023 down 96.8% volatile
114 Antigua and Barbuda 1.14 % change on previous year 2023 down 80.0% volatile
115 Belarus 1.09 % change on previous year 2024 up 171.5% volatile
116 Czechia 1.09 % change on previous year 2023 down 67.6% volatile
117 Guadeloupe 1.07 % change on previous year 1995 down 11.0% volatile
118 Poland 1.07 % change on previous year 2024 up 121.5% volatile
119 Viet Nam 0.9252 % change on previous year 2022 down 66.8% falling
120 United States Virgin Islands 0.8065 % change on previous year 1995 down 44.4% volatile
121 Chile 0.7925 % change on previous year 2024 up 177.9% volatile
122 Austria 0.6972 % change on previous year 2024 up 148.1% volatile
123 Gambia 0.6853 % change on previous year 2010 down 93.2% volatile
124 Norway 0.6775 % change on previous year 2024 up 178.5% volatile
125 Timor-Leste 0.6704 % change on previous year 2020 down 89.9% volatile
126 Republic of Moldova 0.6426 % change on previous year 2024 up 111.2% volatile
127 Germany 0.6418 % change on previous year 2024 up 147.7% volatile
128 Senegal 0.626 % change on previous year 2023 down 93.7% volatile
129 Cape Verde 0.6073 % change on previous year 2022 up 285.1% volatile
130 Angola 0.5797 % change on previous year 2011 down 95.7% volatile
131 Australia 0.579 % change on previous year 2024 up 132.6% volatile
132 Honduras 0.5747 % change on previous year 2024 down 72.8% volatile
133 Netherlands 0.5279 % change on previous year 2023 up 15.8% volatile
134 Montenegro 0.3918 % change on previous year 2023 up 126.7% volatile
135 France 0.3427 % change on previous year 2024 down 50.9% volatile
136 Croatia 0.3395 % change on previous year 2023 up 149.5% volatile
137 Portugal 0.3359 % change on previous year 2023 down 96.1% volatile
138 Fiji 0.3094 % change on previous year 2024 up 134.5% volatile
139 Argentina 0.2951 % change on previous year 2023 down 53.0% volatile
140 Barbados 0.2939 % change on previous year 2024 up 287.5% volatile
141 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2088 % change on previous year 2024 down 34.5% volatile
142 Bulgaria 0.1419 % change on previous year 2024 down 66.3% volatile
143 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.1164 % change on previous year 2024 up 113.0% volatile
144 Iceland 0.1084 % change on previous year 2023 down 98.7% volatile
145 Sweden 0.0813 % change on previous year 2024 up 105.3% volatile
146 Azerbaijan 0.056 % change on previous year 2024 down 96.9% volatile
147 Thailand 0.0232 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.4% volatile
148 Western Sahara 0 % change on previous year 1980 up 100.0% volatile
148 Saint Helena 0 % change on previous year 1997 up 100.0% volatile
148 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 % change on previous year 1997 up 100.0% volatile
151 Paraguay -0.0098 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.1% volatile
152 Latvia -0.0802 % change on previous year 2024 up 98.0% volatile
153 Bahrain -0.1819 % change on previous year 2024 down 110.9% volatile
154 Samoa -0.2124 % change on previous year 2016 down 107.7% volatile
155 Greece -0.2441 % change on previous year 2023 down 157.5% volatile
156 Mauritania -0.46 % change on previous year 2020 down 110.3% volatile
157 Sri Lanka -0.5206 % change on previous year 2023 down 180.4% volatile
158 Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.6373 % change on previous year 2023 up 44.3% volatile
159 Italy -0.6419 % change on previous year 2023 down 224.0% volatile
160 Brazil -0.7217 % change on previous year 2024 up 76.4% volatile
161 Cayman Islands -0.7564 % change on previous year 2024 down 118.4% volatile
162 Ukraine -0.7918 % change on previous year 2024 up 71.7% volatile
163 Japan -0.8205 % change on previous year 2023 down 4.8% volatile
164 Denmark -1.03 % change on previous year 2024 down 360.7% volatile
165 Ecuador -1.06 % change on previous year 2024 down 124.7% volatile
166 Tuvalu -1.12 % change on previous year 2024 down 113.2% volatile
167 Canada -1.14 % change on previous year 2023 up 10.5% volatile
168 United States of America -1.2 % change on previous year 2023 down 244.4% volatile
169 Nepal -1.38 % change on previous year 2024 down 169.6% volatile
170 Romania -1.44 % change on previous year 2023 up 49.6% volatile
171 Serbia -1.44 % change on previous year 2022 up 8.8% volatile
172 Lao People's Democratic Republic -1.55 % change on previous year 2025 down 121.2% volatile
173 San Marino -1.61 % change on previous year 2024 down 746.0% volatile
174 Djibouti -1.66 % change on previous year 2023 down 145.8% volatile
175 Malaysia -1.71 % change on previous year 2024 down 140.2% volatile
176 Colombia -1.74 % change on previous year 2022 up 61.1% volatile
177 Saint Lucia -1.75 % change on previous year 2024 up 53.0% volatile
178 Singapore -1.84 % change on previous year 2023 down 586.8% volatile
179 North Macedonia -1.89 % change on previous year 2023 up 65.3% volatile
180 Monaco -1.89 % change on previous year 2024 down 173.1% volatile
181 Tonga -1.9 % change on previous year 2024 down 165.3% volatile
182 American Samoa -1.93 % change on previous year 1992 down 280.4% volatile
183 Niger -1.98 % change on previous year 2024 down 110.2% volatile
184 Kiribati -1.99 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
185 Liechtenstein -2.06 % change on previous year 2021 down 239.6% volatile
186 Tunisia -2.08 % change on previous year 2011 down 161.2% volatile
187 Indonesia -2.14 % change on previous year 2025 down 139.3% volatile
188 Bermuda -2.28 % change on previous year 2015 down 5.7% volatile
189 Cuba -2.32 % change on previous year 2024 down 138.2% volatile
190 Palau -2.44 % change on previous year 2024 up 23.1% volatile
191 Bhutan -2.63 % change on previous year 2024 down 133.1% volatile
192 Madagascar -3.15 % change on previous year 2019 down 139.5% volatile
193 Albania -3.18 % change on previous year 2024 up 28.4% volatile
194 Costa Rica -3.45 % change on previous year 2024 down 228.8% volatile
195 Bangladesh -3.55 % change on previous year 2024 down 154.0% volatile
196 Uruguay -3.59 % change on previous year 2023 down 127.7% volatile
197 Panama -3.81 % change on previous year 2017 down 544.6% volatile
198 Brunei Darussalam -4.13 % change on previous year 2020 down 398.8% volatile
199 Botswana -4.16 % change on previous year 2008 down 302.4% volatile
200 Jamaica -4.17 % change on previous year 2024 down 121.9% volatile
201 Peru -4.21 % change on previous year 2024 down 99.2% volatile
202 Dominica -4.27 % change on previous year 2023 down 92.6% volatile
203 Montserrat -4.49 % change on previous year 2023 down 224.1% volatile
204 Cook Islands -4.95 % change on previous year 2024 down 50.8% volatile
205 Mauritius -5.38 % change on previous year 2020 down 343.3% volatile
206 Philippines -5.59 % change on previous year 2024 down 712.7% volatile
207 Niue -6.09 % change on previous year 2024 down 12.6% volatile
208 Somalia -6.52 % change on previous year 1986 up 89.7% volatile
209 Togo -6.84 % change on previous year 2007 down 190.7% volatile
210 Marshall Islands -7.33 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,014.2% volatile
211 El Salvador -11.36 % change on previous year 2024 down 575.1% volatile
212 Bahamas -15.81 % change on previous year 2024 down 453.4% volatile
213 Puerto Rico -27.55 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,710.4% volatile
214 Zimbabwe -28.35 % change on previous year 2013 down 287.2% volatile

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The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
435 places, 17,565 data points, 1971–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.