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Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) by country

Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.

Countries reporting
203
Highest
62.39 million number
India
Lowest
381 number
Tuvalu
Median
255,631 number
Years covered
51
1970–2020
Data points
8,239

What the numbers show

Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 62.39 million number in India; the lowest is 381 number in Tuvalu.

The median across all reporting countries is 255,631 number, and the mean is 1.39 million number.

Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 391.2%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 40.1%).

Enrolment in secondary education, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 62.39 million number 2019 up 35.6% volatile
2 China (People’s Republic of) 40.38 million number 2019 down 16.2% rising
3 Indonesia 12.24 million number 2018 up 36.4% volatile
4 United States 12.12 million number 2018 — flat
5 Brazil 11.38 million number 2018 down 6.9% rising
6 Bangladesh 8.28 million number 2019 up 49.2% volatile
7 Mexico 7.27 million number 2018 up 23.5% rising
8 Pakistan 6.17 million number 2019 up 53.0% volatile
9 Türkiye 5.45 million number 2018 up 76.1% volatile
10 Philippines 5.39 million number 2018 up 61.8% rising
11 Russia 4.93 million number 2018 up 1.3% falling
12 Nigeria 4.80 million number 2016 up 69.0% volatile
13 Egypt 4.55 million number 2019 up 40.6% volatile
14 Japan 3.41 million number 2018 down 5.0% falling
15 Germany 3.24 million number 2018 down 14.7% falling
16 United Kingdom 3.06 million number 2018 up 16.1% rising
17 France 2.99 million number 2018 up 3.6% rising
18 Thailand 2.88 million number 2019 up 18.5% volatile
19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.73 million number 2017 down 33.2% volatile
20 South Africa 2.51 million number 2018 up 5.6% rising
21 Ethiopia 2.44 million number 2015 up 162.8% volatile
22 Colombia 2.42 million number 2018 down 1.4% rising
23 Argentina 2.31 million number 2017 up 14.2% rising
24 Algeria 2.28 million number 2011 up 41.7% volatile
25 Italy 2.22 million number 2018 up 0.4% flat
26 Myanmar 2.17 million number 2018 up 62.0% volatile
27 Uzbekistan 1.98 million number 2019 down 10.1% flat
28 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.79 million number 2015 up 83.9% volatile
29 Nepal 1.78 million number 2019 up 60.9% volatile
30 Spain 1.65 million number 2018 up 7.8% flat
31 Kenya 1.51 million number 2009 up 70.8% volatile
32 Saudi Arabia 1.47 million number 2019 up 5.7% rising
33 Sri Lanka 1.39 million number 2018 up 10.7% rising
34 Ghana 1.39 million number 2019 up 67.8% volatile
35 Peru 1.39 million number 2019 up 7.1% rising
36 Korea 1.38 million number 2018 down 25.5% rising
37 Morocco 1.37 million number 2019 up 29.4% volatile
38 Malaysia 1.31 million number 2019 up 1.7% rising
39 Canada 1.30 million number 2018 up 1.0% rising
40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.22 million number 2017 up 8.1% rising
41 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.21 million number 2019 up 47.5% volatile
42 Ukraine 1.19 million number 2019 down 24.9% falling
43 Poland 1.15 million number 2018 down 23.1% falling
44 Australia 1.12 million number 2018 — rising
45 Sudan 1.10 million number 2017 up 75.2% rising
46 Afghanistan 1.08 million number 2018 up 163.8% volatile
47 Cameroon 1.01 million number 2016 up 230.2% volatile
48 Côte d'Ivoire 984,775 number 2019 up 69.3% volatile
49 Kazakhstan 943,906 number 2019 up 5.4% falling
50 Ecuador 939,588 number 2018 up 66.3% volatile
51 Syrian Arab Republic 901,842 number 2013 down 9.7% volatile
52 Iraq 844,474 number 2007 up 93.0% volatile
53 Angola 803,968 number 2016 up 184.4% volatile
54 Netherlands 798,774 number 2018 up 13.0% rising
55 Yemen 788,594 number 2016 up 69.0% rising
56 Madagascar 758,787 number 2019 up 53.0% volatile
57 Chile 748,235 number 2018 down 5.4% rising
58 Romania 709,171 number 2018 down 24.5% falling
59 Burkina Faso 669,113 number 2019 up 241.3% volatile
60 Belgium 609,635 number 2018 down 4.7% rising
61 Senegal 605,274 number 2019 up 137.0% volatile
62 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 597,834 number 2018 up 16.1% rising
63 Mozambique 577,941 number 2017 up 208.5% volatile
64 Guatemala 573,842 number 2019 up 21.3% volatile
65 Tunisia 537,847 number 2016 down 15.4% volatile
66 Tajikistan 491,300 number 2013 up 15.7% rising
67 Dominican Republic 484,036 number 2019 down 1.3% rising
68 Zimbabwe 474,658 number 2013 up 31.7% volatile
69 Sweden 469,113 number 2018 up 26.4% rising
70 Mali 465,559 number 2018 up 96.9% volatile
71 Uganda 462,967 number 2007 up 301.1% volatile
72 Azerbaijan 450,476 number 2019 — flat
73 Malawi 448,618 number 2019 up 45.1% volatile
74 Benin 421,133 number 2016 up 285.7% volatile
75 Cambodia 417,953 number 2008 up 284.1% volatile
76 Jordan 417,565 number 2019 up 20.1% volatile
77 Israel 410,617 number 2018 up 21.6% rising
78 Palestine, State of 404,252 number 2019 up 11.8% rising
79 Hungary 392,027 number 2018 down 12.5% falling
80 Rwanda 390,413 number 2019 up 129.5% volatile
81 Libya 387,553 number 2006 — volatile
82 Czechia 384,235 number 2018 down 13.3% falling
83 Cuba 377,120 number 2019 down 5.9% flat
84 Portugal 375,089 number 2018 up 7.9% rising
85 Honduras 357,239 number 2019 up 14.0% volatile
86 Burundi 347,890 number 2019 up 186.6% volatile
87 Kyrgyzstan 341,898 number 2019 down 3.5% flat
88 Niger 329,735 number 2017 up 296.7% volatile
89 Austria 327,853 number 2018 down 10.9% falling
90 Greece 317,987 number 2018 down 1.0% rising
91 Lao People's Democratic Republic 317,127 number 2019 up 69.1% volatile
92 Belarus 313,599 number 2018 down 25.5% falling
93 Paraguay 307,859 number 2016 up 16.1% volatile
94 Togo 305,409 number 2017 up 115.9% volatile
95 Switzerland 289,786 number 2018 up 1.6% flat
96 Finland 280,108 number 2018 up 29.4% rising
97 Guinea 280,001 number 2014 up 164.4% volatile
98 Denmark 259,381 number 2018 up 8.5% rising
99 Serbia 258,585 number 2019 down 13.2% falling
100 El Salvador 257,443 number 2018 down 4.7% rising
101 Ireland 256,828 number 2018 up 60.1% rising
102 Costa Rica 255,631 number 2019 up 25.9% volatile
103 New Zealand 246,689 number 2018 down 3.8% rising
104 United Arab Emirates 246,545 number 2017 — volatile
105 Sierra Leone 241,559 number 2017 up 59.6% volatile
106 Nicaragua 240,533 number 2010 up 35.1% volatile
107 Bulgaria 233,300 number 2018 down 17.8% falling
108 Slovak Republic 216,710 number 2018 down 25.4% falling
109 Norway 214,178 number 2018 up 5.1% rising
110 Oman 212,160 number 2019 up 37.4% volatile
111 Lebanon 207,428 number 2019 up 2.4% rising
112 Papua New Guinea 206,319 number 2016 — volatile
113 Chad 186,287 number 2019 up 52.3% volatile
114 Uruguay 183,500 number 2018 up 24.8% rising
115 Croatia 165,660 number 2018 down 14.9% falling
116 Panama 162,931 number 2017 up 23.0% rising
117 Hong Kong, China 162,638 number 2019 down 34.8% rising
118 Congo 156,821 number 2012 up 90.8% rising
119 Kuwait 150,122 number 2015 up 21.3% rising
120 Mongolia 141,535 number 2010 up 14.5% rising
121 Georgia 133,522 number 2019 down 10.2% falling
122 Mauritania 131,521 number 2019 up 175.6% volatile
123 Eritrea 121,678 number 2018 up 28.0% rising
124 Albania 120,190 number 2019 down 30.3% falling
125 Armenia 118,892 number 2019 down 21.3% falling
126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 118,400 number 2019 down 27.6% falling
127 Lithuania 111,498 number 2018 down 39.5% falling
128 Puerto Rico 108,490 number 2018 down 27.9% falling
129 Republic of Moldova 107,891 number 2019 down 33.9% falling
130 Jamaica 100,401 number 2019 down 24.1% flat
131 Liberia 97,206 number 2015 up 72.2% volatile
132 Botswana 87,309 number 2008 up 9.8% volatile
133 Namibia 85,179 number 2007 up 46.6% rising
134 Timor-Leste 83,384 number 2019 up 78.6% rising
135 Singapore 81,217 number 2018 down 27.1% rising
136 Lesotho 78,318 number 2017 up 35.4% volatile
137 North Macedonia 74,760 number 2018 down 22.9% falling
138 Slovenia 71,959 number 2018 up 0.6% falling
139 Zambia 63,219 number 1988 up 87.1% rising
140 Gambia 60,682 number 2010 up 391.2% volatile
141 Mauritius 60,556 number 2019 down 6.8% rising
142 Qatar 56,979 number 2019 up 75.1% volatile
143 Latvia 56,907 number 2018 down 37.2% falling
144 Central African Republic 55,317 number 2017 up 63.9% volatile
145 Trinidad and Tobago 53,819 number 2004 up 7.0% rising
146 Eswatini 53,652 number 2016 up 39.2% volatile
147 Bahrain 49,961 number 2019 up 27.3% volatile
148 Fiji 49,596 number 2012 up 0.6% rising
149 Guyana 42,960 number 2012 up 18.6% rising
150 Estonia 41,573 number 2018 down 20.6% falling
151 Gabon 40,097 number 1999 up 79.4% volatile
152 Bhutan 39,646 number 2018 up 58.0% volatile
153 Comoros 37,426 number 2018 up 105.0% volatile
154 Djibouti 31,208 number 2020 up 67.5% volatile
155 Suriname 30,195 number 2015 up 18.2% rising
156 Cape Verde 27,864 number 2018 down 14.2% volatile
157 Montenegro 27,364 number 2019 down 17.5% falling
158 Somalia 27,359 number 2007 — volatile
159 Cyprus 26,729 number 2018 down 16.3% rising
160 Luxembourg 23,932 number 2018 up 22.7% rising
161 Brunei Darussalam 21,072 number 2019 down 9.7% rising
162 Belize 20,289 number 2019 up 24.4% rising
163 Solomon Islands 19,473 number 2012 up 109.3% volatile
164 Iceland 17,245 number 2018 down 1.0% rising
165 Malta 15,085 number 2018 down 16.4% rising
166 Bahamas 13,911 number 2018 down 19.2% rising
167 Sao Tome and Principe 13,749 number 2017 up 198.4% volatile
168 New Caledonia 13,230 number 1997 up 30.5% rising
169 Samoa 13,154 number 2016 up 5.4% rising
170 Macau, China 12,579 number 2019 down 35.1% rising
171 French Polynesia 12,241 number 1993 up 59.2% rising
172 Equatorial Guinea 10,654 number 2005 up 85.6% volatile
173 Maldives 10,300 number 2019 down 31.3% rising
174 Vanuatu 10,070 number 2015 up 62.8% volatile
175 Barbados 9,521 number 2019 down 4.4% falling
176 Guinea-Bissau 9,157 number 2000 up 355.1% volatile
177 Tonga 7,728 number 2015 up 14.6% rising
178 Guam 7,660 number 1980 up 44.5% rising
179 Micronesia, Federated States of 6,724 number 2005 — rising
180 United States Virgin Islands 6,350 number 1997 down 3.8% rising
181 Kiribati 5,931 number 2008 up 130.9% volatile
182 Saint Lucia 5,580 number 2019 down 31.9% rising
183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4,798 number 2018 down 21.2% rising
184 Grenada 4,547 number 2018 down 23.0% rising
185 Aruba 4,155 number 2012 up 19.4% rising
186 Antigua and Barbuda 3,812 number 2018 down 12.0% rising
187 Seychelles 3,702 number 2019 down 6.0% rising
188 Marshall Islands 2,926 number 2019 up 11.9% falling
189 Dominica 2,414 number 2019 down 34.2% falling
190 Andorra 2,167 number 2019 up 13.3% rising
191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,146 number 2016 up 7.5% flat
192 Bermuda 2,099 number 2015 down 15.8% falling
193 Cayman Islands 1,727 number 2018 up 4.0% rising
194 American Samoa 1,680 number 1992 up 19.6% rising
195 Monaco 1,664 number 2020 up 12.6% rising
196 Liechtenstein 1,394 number 2018 down 5.9% flat
197 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,150 number 2018 up 6.0% rising
198 Gibraltar 1,036 number 2019 up 32.7% rising
199 British Virgin Islands 880 number 2018 down 14.8% rising
200 Palau 794 number 2014 down 30.7% falling
201 San Marino 767 number 2019 down 31.1% rising
202 Naoero 611 number 2019 up 45.5% rising
203 Tuvalu 381 number 2019 down 40.1% rising

Regions and income groups

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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.