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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per capita by country

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Countries reporting
192
Highest
0.0521 units per person
Argentina
Lowest
0.0003 units per person
Haiti
Median
0.0166 units per person
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
5,665

What the numbers show

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per capita is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 0.0521 units per person in Argentina; the lowest is 0.0003 units per person in Haiti.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0166 units per person, and the mean is 0.0166 units per person.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 203.

Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 9,856.3%), and the largest decrease in Lao People's Democratic Republic (down 68.3%).

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Argentina 0.0521 units per person 2023 up 31.5% volatile
2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0504 units per person 2015 up 308.2% volatile
3 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0467 units per person 2008 up 192.5% volatile
4 Macau, China 0.044 units per person 2024 up 64.2% rising
5 Grenada 0.0439 units per person 2018 up 27.9% volatile
6 Türkiye 0.0417 units per person 2023 up 39.9% volatile
7 Greece 0.0417 units per person 2023 up 42.1% volatile
8 Australia 0.0387 units per person 2024 down 15.9% volatile
9 Uruguay 0.0372 units per person 2023 — volatile
10 Chile 0.037 units per person 2024 up 5.7% volatile
11 Iceland 0.0347 units per person 2023 down 5.4% volatile
12 Fiji 0.0344 units per person 2024 up 6.3% volatile
13 Libya 0.0343 units per person 2003 up 377.4% volatile
14 Ecuador 0.0335 units per person 2023 up 62.5% volatile
15 Finland 0.0334 units per person 2024 up 11.2% rising
16 Norway 0.0333 units per person 2024 up 12.1% rising
17 Peru 0.0316 units per person 2017 up 85.0% volatile
18 United States of America 0.031 units per person 2023 down 10.6% falling
19 Dominican Republic 0.0308 units per person 2024 up 13.3% volatile
20 Puerto Rico 0.03 units per person 2023 down 24.3% rising
21 Netherlands 0.0297 units per person 2023 up 21.7% rising
22 Albania 0.0296 units per person 2024 down 17.0% volatile
23 Brazil 0.0296 units per person 2024 up 27.8% volatile
24 Guam 0.0287 units per person 1989 up 40.5% rising
25 New Zealand 0.0286 units per person 2024 down 13.2% rising
26 Sweden 0.0284 units per person 2024 up 7.9% rising
27 Denmark 0.0281 units per person 2024 down 8.2% rising
28 Spain 0.0275 units per person 2024 up 20.9% rising
29 Palestine, State of 0.027 units per person 2023 down 12.6% rising
30 Saudi Arabia 0.0268 units per person 2024 up 4.2% volatile
31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0265 units per person 2023 up 26.9% volatile
32 Austria 0.0264 units per person 2024 up 0.7% volatile
33 Belgium 0.0264 units per person 2023 up 8.3% rising
34 Mongolia 0.0262 units per person 2024 down 20.8% rising
35 Panama 0.026 units per person 2023 up 16.1% rising
36 Ireland 0.0258 units per person 2022 up 21.2% rising
37 Canada 0.0257 units per person 2023 up 3.2% falling
38 Georgia 0.0257 units per person 2025 up 38.6% rising
39 Colombia 0.0255 units per person 2022 up 13.8% volatile
40 Cyprus 0.0254 units per person 2024 up 58.1% volatile
41 Palau 0.0251 units per person 2024 down 11.8% flat
42 Philippines 0.0247 units per person 2024 up 30.8% rising
43 Tonga 0.0243 units per person 2024 — volatile
44 Costa Rica 0.024 units per person 2019 up 3.6% rising
45 Croatia 0.0239 units per person 2023 up 8.7% rising
46 Korea 0.0238 units per person 2024 down 9.9% volatile
47 Israel 0.0238 units per person 2024 down 7.7% rising
48 France 0.0234 units per person 2024 up 19.0% rising
49 Lebanon 0.0233 units per person 2019 up 8.7% rising
50 Kyrgyzstan 0.0232 units per person 2025 down 5.3% rising
51 Latvia 0.0232 units per person 2024 down 10.5% rising
52 Poland 0.023 units per person 2024 down 16.5% volatile
53 Paraguay 0.0227 units per person 2010 up 144.5% volatile
54 Serbia 0.0224 units per person 2024 up 18.9% rising
55 Malta 0.0222 units per person 2023 up 35.3% volatile
56 Mexico 0.0222 units per person 2024 up 57.8% volatile
57 Uzbekistan 0.0221 units per person 2025 up 593.0% volatile
58 Slovenia 0.0218 units per person 2023 down 20.2% rising
59 Portugal 0.0218 units per person 2023 up 25.4% volatile
60 China 0.0214 units per person 2024 up 37.2% volatile
61 Barbados 0.0214 units per person 2025 down 12.8% volatile
62 Italy 0.0212 units per person 2023 up 19.6% rising
63 Monaco 0.0212 units per person 2024 up 59.1% rising
64 Marshall Islands 0.0211 units per person 2024 up 46.0% rising
65 Algeria 0.0211 units per person 2024 up 11.1% rising
66 Mauritius 0.0208 units per person 2024 up 18.3% volatile
67 Morocco 0.0205 units per person 2024 up 83.4% volatile
68 Maldives 0.0203 units per person 2022 up 126.7% volatile
69 Jordan 0.0203 units per person 2024 up 20.0% volatile
70 Lithuania 0.0202 units per person 2024 down 31.3% rising
71 Hong Kong, China 0.0199 units per person 2024 down 9.9% volatile
72 Montenegro 0.0199 units per person 2023 down 8.0% rising
73 Germany 0.0198 units per person 2024 up 16.4% rising
74 Kazakhstan 0.0198 units per person 2025 down 2.1% rising
75 Bahrain 0.0197 units per person 2024 up 13.6% volatile
76 Estonia 0.0194 units per person 2024 down 27.7% rising
77 Switzerland 0.0193 units per person 2024 up 9.9% rising
78 Republic of Moldova 0.0192 units per person 2024 down 15.8% falling
79 Indonesia 0.019 units per person 2023 up 44.7% volatile
80 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0188 units per person 2016 up 86.5% volatile
81 Ukraine 0.0187 units per person 2024 down 23.5% falling
82 Andorra 0.0186 units per person 2024 up 382.5% volatile
83 Malaysia 0.0186 units per person 2024 down 9.8% volatile
84 Armenia 0.0185 units per person 2024 down 9.8% falling
85 North Macedonia 0.0184 units per person 2023 up 6.8% rising
86 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0183 units per person 2022 down 33.6% volatile
87 Czechia 0.0178 units per person 2023 down 23.8% volatile
88 Hungary 0.0178 units per person 2024 down 4.0% volatile
89 Belarus 0.0176 units per person 2024 down 42.4% flat
90 United States Virgin Islands 0.0175 units per person 2007 down 13.7% rising
91 El Salvador 0.0174 units per person 2024 up 13.6% rising
92 Bulgaria 0.0174 units per person 2024 down 20.1% rising
93 American Samoa 0.0173 units per person 2007 — rising
94 Thailand 0.0171 units per person 2025 down 7.4% rising
95 United Arab Emirates 0.0169 units per person 2024 up 27.3% volatile
96 Jamaica 0.0166 units per person 2015 up 40.6% volatile
97 Brunei Darussalam 0.0166 units per person 2023 up 23.2% volatile
98 Singapore 0.0166 units per person 2023 down 30.7% volatile
99 Kuwait 0.0163 units per person 2021 down 10.1% volatile
100 Egypt 0.0163 units per person 2025 up 38.4% volatile
101 Cuba 0.0162 units per person 2024 up 2.0% volatile
102 Nicaragua 0.0162 units per person 2023 — volatile
103 Tunisia 0.0158 units per person 2023 down 14.0% volatile
104 Russian Federation 0.0158 units per person 2024 down 38.8% falling
105 Romania 0.0156 units per person 2023 down 6.2% volatile
106 Guatemala 0.0154 units per person 2023 up 49.0% volatile
107 Guyana 0.0154 units per person 2024 up 94.4% volatile
108 Slovakia 0.0151 units per person 2024 down 30.6% rising
109 Japan 0.015 units per person 2023 up 6.3% rising
110 Belize 0.015 units per person 2024 down 2.7% rising
111 Azerbaijan 0.0149 units per person 2024 up 41.1% rising
112 India 0.0149 units per person 2025 up 30.2% volatile
113 Namibia 0.0148 units per person 2022 up 28.4% volatile
114 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0146 units per person 2023 down 15.1% rising
115 Tajikistan 0.0146 units per person 2024 up 58.6% rising
116 Oman 0.0145 units per person 2024 down 15.6% volatile
117 San Marino 0.0144 units per person 2024 down 2.1% falling
118 Honduras 0.0135 units per person 2024 up 15.1% volatile
119 Cape Verde 0.0134 units per person 2018 up 81.7% volatile
120 Viet Nam 0.0133 units per person 2024 down 9.4% volatile
121 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0133 units per person 2023 up 6.8% rising
122 Botswana 0.0131 units per person 2024 down 6.7% volatile
123 Nepal 0.0121 units per person 2024 up 55.8% volatile
124 South Africa 0.0118 units per person 2023 up 7.5% rising
125 Qatar 0.0114 units per person 2024 up 50.4% rising
126 British Virgin Islands 0.0111 units per person 2024 down 27.7% falling
127 Myanmar 0.0104 units per person 2018 up 70.9% volatile
128 Bangladesh 0.0104 units per person 2024 up 90.8% volatile
129 Ghana 0.0101 units per person 2024 up 80.0% volatile
130 Sri Lanka 0.0101 units per person 2023 up 13.4% volatile
131 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.01 units per person 2023 up 9,856.3% volatile
132 Trinidad and Tobago 0.01 units per person 2024 — volatile
133 Liechtenstein 0.0098 units per person 2021 up 10.2% rising
134 Cambodia 0.0094 units per person 2024 up 54.8% volatile
135 Samoa 0.009 units per person 2024 up 20.4% volatile
136 Sudan 0.0081 units per person 2015 up 33.0% rising
137 Gambia 0.008 units per person 2024 up 2,218.3% volatile
138 Comoros 0.008 units per person 2017 up 221.5% volatile
139 Senegal 0.0079 units per person 2024 up 111.8% volatile
140 Cameroon 0.0075 units per person 2024 up 9.0% volatile
141 Saint Lucia 0.0074 units per person 2023 down 16.4% volatile
142 Bhutan 0.0073 units per person 2024 up 49.6% volatile
143 Turkmenistan 0.0069 units per person 2024 up 143.7% rising
144 Luxembourg 0.0065 units per person 2024 up 5.0% volatile
145 Seychelles 0.0063 units per person 2024 up 70.5% rising
146 Lesotho 0.006 units per person 2018 up 147.9% volatile
147 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0059 units per person 2015 up 212.2% rising
148 Aruba 0.0055 units per person 2024 down 30.8% falling
149 Iraq 0.0054 units per person 2005 up 37.7% rising
150 Bermuda 0.0053 units per person 2023 down 59.4% rising
151 Togo 0.0053 units per person 2020 up 116.7% volatile
152 Pakistan 0.0053 units per person 2024 up 16.8% volatile
153 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0051 units per person 2024 up 96.0% volatile
154 Kenya 0.0048 units per person 2024 up 29.8% volatile
155 Angola 0.0045 units per person 2024 up 20.3% volatile
156 Zimbabwe 0.0044 units per person 2024 up 40.2% volatile
157 Rwanda 0.0041 units per person 2024 up 30.9% volatile
158 Burkina Faso 0.004 units per person 2024 up 181.7% volatile
159 Liberia 0.0038 units per person 2012 down 39.3% volatile
160 Eswatini 0.0036 units per person 2013 up 35.7% volatile
161 Nigeria 0.0036 units per person 2011 up 44.7% volatile
162 Congo 0.0036 units per person 2023 up 8.9% volatile
163 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0034 units per person 2023 down 8.0% falling
164 Benin 0.0034 units per person 2022 up 13.2% volatile
165 Mozambique 0.0033 units per person 2018 up 149.5% volatile
166 Dominica 0.0033 units per person 1993 up 371.2% volatile
167 Guinea 0.0031 units per person 2014 up 954.3% volatile
168 Madagascar 0.0031 units per person 2023 up 56.5% volatile
169 Afghanistan 0.003 units per person 2020 up 373.4% volatile
170 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0029 units per person 2024 down 68.3% volatile
171 Yemen 0.0029 units per person 2011 up 26.8% rising
172 Burundi 0.0027 units per person 2025 up 137.5% volatile
173 Gabon 0.0026 units per person 2003 up 112.4% volatile
174 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0022 units per person 2020 up 63.2% volatile
175 New Caledonia 0.0021 units per person 1985 up 364.9% volatile
176 Mauritania 0.002 units per person 2020 up 65.4% volatile
177 Uganda 0.002 units per person 2014 up 58.8% volatile
178 Djibouti 0.002 units per person 2011 up 637.3% volatile
179 Malawi 0.0019 units per person 2024 up 423.3% volatile
180 Ethiopia 0.0017 units per person 2014 up 202.1% volatile
181 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0017 units per person 2024 up 46.0% volatile
182 Zambia 0.0016 units per person 2012 up 118.4% volatile
183 Eritrea 0.0013 units per person 2016 up 476.0% volatile
184 Niger 0.0013 units per person 2019 up 357.4% volatile
185 Mali 0.0013 units per person 2015 up 114.5% volatile
186 Suriname 0.0013 units per person 2024 down 49.2% falling
187 Chad 0.0011 units per person 2020 up 315.4% volatile
188 Central African Republic 0.0007 units per person 2012 up 172.7% volatile
189 French Polynesia 0.0007 units per person 1992 up 1,081.6% volatile
190 Papua New Guinea 0.0007 units per person 1999 up 48.5% volatile
191 Sierra Leone 0.0005 units per person 2002 — volatile
192 Haiti 0.0003 units per person 1986 up 93.5% rising

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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 5,665 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.