Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
196
Highest
33.76 million
India
Lowest
24
Tokelau
Median
105,416
Years covered
46
1980–2025
Data points
10,681
What the numbers show
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 33.76 million in India; the lowest is 24 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 105,416, and the mean is 715,127.
Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Sao Tome and Principe (up 707.5%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 82.7%).
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 33.76 million | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 2 | China | 21.22 million | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 6.49 million | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 5.93 million | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 5 | Brazil | 4.70 million | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 6 | Pakistan | 4.09 million | 2024 | up 107.0% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 3.93 million | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 8 | Turkey | 3.23 million | 2023 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 2.97 million | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 2.87 million | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 2.32 million | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 2.06 million | 2024 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Kenya | 2.02 million | 2023 | up 67.1% | volatile |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 1.78 million | 2023 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 15 | Vietnam | 1.74 million | 2022 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 1.72 million | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 1.63 million | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.50 million | 2021 | up 129.8% | rising |
| 19 | Iran | 1.45 million | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 20 | Italy | 1.40 million | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 21 | France | 1.38 million | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 22 | Argentina | 1.10 million | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 23 | Thailand | 1.04 million | 2025 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 24 | Algeria | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 25 | Germany | 1.00 million | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 26 | Spain | 992,401 | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 27 | Poland | 929,986 | 2024 | up 30.2% | falling |
| 28 | Nepal | 840,672 | 2025 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 828,481 | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 30 | Colombia | 752,542 | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 31 | Russia | 712,364 | 2023 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 32 | Morocco | 700,974 | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 33 | Canada | 687,349 | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 660,213 | 2024 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 35 | South Korea | 633,505 | 2024 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 623,396 | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 37 | Myanmar | 612,039 | 2018 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 38 | Malaysia | 601,574 | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 39 | Sudan | 599,320 | 2019 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 585,393 | 2025 | down 22.9% | flat |
| 41 | Peru | 570,343 | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 42 | Australia | 562,556 | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 43 | Chile | 526,410 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 44 | Venezuela | 463,941 | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 45 | Netherlands | 438,189 | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 46 | Angola | 433,469 | 2023 | up 294.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | 427,646 | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 48 | Bolivia | 406,298 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 395,824 | 2024 | up 164.1% | rising |
| 50 | Ethiopia | 389,852 | 2015 | up 390.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Belgium | 386,230 | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 52 | Cameroon | 349,222 | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 53 | Romania | 340,865 | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 337,196 | 2025 | up 40.9% | flat |
| 55 | Afghanistan | 334,136 | 2023 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Iraq | 312,003 | 2007 | up 121.9% | rising |
| 57 | Yemen | 306,027 | 2016 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 58 | Ukraine | 302,556 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 59 | Sweden | 302,364 | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 60 | Tunisia | 282,336 | 2016 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 61 | Syria | 275,791 | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 62 | Sierra Leone | 269,004 | 2023 | up 339.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Cambodia | 246,157 | 2024 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Mali | 236,622 | 2023 | up 115.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Israel | 223,620 | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 66 | Senegal | 221,667 | 2023 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Hungary | 219,373 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 68 | Madagascar | 213,565 | 2021 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 69 | Czechia | 209,600 | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 70 | Portugal | 196,623 | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 71 | Guatemala | 193,252 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 190,553 | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 189,461 | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 74 | Finland | 184,143 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 75 | Mozambique | 183,255 | 2017 | up 642.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Austria | 168,867 | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 77 | Switzerland | 166,099 | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 78 | Greece | 164,517 | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 79 | Rwanda | 164,270 | 2024 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Cuba | 157,985 | 2024 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 81 | Jordan | 156,170 | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 82 | Palestine | 148,915 | 2023 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 83 | New Zealand | 144,371 | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 143,083 | 2024 | up 158.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 142,896 | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 86 | Burundi | 140,833 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Paraguay | 137,207 | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 88 | Tanzania | 135,659 | 2021 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Denmark | 133,706 | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 123,401 | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 91 | Norway | 123,199 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 92 | Honduras | 121,913 | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 93 | Ireland | 119,199 | 2022 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 94 | Togo | 114,543 | 2023 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Serbia | 113,233 | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 96 | Malawi | 108,316 | 2023 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 107,461 | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 106,321 | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 104,512 | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 100 | Benin | 103,062 | 2022 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Lebanon | 101,508 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 102 | Uruguay | 97,448 | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 103 | Belarus | 97,186 | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 104 | Slovakia | 93,310 | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 105 | Chad | 92,210 | 2024 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 106 | El Salvador | 90,304 | 2024 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 107 | Niger | 88,834 | 2024 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Guinea | 87,288 | 2014 | up 318.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 81,344 | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 110 | Mongolia | 81,270 | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 111 | Hong Kong | 78,873 | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 112 | Croatia | 75,040 | 2023 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 113 | Laos | 70,621 | 2025 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 114 | Georgia | 66,567 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 115 | Panama | 63,770 | 2017 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 116 | Kuwait | 56,817 | 2012 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54,482 | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 118 | Oman | 53,501 | 2024 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 119 | Liberia | 51,546 | 2020 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 120 | Slovenia | 46,002 | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 121 | Armenia | 44,502 | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 122 | Albania | 43,328 | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 123 | Puerto Rico | 43,073 | 2024 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 124 | Eritrea | 42,649 | 2022 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 125 | Singapore | 41,950 | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 126 | Mauritania | 38,950 | 2020 | up 185.1% | rising |
| 127 | East Timor | 38,276 | 2020 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 128 | Jamaica | 34,896 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 129 | Qatar | 34,815 | 2024 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 130 | Congo | 34,412 | 2012 | up 96.2% | rising |
| 131 | North Macedonia | 33,898 | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 132 | Moldova | 33,675 | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 133 | Papua New Guinea | 31,373 | 2023 | down 40.8% | rising |
| 134 | Latvia | 30,785 | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 135 | Botswana | 30,723 | 2021 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 136 | Zimbabwe | 29,760 | 2013 | down 82.7% | falling |
| 137 | Lithuania | 29,723 | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 138 | Namibia | 28,250 | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 139 | Estonia | 26,805 | 2024 | up 32.2% | falling |
| 140 | Bahrain | 26,131 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 141 | Mauritius | 25,214 | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 142 | Lesotho | 22,058 | 2017 | up 74.3% | rising |
| 143 | Fiji | 21,426 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 144 | Vanuatu | 18,487 | 2023 | up 592.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Eswatini | 18,132 | 2016 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18,000 | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 147 | Cyprus | 14,630 | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 148 | Luxembourg | 14,341 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 149 | Brunei | 13,548 | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 12,882 | 2022 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 151 | Montenegro | 12,370 | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 152 | Suriname | 12,209 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 153 | Comoros | 11,766 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | Guyana | 11,756 | 2024 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 155 | Central African Republic | 11,248 | 2017 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 156 | Djibouti | 11,068 | 2023 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Bhutan | 10,542 | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Iceland | 10,405 | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 159 | Malta | 8,982 | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 160 | Samoa | 8,556 | 2016 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 161 | Macao | 7,161 | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 162 | Bahamas | 6,742 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | 5,993 | 2012 | up 157.5% | rising |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5,184 | 2017 | up 707.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Belize | 5,131 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 166 | Kiribati | 4,513 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 167 | Barbados | 3,992 | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 168 | Tonga | 2,800 | 2024 | up 113.7% | rising |
| 169 | Maldives | 2,504 | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 2,122 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 171 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,834 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 172 | Seychelles | 1,768 | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 173 | Grenada | 1,708 | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 174 | Aruba | 1,688 | 2024 | down 29.3% | flat |
| 175 | Marshall Islands | 1,509 | 2024 | up 111.9% | falling |
| 176 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,277 | 2023 | down 33.8% | flat |
| 177 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,114 | 2005 | up 148.1% | rising |
| 178 | Bermuda | 959 | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 179 | Dominica | 863 | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 180 | Cayman Islands | 829 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 181 | Andorra | 811 | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 182 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 779 | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 183 | Monaco | 767 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 184 | Liechtenstein | 696 | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 185 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 566 | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 186 | Gibraltar | 541 | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 187 | British Virgin Islands | 493 | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 188 | Palau | 465 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 322 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 190 | San Marino | 311 | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 191 | Tuvalu | 222 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 219 | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 193 | Anguilla | 187 | 2019 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 194 | Montserrat | 46 | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 195 | Niue | 38 | 2024 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 196 | Tokelau | 24 | 2025 | up 300.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 139.03 million
- UIS: World 139.03 million
- MDG: World 139.03 million
- WB: World 139.03 million
- UNICEF: World 138.87 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 119.19 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 117.45 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 117.39 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 115.70 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 108.83 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 92.64 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 85.45 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 81.41 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 72.02 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 59.84 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 57.45 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 50.42 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 47.21 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 45.26 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 44.12 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 44.12 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 44.12 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 44.12 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 42.65 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 42.65 million
- WB: South Asia 38.18 million
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 38.18 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 37.07 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 36.16 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 36.07 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 36.07 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 36.07 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 35.36 million
- AIMS: East Asia 35.27 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 35.06 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 34.07 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 33.08 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 33.07 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 32.61 million
- WB: Oecd Members 27.54 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release