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: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 Türkiye 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 Viet Nam 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.50 million 2021 up 129.8% rising
19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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 Russian Federation 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 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 (Bolivarian Republic of) 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 (Plurinational State of) 406,298 2024 up 10.7% rising
49 Côte 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 Syrian Arab Republic 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, State of 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, United Republic of 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 (China) 78,873 2024 down 26.5% falling
112 Croatia 75,040 2023 down 19.8% falling
113 Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 Timor-Leste 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 Republic of 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 Darussalam 13,548 2023 down 23.8% rising
150 Cabo 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 Macau (China) 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

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 10,681 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release