Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
43
Highest
127.8%
Chile
Lowest
19.3%
Kenya
Median
46.7%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
707

What the numbers show

Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female (%) is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 127.8% in Chile; the lowest is 19.3% in Kenya.

The median across all reporting countries is 46.7%, and the mean is 55.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.

Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (up 210.4%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 19.6%).

Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Chile 127.8% 2022 up 91.9% rising
2 United States of America 112.9% 2024 down 1.5% falling
3 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 107.4% 2014 up 210.4% volatile
4 Costa Rica 106.3% 2024 up 15.2% rising
5 Uruguay 95.0% 2024 up 30.7% rising
6 Dominican Republic 91.4% 2024 down 3.5% rising
7 Brazil 87.9% 2024 up 51.6% rising
8 Panama 87.8% 2023 up 28.4% rising
9 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 84.6% 2021 up 14.2% rising
10 Paraguay 82.4% 2024 up 18.2% rising
11 Peru 70.9% 2024 up 2.4% rising
12 Colombia 68.0% 2024 down 0.6% rising
13 Ecuador 64.0% 2024 up 42.5% rising
14 Greece 63.4% 2021 up 23.6% rising
15 Portugal 63.0% 2021 up 67.1% rising
16 Mexico 59.5% 2024 up 39.3% rising
17 Belgium 59.2% 2021 up 21.7% rising
18 Slovenia 53.5% 2021 down 8.9% flat
19 Bulgaria 51.0% 2021 up 35.7% rising
20 El Salvador 48.5% 2023 up 22.8% rising
21 Cyprus 47.7% 2021 up 11.0% flat
22 France 46.7% 2021 up 2.9% rising
23 Croatia 46.2% 2021 down 7.2% flat
24 Spain 45.2% 2021 up 5.2% rising
25 Lithuania 44.0% 2021 down 12.1% falling
26 Luxembourg 42.7% 2020 up 30.2% rising
27 Italy 41.3% 2021 up 17.7% rising
28 Estonia 40.7% 2021 up 2.0% flat
29 Norway 40.2% 2021 up 16.1% rising
30 Poland 38.7% 2021 down 9.5% falling
31 Romania 38.6% 2021 up 18.5% rising
32 Finland 35.6% 2021 up 27.4% flat
33 Honduras 35.5% 2024 down 5.1% rising
34 Latvia 34.8% 2021 down 9.4% rising
35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31.8% 2019 up 30.5% rising
36 Germany 30.4% 2021 up 38.3% rising
37 Austria 30.2% 2021 up 9.6% rising
38 Sweden 28.3% 2021 up 35.0% rising
39 Hungary 28.1% 2021 down 19.6% falling
40 Guatemala 26.9% 2024 up 11.6% rising
41 Switzerland 24.3% 2021 up 13.7% volatile
42 Denmark 21.4% 2021 down 10.2% flat
43 Kenya 19.3% 2024 down 15.1% falling

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Indicator
Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
43 places, 707 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release