Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) by country
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
172.1%
Belgium
Lowest
17.0%
Chad
Median
97.7%
Years covered
40
1981–2020
Data points
4,599
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 172.1% in Belgium; the lowest is 17.0% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.7%, and the mean is 90.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 138 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Cameroon (up 150.1%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 61.6%).
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 172.1% | 2018 | up 28.8% | flat |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 140.8% | 2019 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 3 | Mexico | 132.5% | 2018 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 130.1% | 2017 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 129.8% | 2018 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 6 | Uruguay | 127.1% | 2018 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 7 | Algeria | 126.5% | 2011 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 126.5% | 2018 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 9 | Grenada | 124.1% | 2018 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 10 | Spain | 121.6% | 2018 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 121.2% | 2018 | up 23.8% | flat |
| 12 | Aruba | 119.9% | 2012 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 13 | Denmark | 119.6% | 2018 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 117.1% | 2018 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 115.7% | 2018 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | Thailand | 114.7% | 2019 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 114.5% | 2018 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 18 | Mauritius | 114.3% | 2019 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 19 | Croatia | 113.1% | 2018 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 20 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 112.7% | 2018 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 112.5% | 2019 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 112.4% | 2016 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 23 | Tonga | 111.6% | 2015 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 24 | Sao Tome and Principe | 111.1% | 2017 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 25 | Fiji | 111.0% | 2019 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 26 | Canada | 110.9% | 2018 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 27 | Tunisia | 109.7% | 2018 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 28 | Namibia | 109.7% | 2017 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 29 | Palau | 109.3% | 2014 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 30 | Hong Kong, China | 109.1% | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 31 | Brunei Darussalam | 108.6% | 2019 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 32 | Antigua and Barbuda | 108.3% | 2018 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 33 | Georgia | 108.3% | 2019 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 34 | Colombia | 108.0% | 2018 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 35 | Dominica | 107.9% | 2019 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 36 | Samoa | 107.6% | 2019 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 37 | Israel | 107.4% | 2018 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 38 | Peru | 106.8% | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 39 | Nepal | 106.2% | 2019 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 40 | Poland | 106.1% | 2018 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 41 | Ecuador | 106.1% | 2018 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 42 | Australia | 105.8% | 2018 | — | flat |
| 43 | Macau, China | 105.7% | 2019 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 44 | Guyana | 105.3% | 2012 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 45 | Cape Verde | 105.2% | 2018 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 105.1% | 2018 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 47 | Seychelles | 105.0% | 2019 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 104.9% | 2019 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 49 | Switzerland | 104.7% | 2018 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 104.6% | 2017 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 51 | Lithuania | 104.6% | 2018 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 52 | Türkiye | 104.4% | 2018 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 53 | San Marino | 104.4% | 2019 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 54 | Oman | 104.1% | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 55 | Norway | 103.8% | 2018 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 56 | Estonia | 103.7% | 2018 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 57 | South Africa | 103.2% | 2018 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 58 | Libya | 103.0% | 2006 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 59 | Finland | 102.6% | 2018 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 102.6% | 2019 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 61 | New Zealand | 102.5% | 2018 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 62 | Viet Nam | 102.5% | 2019 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 63 | Latvia | 102.3% | 2018 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 102.2% | 2019 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 65 | Austria | 101.9% | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 66 | Bhutan | 101.7% | 2020 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 67 | Italy | 101.5% | 2018 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 68 | United States of America | 101.5% | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 101.3% | 2019 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 70 | Bahrain | 101.2% | 2019 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 71 | Barbados | 101.0% | 2019 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 72 | France | 100.9% | 2018 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 73 | China | 100.8% | 2010 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 74 | Russian Federation | 100.8% | 2018 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 75 | Egypt | 100.7% | 2019 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 76 | Hungary | 100.7% | 2018 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 77 | Cyprus | 100.6% | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 78 | Iceland | 100.5% | 2018 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 79 | Chile | 100.4% | 2018 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 80 | Brazil | 100.3% | 2011 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 100.0% | 2018 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 82 | Timor-Leste | 99.6% | 2019 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 83 | Serbia | 99.5% | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 84 | Maldives | 99.3% | 2019 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 85 | Naoero | 99.3% | 2019 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 86 | Palestine, State of | 99.1% | 2019 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 87 | Greece | 99.1% | 2018 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 88 | Albania | 99.0% | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 89 | Slovenia | 98.6% | 2018 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 90 | Kuwait | 98.3% | 2012 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 91 | Indonesia | 98.1% | 2018 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 92 | Belize | 97.9% | 2019 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 93 | Belarus | 97.9% | 2018 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 94 | Botswana | 97.8% | 2015 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 95 | Ukraine | 97.7% | 2014 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 96 | Czechia | 97.6% | 2018 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 97.5% | 2009 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 97.5% | 2019 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 97.3% | 2017 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 100 | Suriname | 97.2% | 2019 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 101 | Germany | 97.0% | 2018 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 102 | Mongolia | 96.9% | 2018 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 103 | Philippines | 96.7% | 2018 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 104 | Qatar | 96.6% | 2019 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 105 | Republic of Korea | 96.4% | 2018 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 106 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 95.2% | 2017 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 107 | Kiribati | 95.0% | 2017 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 108 | Panama | 94.7% | 2017 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 109 | Liechtenstein | 94.6% | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 110 | Gibraltar | 94.2% | 2019 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 111 | Slovakia | 94.1% | 2018 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 112 | Morocco | 93.6% | 2019 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 93.4% | 2019 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 114 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 93.2% | 2018 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 115 | Kenya | 93.0% | 2016 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 116 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 92.9% | 2017 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 117 | Montenegro | 92.1% | 2019 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 118 | Armenia | 90.9% | 2019 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 119 | Malaysia | 90.4% | 2019 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 120 | Cuba | 90.3% | 2019 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 89.8% | 2019 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 122 | Eswatini | 89.1% | 2016 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 88.4% | 2018 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 124 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 88.1% | 2019 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 125 | Romania | 87.6% | 2018 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 87.1% | 2010 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 127 | Jamaica | 87.0% | 2019 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 128 | Ghana | 86.4% | 2019 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 129 | Bermuda | 86.0% | 2015 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 130 | El Salvador | 86.0% | 2018 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 131 | India | 85.8% | 2019 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 132 | Puerto Rico | 85.5% | 2018 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 133 | Paraguay | 85.5% | 2012 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 134 | Republic of Moldova | 84.8% | 2019 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 135 | Lesotho | 84.3% | 2017 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 136 | Cayman Islands | 83.7% | 2018 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 137 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 82.6% | 2018 | down 32.5% | flat |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 81.1% | 2019 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 139 | Myanmar | 77.5% | 2018 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 140 | Solomon Islands | 77.1% | 2018 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 141 | Zimbabwe | 75.2% | 2013 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 142 | Honduras | 74.4% | 2019 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 143 | Bulgaria | 74.0% | 2018 | down 12.6% | flat |
| 144 | Cambodia | 74.0% | 2019 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 145 | British Virgin Islands | 73.9% | 2018 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 146 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 73.8% | 2019 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 147 | Bahamas | 71.8% | 2018 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 148 | Comoros | 70.8% | 2018 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 149 | Gambia | 70.3% | 2019 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 150 | Jordan | 70.3% | 2019 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 151 | Vanuatu | 68.6% | 2015 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 152 | Togo | 68.1% | 2017 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 153 | Benin | 67.7% | 2016 | up 111.9% | rising |
| 154 | Cameroon | 65.4% | 2016 | up 150.1% | rising |
| 155 | Djibouti | 65.2% | 2020 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 156 | Congo | 63.6% | 2012 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 157 | Guatemala | 63.2% | 2019 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 158 | Syrian Arab Republic | 63.0% | 2013 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 159 | Eritrea | 62.4% | 2018 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 160 | Côte d'Ivoire | 62.2% | 2019 | up 74.8% | rising |
| 161 | Rwanda | 60.4% | 2019 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 162 | Zambia | 59.8% | 2017 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 163 | Senegal | 57.5% | 2019 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Sudan | 57.1% | 2017 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 165 | Burkina Faso | 56.5% | 2019 | up 137.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Iraq | 55.9% | 2007 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 167 | Burundi | 54.4% | 2019 | up 135.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Angola | 53.6% | 2016 | up 128.3% | rising |
| 169 | Pakistan | 51.8% | 2019 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 170 | Yemen | 51.5% | 2016 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 171 | Afghanistan | 50.6% | 2018 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Liberia | 48.6% | 2017 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 173 | Mali | 48.6% | 2018 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 174 | Mauritania | 47.7% | 2019 | up 126.1% | rising |
| 175 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 47.6% | 2015 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 176 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 45.3% | 2019 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 177 | Marshall Islands | 45.0% | 2019 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 178 | Madagascar | 44.5% | 2019 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 179 | Nigeria | 43.2% | 2016 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 180 | Ethiopia | 40.9% | 2017 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 181 | Malawi | 40.1% | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 182 | Mozambique | 36.7% | 2017 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Tuvalu | 36.4% | 2019 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 184 | Guinea | 35.6% | 2014 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | 34.0% | 2015 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 186 | Niger | 28.1% | 2017 | up 143.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Central African Republic | 18.3% | 2017 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 188 | Chad | 17.0% | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 109.7%
- European Union 105.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 109.6%
- World 84.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean 109.4%
- OECD members 107.7%
- Euro area 105.1%
- High income 103.5%
- Europe & Central Asia 102.4%
- North America 102.4%
- Post-demographic dividend 102.3%
- Upper middle income 99.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 99.3%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 99.3%
- Late-demographic dividend 99.3%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 97.1%
- East Asia & Pacific 95.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 95.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 95.1%
- IBRD only 95.0%
- Caribbean Small States 93.7%
- Pacific island small states 91.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 90.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 88.5%
- Middle income 88.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 88.2%
- Early-demographic dividend 86.9%
- Small states 83.5%
- Arab World 83.2%
- South Asia 82.4%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 82.4%
- IDA & IBRD total 82.0%
- Low & middle income 81.9%
- Other small states 80.4%
- Lower middle income 80.2%
- IDA total 56.9%
- IDA only 56.9%
- IDA blend 56.6%
- Least developed countries 54.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 49.0%
About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.