Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
212
Highest
159.4%
Monaco
Lowest
2.8%
Somalia
Median
93.1%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
15,766
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 159.4% in Monaco; the lowest is 2.8% in Somalia.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.1%, and the mean is 86.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 58.
Over the past decade 119 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 246.4%), and the largest decrease in Gibraltar (down 38.9%).
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco | 159.4% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 2 | Belgium | 152.6% | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 3 | Finland | 150.7% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 4 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 147.6% | 1997 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 141.0% | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 6 | Netherlands | 140.8% | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 136.1% | 2022 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 8 | Vanuatu | 134.9% | 2023 | up 138.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 130.7% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 129.1% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 11 | Aruba | 128.7% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 12 | Costa Rica | 126.3% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 126.0% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 14 | Uruguay | 125.2% | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 125.0% | 2024 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 16 | Portugal | 121.0% | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 120.8% | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 18 | New Zealand | 118.3% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 19 | United States Virgin Islands | 118.2% | 1997 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 20 | Guadeloupe | 118.0% | 1995 | — | rising |
| 21 | Türkiye | 116.9% | 2023 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Gambia | 116.4% | 2021 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Norway | 115.5% | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 113.7% | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 25 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 112.6% | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 26 | Estonia | 111.4% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 110.8% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 28 | Mexico | 110.0% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 109.9% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 30 | Liechtenstein | 109.1% | 2021 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 31 | Antigua and Barbuda | 109.0% | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 32 | Peru | 109.0% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 33 | Montserrat | 108.8% | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 108.6% | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 35 | Croatia | 108.5% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 36 | Argentina | 108.0% | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 37 | South Africa | 107.5% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 38 | Poland | 107.2% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 106.7% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 40 | Albania | 106.7% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 41 | Martinique | 106.6% | 1996 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 42 | Algeria | 106.5% | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Hungary | 106.5% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 44 | Barbados | 106.3% | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 45 | Iceland | 106.3% | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 46 | Hong Kong, China | 105.6% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 47 | Libya | 105.6% | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Brazil | 105.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 49 | Canada | 104.5% | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 104.5% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 51 | Tuvalu | 104.4% | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 52 | France | 104.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 53 | Greece | 104.0% | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 54 | Lithuania | 103.9% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 55 | Malta | 103.9% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 56 | Colombia | 103.6% | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 57 | Cape Verde | 103.6% | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 58 | Singapore | 102.7% | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 59 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 102.2% | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 60 | Latvia | 102.1% | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 61 | Grenada | 101.7% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 62 | Japan | 101.6% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 63 | Cook Islands | 101.6% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 64 | Andorra | 101.5% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 65 | Italy | 100.4% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 66 | Switzerland | 100.2% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 100.1% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 68 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 69 | Kuwait | 99.8% | 2015 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 70 | Qatar | 99.6% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 71 | Mongolia | 99.4% | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 72 | Republic of Moldova | 99.3% | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 73 | Fiji | 99.2% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 74 | New Caledonia | 99.0% | 1997 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 75 | Israel | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 76 | United States of America | 98.7% | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.5% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 78 | Czechia | 98.0% | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 79 | Georgia | 97.8% | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 80 | Germany | 97.7% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 81 | Bahrain | 97.6% | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 82 | Naoero | 97.5% | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 97.4% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 97.1% | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 85 | Dominica | 96.3% | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 86 | Tonga | 96.1% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 87 | Republic of Korea | 95.9% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 88 | Tunisia | 95.5% | 2016 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Indonesia | 95.5% | 2025 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Thailand | 95.2% | 2025 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 91 | Montenegro | 95.1% | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 92 | Sao Tome and Principe | 95.1% | 2017 | up 96.3% | rising |
| 93 | Belarus | 95.1% | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 94 | Palau | 94.8% | 2024 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 94.7% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 96 | Oman | 94.5% | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Macau, China | 94.5% | 2024 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 98 | Kiribati | 94.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Ecuador | 94.2% | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 100 | Bhutan | 94.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 93.9% | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 102 | Slovakia | 93.8% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 103 | China | 93.7% | 2012 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 104 | Mauritius | 93.4% | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 93.3% | 2025 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 106 | Brunei Darussalam | 93.3% | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 107 | Jordan | 92.9% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 108 | French Guiana | 92.6% | 1997 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 109 | Cuba | 92.6% | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 110 | Palestine, State of | 92.2% | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 111 | Guyana | 92.0% | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 112 | Sierra Leone | 91.7% | 2023 | up 149.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Saint Lucia | 91.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 114 | Russian Federation | 91.6% | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 115 | Marshall Islands | 91.3% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 116 | Morocco | 91.3% | 2024 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Samoa | 91.2% | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 118 | Nepal | 90.9% | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Viet Nam | 90.5% | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 90.4% | 2023 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 90.4% | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 122 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 90.2% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 90.2% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 124 | Armenia | 90.1% | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 89.6% | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 126 | Timor-Leste | 89.4% | 2020 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 127 | Serbia | 88.5% | 2024 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 128 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 88.1% | 2005 | — | falling |
| 129 | Belize | 87.4% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 130 | Anguilla | 86.5% | 2022 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 131 | Ukraine | 86.4% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 132 | Namibia | 86.4% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 133 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 86.2% | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 134 | Philippines | 86.1% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 135 | Maldives | 85.0% | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 136 | Kenya | 84.8% | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Jamaica | 84.6% | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 138 | Niue | 84.4% | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 139 | Cayman Islands | 84.4% | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 140 | Egypt | 83.9% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 141 | French Polynesia | 83.4% | 1993 | — | rising |
| 142 | Puerto Rico | 83.0% | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 143 | Tajikistan | 82.9% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 144 | Eswatini | 82.2% | 2016 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 145 | Myanmar | 81.9% | 2018 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 146 | Romania | 81.9% | 2023 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 147 | Malaysia | 81.5% | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 148 | India | 81.0% | 2025 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Bahamas | 80.9% | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 150 | Paraguay | 80.8% | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 151 | Dominican Republic | 80.5% | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 152 | Gibraltar | 80.3% | 2024 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 153 | Bermuda | 80.0% | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 154 | Panama | 79.1% | 2017 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 155 | Suriname | 78.1% | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 156 | Ghana | 76.4% | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 157 | Botswana | 74.1% | 2021 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 158 | British Virgin Islands | 73.8% | 2024 | down 25.5% | flat |
| 159 | Seychelles | 73.1% | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 160 | Gabon | 72.1% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 161 | Nicaragua | 70.7% | 2023 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 162 | Bangladesh | 70.5% | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 69.8% | 1997 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 164 | El Salvador | 68.8% | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 165 | Lesotho | 68.1% | 2017 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Lebanon | 67.5% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 167 | Côte d'Ivoire | 64.5% | 2024 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Cambodia | 63.1% | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 169 | San Marino | 59.6% | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 170 | Togo | 59.1% | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Zambia | 59.1% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Comoros | 56.4% | 2022 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Honduras | 56.2% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 174 | Rwanda | 53.3% | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Tokelau | 52.0% | 2025 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Zimbabwe | 50.9% | 2013 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Guatemala | 50.5% | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 178 | Senegal | 50.2% | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 50.1% | 2025 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Papua New Guinea | 48.2% | 2023 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Angola | 48.1% | 2023 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 47.7% | 2012 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Nigeria | 47.4% | 2023 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Congo | 46.9% | 2012 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 185 | Pakistan | 46.5% | 2024 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Afghanistan | 45.2% | 2023 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Sudan | 44.9% | 2019 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 188 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 43.0% | 2021 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Iraq | 42.8% | 2007 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 190 | Cameroon | 42.5% | 2023 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Syrian Arab Republic | 41.8% | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 192 | Benin | 40.3% | 2022 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Eritrea | 40.3% | 2022 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 194 | Malawi | 37.3% | 2023 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Mali | 37.1% | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Liberia | 37.0% | 2020 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Yemen | 36.8% | 2016 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 198 | Mauritania | 36.2% | 2020 | up 97.9% | rising |
| 199 | Mozambique | 35.3% | 2017 | up 134.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Madagascar | 35.3% | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 201 | Ethiopia | 33.3% | 2015 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 202 | Burkina Faso | 33.2% | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 203 | Guinea | 30.6% | 2014 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 204 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 29.2% | 2021 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 205 | Burundi | 26.4% | 2025 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Uganda | 21.5% | 2007 | up 171.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Niger | 19.5% | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 208 | Chad | 19.4% | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 209 | Equatorial Guinea | 15.3% | 2005 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 210 | Central African Republic | 12.8% | 2017 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 211 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.8% | 2000 | up 246.4% | volatile |
| 212 | Somalia | 2.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 128.4%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 113.5%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 111.6%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 111.6%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 109.5%
- WB: Euro Area 108.2%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 108.2%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 107.3%
- WB: European Union 107.3%
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 106.2%
- WB: Oecd Members 106.1%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 105.9%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 104.3%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 103.4%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 103.1%
- SDG: Europe 103.1%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 103.0%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 103.0%
- MDG: Latin America 103.0%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 102.0%
- MDG: Developed Regions 102.0%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 101.6%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 101.2%
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 101.0%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 101.0%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 100.9%
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 100.9%
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 100.9%
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 100.9%
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 100.9%
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 100.9%
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 100.9%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 100.8%
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 100.3%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 100.1%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 99.4%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 99.3%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 99.1%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 97.7%
- UNICEF: North America 97.6%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release