Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
195
Highest
213.2%
Vanuatu
Lowest
3.9%
Equatorial Guinea
Median
86.2%
Years covered
40
1986–2025
Data points
10,055
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 213.2% in Vanuatu; the lowest is 3.9% in Equatorial Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 86.2%, and the mean is 81.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 55.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Vanuatu (up 503.9%), and the largest decrease in Russian Federation (down 51.5%).
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanuatu | 213.2% | 2023 | up 503.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Finland | 200.1% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 3 | Ireland | 182.1% | 2022 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 4 | Australia | 174.3% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 5 | Monaco | 171.2% | 2024 | up 17.4% | flat |
| 6 | Sweden | 169.7% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 153.6% | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 145.2% | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 9 | Costa Rica | 142.0% | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 10 | New Zealand | 140.8% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 11 | Uruguay | 139.4% | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 130.3% | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 130.2% | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 129.0% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 128.6% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 16 | Poland | 128.0% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 17 | Norway | 127.5% | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 18 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 122.5% | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 121.4% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 20 | Liechtenstein | 121.0% | 2021 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 21 | Slovenia | 117.7% | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 115.0% | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 114.5% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 113.8% | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 25 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 113.7% | 2023 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 26 | Iceland | 112.9% | 2023 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 27 | Montserrat | 112.2% | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 111.3% | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 110.4% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 30 | Canada | 110.2% | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 31 | Mongolia | 109.3% | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 32 | France | 109.2% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Cyprus | 109.0% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 34 | Barbados | 108.7% | 2024 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 35 | Albania | 107.5% | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 36 | Malta | 107.4% | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 37 | Argentina | 107.3% | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 38 | Brazil | 106.1% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 106.0% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 40 | Greece | 105.4% | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 41 | Chile | 104.3% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 42 | Singapore | 104.2% | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 43 | Kuwait | 103.8% | 2012 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 44 | Latvia | 103.5% | 2024 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 45 | Andorra | 103.2% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 46 | Antigua and Barbuda | 102.3% | 2023 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 47 | Japan | 102.1% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 48 | Croatia | 101.5% | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 49 | Qatar | 101.4% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 100.6% | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 51 | Grenada | 100.2% | 2024 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 52 | Bahrain | 100.2% | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 53 | Peru | 99.9% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 54 | Italy | 99.7% | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 55 | Israel | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 56 | Austria | 99.3% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 57 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 98.6% | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 58 | Hong Kong, China | 98.6% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 59 | Anguilla | 97.9% | 2019 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 60 | United States of America | 97.6% | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 61 | Switzerland | 97.3% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 96.9% | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 96.9% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 64 | Georgia | 96.7% | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 65 | Belarus | 96.4% | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 66 | Trinidad and Tobago | 96.4% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 67 | Palau | 96.1% | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 68 | Colombia | 95.8% | 2022 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 69 | Dominica | 95.7% | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 70 | Czechia | 95.6% | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 71 | Republic of Korea | 94.7% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 72 | Oman | 94.6% | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 73 | Indonesia | 94.4% | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 74 | Cuba | 94.1% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 75 | Cape Verde | 93.9% | 2022 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 76 | Philippines | 92.8% | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 77 | Ecuador | 92.2% | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 78 | Algeria | 91.8% | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 79 | Tuvalu | 91.7% | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 80 | China | 91.5% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 91.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 82 | Macau (China) | 90.6% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 83 | Thailand | 90.1% | 2025 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 84 | Saint Lucia | 89.7% | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 85 | Kiribati | 89.5% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 86 | Germany | 89.0% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 87 | Naoero | 88.3% | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 88 | Slovakia | 88.2% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 89 | Brunei Darussalam | 88.0% | 2023 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 90 | Palestine, State of | 87.9% | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 91 | Montenegro | 87.8% | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 92 | Cook Islands | 87.0% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 86.8% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 86.7% | 2023 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 95 | Tunisia | 86.7% | 2016 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 96 | Fiji | 86.6% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 97 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 86.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 98 | Jordan | 86.2% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 85.7% | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 100 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 85.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 101 | Mexico | 85.6% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 85.3% | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 103 | Samoa | 84.9% | 2016 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 104 | Republic of Moldova | 84.8% | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 105 | Serbia | 84.0% | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 106 | Viet Nam | 84.0% | 2022 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 107 | Marshall Islands | 82.5% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 108 | Timor-Leste | 82.3% | 2020 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 81.8% | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 110 | Bhutan | 81.7% | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Jamaica | 81.2% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 112 | Aruba | 81.0% | 2024 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 113 | Tonga | 80.8% | 2024 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 114 | Puerto Rico | 80.8% | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 115 | Romania | 80.6% | 2023 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 116 | Guyana | 80.4% | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 117 | Paraguay | 79.3% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 118 | Armenia | 79.3% | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 119 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 79.1% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 120 | Bahamas | 78.2% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 121 | Kenya | 77.6% | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 122 | Mauritius | 76.8% | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 123 | Sao Tome and Principe | 76.6% | 2017 | up 346.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Malaysia | 76.2% | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 125 | Suriname | 76.0% | 2024 | up 36.2% | falling |
| 126 | Niue | 76.0% | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 127 | Bermuda | 75.0% | 2023 | down 14.5% | flat |
| 128 | Nepal | 74.7% | 2025 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Morocco | 74.1% | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 130 | India | 74.1% | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 73.4% | 2023 | up 245.8% | rising |
| 132 | Ukraine | 73.1% | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 133 | Egypt | 72.8% | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 134 | Cayman Islands | 70.9% | 2024 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 135 | Eswatini | 70.7% | 2016 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 136 | Belize | 68.5% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 137 | Dominican Republic | 68.3% | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 138 | Myanmar | 67.3% | 2018 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 139 | Lebanon | 66.3% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 140 | Nicaragua | 63.0% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 141 | Ghana | 62.7% | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Panama | 62.6% | 2017 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 143 | Botswana | 62.1% | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 144 | British Virgin Islands | 61.2% | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 145 | Bangladesh | 59.1% | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 146 | Gibraltar | 58.9% | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 147 | Honduras | 58.7% | 2024 | up 40.1% | falling |
| 148 | Tajikistan | 57.2% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 149 | Seychelles | 56.3% | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 150 | El Salvador | 55.7% | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 151 | Namibia | 51.5% | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 152 | Cambodia | 50.4% | 2024 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Lesotho | 50.4% | 2017 | up 100.5% | rising |
| 154 | Russian Federation | 48.7% | 2023 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 155 | Comoros | 48.1% | 2022 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 156 | Maldives | 44.8% | 2023 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Côte d'Ivoire | 40.7% | 2024 | up 87.1% | rising |
| 158 | Togo | 40.6% | 2023 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Zimbabwe | 40.2% | 2013 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 160 | Nigeria | 39.2% | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 161 | Sudan | 39.2% | 2019 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 162 | Cameroon | 38.8% | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 163 | Senegal | 38.4% | 2023 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 164 | San Marino | 37.8% | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 165 | Pakistan | 36.9% | 2024 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 166 | Angola | 36.7% | 2023 | up 148.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Tokelau | 35.8% | 2025 | up 168.7% | rising |
| 168 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 35.4% | 2021 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 169 | Rwanda | 35.3% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 170 | Guatemala | 34.5% | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 171 | Iraq | 33.1% | 2007 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 172 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 32.0% | 2025 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 173 | Syrian Arab Republic | 31.9% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 174 | Liberia | 30.4% | 2020 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 175 | Mali | 30.3% | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 176 | Yemen | 29.6% | 2016 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 177 | Mozambique | 29.0% | 2017 | up 459.2% | volatile |
| 178 | Solomon Islands | 27.2% | 2012 | up 124.7% | rising |
| 179 | Mauritania | 27.0% | 2020 | up 117.0% | rising |
| 180 | Eritrea | 25.1% | 2022 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 181 | Congo | 25.0% | 2012 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 182 | Afghanistan | 24.6% | 2023 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Benin | 24.5% | 2022 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Guinea | 23.4% | 2014 | up 204.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Madagascar | 22.2% | 2021 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 186 | Malawi | 21.4% | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 187 | Burundi | 20.7% | 2025 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Burkina Faso | 18.3% | 2024 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Ethiopia | 16.9% | 2015 | up 230.1% | rising |
| 190 | Papua New Guinea | 16.2% | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 191 | Chad | 14.3% | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Niger | 10.4% | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Central African Republic | 6.4% | 2017 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 194 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5.1% | 2021 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 195 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.9% | 2005 | up 47.5% | rising |
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 170.5%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 122.8%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 121.5%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 121.5%
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 114.9%
- AIMS: Pacific 114.9%
- SDG: Oceania 114.9%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 114.2%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 112.1%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 112.1%
- WB: European Union 112.1%
- WB: Euro Area 112.0%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release