Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
180
Highest
100.0%
Grenada
Lowest
26.4%
Afghanistan
Median
49.2%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,574
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, female (%) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Grenada; the lowest is 26.4% in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 49.2%, and the mean is 49.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Azerbaijan (up 100.4%), and the largest decrease in Ethiopia (down 32.0%).
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2023 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 46.3% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 2 | Sao Tome and Principe | 73.7% | 2017 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 3 | Barbados | 61.6% | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 4 | Dominica | 60.5% | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 57.3% | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 55.8% | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 7 | Suriname | 55.5% | 2021 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 55.4% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 9 | Burkina Faso | 54.8% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 10 | Seychelles | 54.4% | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 11 | Iceland | 54.3% | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 12 | Zambia | 54.3% | 2017 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 54.0% | 2021 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 53.9% | 2021 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 15 | Saint Lucia | 53.8% | 2023 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 16 | Cape Verde | 53.7% | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 17 | Germany | 53.7% | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 18 | Trinidad and Tobago | 53.4% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 19 | Eswatini | 53.4% | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 20 | Senegal | 53.4% | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 21 | Tonga | 53.3% | 2020 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 22 | Netherlands | 53.0% | 2022 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 23 | Honduras | 52.9% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 24 | Nigeria | 52.9% | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 25 | Namibia | 52.8% | 2017 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 26 | Comoros | 52.6% | 2017 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 27 | Congo | 52.5% | 2004 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 28 | Burundi | 52.5% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 29 | Argentina | 52.3% | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 30 | Mozambique | 52.2% | 2017 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 31 | Bermuda | 52.2% | 2023 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 32 | Mauritania | 52.1% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 33 | Madagascar | 52.1% | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 34 | Monaco | 52.1% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 35 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 51.9% | 2022 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 36 | Mexico | 51.8% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 37 | Samoa | 51.8% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 38 | Cameroon | 51.8% | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 39 | Solomon Islands | 51.7% | 2019 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 40 | South Africa | 51.6% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 41 | Japan | 51.6% | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 42 | Lesotho | 51.6% | 2016 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 43 | Estonia | 51.4% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 44 | Angola | 51.4% | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 45 | Denmark | 51.4% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 46 | Gambia | 51.3% | 2021 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 47 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 51.3% | 2018 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 48 | Austria | 51.3% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 49 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 51.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 50 | New Zealand | 50.9% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 51 | Thailand | 50.9% | 2020 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 52 | Bahamas | 50.9% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 53 | Niger | 50.8% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 54 | Timor-Leste | 50.8% | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 55 | Ghana | 50.8% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 50.7% | 2017 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 57 | Lithuania | 50.7% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 58 | Croatia | 50.6% | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 59 | El Salvador | 50.5% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 60 | Sweden | 50.5% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 61 | Slovenia | 50.5% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 62 | Paraguay | 50.4% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 63 | Finland | 50.3% | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 64 | Kiribati | 50.2% | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 65 | United States of America | 50.2% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 66 | Belgium | 50.2% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 67 | British Virgin Islands | 50.2% | 2021 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 68 | Botswana | 50.1% | 2013 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 69 | Brazil | 50.1% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 70 | Eritrea | 50.1% | 2018 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 71 | Liberia | 50.0% | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 72 | Mongolia | 49.9% | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 73 | Malawi | 49.9% | 2018 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 74 | Aruba | 49.8% | 2012 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 75 | Ecuador | 49.7% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 76 | Cambodia | 49.7% | 2019 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 77 | Slovakia | 49.7% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 78 | Portugal | 49.6% | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 79 | Cayman Islands | 49.6% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 80 | Canada | 49.5% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 49.4% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 82 | Greece | 49.4% | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 49.3% | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 84 | Lebanon | 49.3% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 85 | Panama | 49.3% | 2016 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 86 | Belize | 49.3% | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 87 | Hungary | 49.3% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 88 | Philippines | 49.3% | 2020 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 89 | Kenya | 49.2% | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 90 | Mali | 49.2% | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 91 | Czechia | 49.1% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 92 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 49.1% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 93 | Uruguay | 49.1% | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 94 | Norway | 49.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 95 | Guatemala | 49.0% | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 96 | Chile | 49.0% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 97 | Jamaica | 49.0% | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 98 | Peru | 49.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 99 | France | 48.9% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 100 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 48.9% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 101 | Tuvalu | 48.9% | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 48.8% | 2018 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 103 | Spain | 48.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 104 | Puerto Rico | 48.7% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 105 | Côte d'Ivoire | 48.7% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 48.7% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 107 | Latvia | 48.7% | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 108 | Djibouti | 48.7% | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 109 | Marshall Islands | 48.6% | 2022 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 110 | Romania | 48.6% | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 111 | Macau, China | 48.5% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 112 | Russian Federation | 48.4% | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 113 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48.4% | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 114 | Syrian Arab Republic | 48.4% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 115 | Kazakhstan | 48.3% | 2020 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 116 | Palestine, State of | 48.3% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 117 | Brunei Darussalam | 48.2% | 2020 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 118 | United Arab Emirates | 48.2% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 119 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 48.2% | 2021 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 120 | Serbia | 48.2% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 121 | Albania | 48.1% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 122 | Pakistan | 48.1% | 2024 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 123 | Armenia | 48.0% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 124 | Benin | 48.0% | 2022 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 125 | Morocco | 48.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 48.0% | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 127 | Ukraine | 48.0% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 128 | Singapore | 48.0% | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 129 | Republic of Korea | 47.9% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 130 | Australia | 47.9% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 131 | Colombia | 47.8% | 2022 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 132 | Italy | 47.6% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 133 | Sri Lanka | 47.4% | 2020 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 134 | Malta | 47.4% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 135 | Bahrain | 47.4% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 136 | Maldives | 47.4% | 2019 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 137 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 47.3% | 2020 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 138 | Türkiye | 47.2% | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 139 | Hong Kong, China | 47.2% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 140 | Republic of Moldova | 47.2% | 2024 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 141 | Mauritius | 47.1% | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 142 | Egypt | 47.1% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 143 | Poland | 46.9% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 144 | Gibraltar | 46.9% | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 145 | Cyprus | 46.8% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 146 | Georgia | 46.6% | 2024 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 147 | Indonesia | 46.6% | 2018 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 148 | Rwanda | 46.6% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 149 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46.5% | 2021 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 150 | Qatar | 46.5% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 151 | Sudan | 46.4% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 152 | Montenegro | 46.3% | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 153 | Guinea | 46.2% | 2014 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 154 | Belarus | 46.0% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 155 | Malaysia | 45.8% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 156 | Andorra | 45.8% | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 157 | India | 44.7% | 2020 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 158 | Guyana | 44.7% | 2023 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 159 | Switzerland | 44.6% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 160 | Chad | 44.5% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 161 | Oman | 44.2% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 162 | Azerbaijan | 44.1% | 2024 | up 100.4% | rising |
| 163 | North Macedonia | 43.7% | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 164 | Algeria | 43.6% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 165 | Bhutan | 43.4% | 2020 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 166 | Viet Nam | 43.2% | 2021 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 167 | Kuwait | 42.8% | 2016 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 168 | Israel | 42.5% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 169 | Jordan | 41.4% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 170 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 41.3% | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 171 | Nepal | 41.1% | 2020 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 172 | China | 41.1% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 173 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.0% | 2020 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 174 | Liechtenstein | 40.7% | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 175 | Tunisia | 36.1% | 2023 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 176 | Uzbekistan | 36.0% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 177 | Tajikistan | 31.8% | 2017 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 178 | Yemen | 30.8% | 2016 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 179 | Afghanistan | 26.4% | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release