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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private institutions, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
180 places, 2,574 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release