Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private institutions, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
169
Highest
100.0%
Grenada
Lowest
23.8%
Afghanistan
Median
49.7%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,323
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private institutions, female (%) is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Grenada; the lowest is 23.8% in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 49.7%, and the mean is 50.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Grenada (up 75.1%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 34.9%).
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2023 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 2 | Sao Tome and Principe | 68.4% | 2017 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 3 | Barbados | 61.9% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 4 | Ireland | 61.6% | 2022 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 5 | Dominica | 61.3% | 2023 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 6 | Namibia | 59.1% | 2006 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 7 | Cape Verde | 58.6% | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 8 | Belarus | 57.9% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 9 | Austria | 57.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Czechia | 56.7% | 2023 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 55.9% | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 12 | Netherlands | 55.7% | 2022 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 13 | Suriname | 55.5% | 2021 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 55.1% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 54.8% | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 16 | Seychelles | 54.8% | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 17 | Burundi | 54.7% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | New Zealand | 54.6% | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 19 | Germany | 54.4% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 54.3% | 2021 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 54.3% | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 22 | Honduras | 54.3% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 23 | Burkina Faso | 54.2% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 54.2% | 2018 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 25 | Latvia | 54.1% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 26 | Senegal | 53.9% | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 53.8% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 28 | Tonga | 53.8% | 2020 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 29 | Eswatini | 53.6% | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 30 | Norway | 53.4% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 53.4% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 32 | Gibraltar | 53.2% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 53.1% | 2017 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 34 | Finland | 53.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 53.0% | 2022 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 36 | Lesotho | 52.9% | 2016 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 37 | Saint Lucia | 52.8% | 2023 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 38 | Estonia | 52.8% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.8% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 40 | Argentina | 52.6% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 41 | Comoros | 52.6% | 2017 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 42 | Madagascar | 52.4% | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 43 | Mexico | 52.2% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 44 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 52.1% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 45 | Samoa | 52.0% | 2016 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 46 | Tuvalu | 51.9% | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 47 | Bhutan | 51.8% | 2018 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 48 | Denmark | 51.8% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 49 | Switzerland | 51.7% | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 50 | Cameroon | 51.6% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 51 | Nigeria | 51.6% | 2023 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 52 | Brazil | 51.6% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 53 | Timor-Leste | 51.5% | 2019 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 54 | Belgium | 51.4% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 55 | Bahamas | 51.4% | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 56 | Bermuda | 51.4% | 2023 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 57 | Hungary | 51.4% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 58 | Antigua and Barbuda | 51.3% | 2018 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 59 | Angola | 51.3% | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 60 | Niger | 51.3% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 61 | Republic of Moldova | 51.2% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 62 | Ghana | 51.2% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 63 | Paraguay | 51.1% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 64 | Thailand | 51.0% | 2020 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 65 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 51.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 66 | Philippines | 51.0% | 2020 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 67 | Lithuania | 50.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 68 | Maldives | 50.9% | 2019 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 69 | Sweden | 50.9% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 70 | Armenia | 50.8% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 71 | Botswana | 50.8% | 2021 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 72 | El Salvador | 50.7% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 73 | Togo | 50.6% | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 74 | Eritrea | 50.5% | 2018 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 75 | British Virgin Islands | 50.5% | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 76 | Sudan | 50.3% | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 77 | Belize | 50.3% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 78 | Monaco | 50.2% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 50.2% | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 80 | South Africa | 50.0% | 2023 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 81 | Panama | 49.9% | 2016 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 82 | Romania | 49.9% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 83 | Albania | 49.9% | 2024 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 84 | Malaysia | 49.8% | 2021 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 85 | Mauritania | 49.7% | 2020 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 86 | Japan | 49.6% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 87 | Lebanon | 49.6% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 88 | Ecuador | 49.6% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 89 | Montenegro | 49.6% | 2023 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 90 | Spain | 49.6% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 91 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 49.5% | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 92 | Zambia | 49.5% | 2010 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 93 | Aruba | 49.5% | 2012 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 94 | Ukraine | 49.4% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 95 | Syrian Arab Republic | 49.4% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 96 | Malawi | 49.4% | 2018 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 49.4% | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 98 | Jamaica | 49.4% | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 99 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 49.2% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 100 | Uruguay | 49.2% | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 49.2% | 2020 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 102 | Greece | 49.1% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 103 | Korea | 49.0% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 104 | Chile | 49.0% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 105 | Poland | 48.9% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 106 | Morocco | 48.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 107 | Benin | 48.9% | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 108 | Peru | 48.8% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 109 | Puerto Rico | 48.8% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 110 | United States of America | 48.8% | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 111 | Canada | 48.7% | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 112 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 48.7% | 2021 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 48.7% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 114 | Solomon Islands | 48.7% | 2012 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 115 | Mauritius | 48.7% | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 116 | Macau, China | 48.6% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 117 | Malta | 48.5% | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 118 | Russian Federation | 48.5% | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 119 | Guatemala | 48.5% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 120 | France | 48.4% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 121 | Andorra | 48.1% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 122 | Côte d'Ivoire | 48.1% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 123 | Colombia | 48.0% | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 124 | Palestine, State of | 48.0% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 125 | Hong Kong, China | 47.9% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 126 | Portugal | 47.9% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 127 | Australia | 47.9% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 128 | Pakistan | 47.8% | 2024 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 129 | Cayman Islands | 47.8% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 130 | Rwanda | 47.7% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 131 | Singapore | 47.6% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 47.4% | 2020 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 133 | Cyprus | 47.4% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 134 | Nicaragua | 47.4% | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 135 | Bahrain | 47.4% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 136 | Djibouti | 47.4% | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 137 | Brunei Darussalam | 47.2% | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 138 | Cambodia | 47.2% | 2007 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 139 | Mali | 47.0% | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 140 | Marshall Islands | 46.9% | 2022 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 141 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 46.7% | 2021 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 142 | Indonesia | 46.3% | 2018 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 143 | Qatar | 46.2% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 144 | Mozambique | 45.8% | 2017 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 145 | Mongolia | 45.7% | 2019 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 146 | Kyrgyzstan | 45.3% | 2020 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 147 | Cook Islands | 45.2% | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 148 | Guyana | 44.7% | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 149 | India | 44.6% | 2020 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 150 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 44.3% | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 151 | Türkiye | 44.2% | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 152 | Algeria | 44.1% | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 153 | North Macedonia | 43.9% | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 154 | Oman | 43.8% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 155 | Serbia | 43.7% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 156 | Georgia | 43.6% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 157 | Italy | 43.5% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 158 | Chad | 43.4% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 159 | China | 43.3% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 160 | Kuwait | 43.1% | 2016 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 161 | Jordan | 42.1% | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 162 | Liechtenstein | 42.1% | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 163 | Egypt | 41.7% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 164 | Iceland | 39.7% | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 165 | Uzbekistan | 37.3% | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 166 | Azerbaijan | 33.8% | 2024 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 167 | Yemen | 31.1% | 2016 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 168 | Israel | 31.0% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 169 | Afghanistan | 23.8% | 2018 | down 21.4% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release