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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private institutions, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
169 places, 2,323 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release