Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public institutions, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
180
Highest
74.0%
Kyrgyzstan
Lowest
35.7%
Afghanistan
Median
49.0%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
2,494

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public institutions, female (%) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 74.0% in Kyrgyzstan; the lowest is 35.7% in Afghanistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 49.0%, and the mean is 49.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 50.0%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 16.6%).

Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kyrgyzstan 74.0% 2021 up 50.0% rising
2 Lesotho 57.3% 2016 up 3.0% flat
3 Burundi 57.2% 2025 up 19.8% rising
4 Rwanda 55.5% 2024 up 4.2% rising
5 Senegal 55.3% 2023 up 21.2% rising
6 Lebanon 55.0% 2024 down 0.9% flat
7 Burkina Faso 54.9% 2024 up 27.8% rising
8 Mauritius 53.5% 2024 up 2.6% rising
9 Namibia 53.4% 2006 down 0.2% flat
10 Syrian Arab Republic 53.1% 2024 up 9.1% rising
11 Palestine, State of 53.0% 2023 up 1.6% flat
12 Kuwait 52.9% 2015 up 1.4% flat
13 Suriname 52.6% 2021 down 6.6% flat
14 Belgium 52.6% 2023 up 0.3% flat
15 Honduras 52.6% 2024 up 0.0% flat
16 Dominican Republic 52.4% 2024 up 0.6% flat
17 Mexico 52.4% 2024 up 3.7% flat
18 Sao Tome and Principe 52.4% 2017 up 2.3% flat
19 Jordan 52.3% 2024 up 0.1% flat
20 Tuvalu 52.3% 2023 down 1.0% falling
21 Botswana 52.1% 2021 up 2.2% flat
22 Sweden 52.1% 2024 up 0.6% flat
23 Bhutan 52.0% 2018 up 8.6% rising
24 Myanmar 52.0% 2018 up 3.4% rising
25 Uruguay 51.9% 2023 up 0.4% falling
26 Marshall Islands 51.7% 2022 up 4.5% rising
27 Timor-Leste 51.6% 2019 up 6.9% rising
28 Israel 51.5% 2024 up 0.3% flat
29 Tanzania, United Republic of 51.5% 2021 up 7.1% rising
30 Finland 51.4% 2024 up 0.9% flat
31 South Africa 51.4% 2023 up 0.8% flat
32 Sudan 51.2% 2019 up 12.3% rising
33 Indonesia 51.2% 2018 up 3.2% flat
34 Cape Verde 51.1% 2022 down 3.7% flat
35 Aruba 51.1% 2012 down 10.9% falling
36 Ireland 51.0% 2022 up 3.5% flat
37 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 51.0% 2024 up 0.5% falling
38 Mauritania 51.0% 2020 up 13.6% rising
39 Costa Rica 50.9% 2024 up 1.4% flat
40 Bermuda 50.8% 2023 up 0.5% flat
41 Cook Islands 50.5% 2024 up 2.0% flat
42 El Salvador 50.5% 2024 up 1.5% flat
43 Colombia 50.4% 2022 down 2.3% flat
44 Montserrat 50.3% 2019 up 4.7% flat
45 Qatar 50.3% 2024 up 0.6% flat
46 Anguilla 50.3% 2022 down 0.7% flat
47 Philippines 50.2% 2020 down 0.9% flat
48 Nicaragua 50.2% 2023 down 2.1% falling
49 Seychelles 50.2% 2024 down 0.5% flat
50 Mongolia 50.1% 2019 down 2.8% falling
51 Grenada 50.1% 2023 up 44.1% rising
52 Croatia 50.1% 2023 up 1.2% flat
53 Samoa 50.1% 2016 up 1.3% flat
54 Bahamas 50.0% 2024 up 0.9% rising
55 New Zealand 50.0% 2024 up 0.2% flat
56 Malaysia 50.0% 2021 down 1.4% flat
57 Sierra Leone 49.9% 2021 up 19.0% rising
58 Iran, Islamic Republic of 49.9% 2023 up 2.6% flat
59 Brunei Darussalam 49.9% 2020 up 2.2% flat
60 Saint Kitts and Nevis 49.9% 2021 down 1.1% flat
61 Paraguay 49.8% 2024 down 0.7% flat
62 Ghana 49.8% 2024 up 6.5% rising
63 India 49.8% 2020 down 1.0% rising
64 Trinidad and Tobago 49.8% 2023 flat
65 Puerto Rico 49.8% 2023 down 0.6% flat
66 Niue 49.8% 2024 down 16.6% falling
67 Panama 49.8% 2016 down 2.5% flat
68 Peru 49.7% 2024 up 1.7% flat
69 Estonia 49.7% 2024 up 2.5% flat
70 Portugal 49.7% 2023 up 0.9% flat
71 Algeria 49.6% 2024 down 0.7% flat
72 Saint Lucia 49.6% 2023 down 1.8% falling
73 Madagascar 49.6% 2019 up 5.9% rising
74 Malawi 49.6% 2018 up 9.5% rising
75 Gibraltar 49.5% 2024 up 2.9% flat
76 Ecuador 49.5% 2024 down 0.9% flat
77 Morocco 49.5% 2024 up 8.3% rising
78 Eswatini 49.5% 2016 down 1.2% flat
79 Guyana 49.4% 2023 down 0.5% flat
80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.4% 2023 up 0.7% flat
81 Brazil 49.4% 2024 down 2.2% flat
82 Oman 49.3% 2024 down 0.5% flat
83 Bahrain 49.3% 2024 down 1.6% falling
84 Spain 49.3% 2024 up 0.9% flat
85 Egypt 49.3% 2024 up 1.1% flat
86 Serbia 49.2% 2024 up 0.2% flat
87 Jamaica 49.2% 2024 down 3.1% flat
88 France 49.1% 2024 down 0.5% flat
89 Cayman Islands 49.1% 2024 down 1.1% flat
90 Cuba 49.1% 2024 up 0.2% flat
91 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 49.0% 2024 up 0.5% flat
92 Turkmenistan 49.0% 2024 up 0.0% flat
93 Netherlands 49.0% 2022 up 1.0% flat
94 Saudi Arabia 49.0% 2024 up 0.2% flat
95 Argentina 49.0% 2023 down 1.8% flat
96 Singapore 48.9% 2023 up 0.8% flat
97 Barbados 48.9% 2024 up 0.7% flat
98 Cyprus 48.9% 2024 down 0.4% flat
99 Nigeria 48.8% 2023 up 5.3% rising
100 Slovenia 48.8% 2023 up 1.4% flat
101 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 48.8% 2023 down 0.2% flat
102 Türkiye 48.8% 2023 up 0.8% flat
103 Iceland 48.8% 2023 down 3.0% flat
104 Monaco 48.8% 2024 up 1.3% flat
105 Latvia 48.7% 2024 up 1.6% flat
106 Romania 48.7% 2023 up 0.9% flat
107 Italy 48.7% 2023 up 0.3% flat
108 Kazakhstan 48.6% 2020 down 1.0% flat
109 Belarus 48.6% 2024 up 1.0% flat
110 Comoros 48.6% 2017 up 33.5% rising
111 Malta 48.6% 2023 down 4.2% flat
112 North Macedonia 48.6% 2023 up 1.1% flat
113 Canada 48.6% 2023 down 0.1% flat
114 Ukraine 48.6% 2024 up 0.8% flat
115 Naoero 48.5% 2023 up 4.2% flat
116 Republic of Moldova 48.5% 2024 down 0.9% flat
117 Andorra 48.5% 2024 up 1.2% falling
118 Japan 48.5% 2023 down 0.5% flat
119 United States of America 48.5% 2023 down 0.4% flat
120 Montenegro 48.5% 2023 down 0.0% flat
121 Slovakia 48.4% 2024 up 0.2% flat
122 Uzbekistan 48.4% 2024 down 0.5% flat
123 Poland 48.3% 2024 up 0.4% flat
124 Guatemala 48.3% 2024 up 1.2% flat
125 Maldives 48.2% 2019 down 4.0% falling
126 Lithuania 48.2% 2024 up 1.6% flat
127 Russian Federation 48.1% 2023 down 0.4% flat
128 Côte d'Ivoire 48.1% 2024 up 24.6% rising
129 Korea 48.1% 2024 up 2.6% flat
130 Czechia 48.0% 2023 down 0.9% flat
131 Antigua and Barbuda 47.9% 2018 down 6.7% flat
132 Bangladesh 47.9% 2017 up 6.4% rising
133 Chile 47.9% 2024 down 1.2% flat
134 Denmark 47.9% 2024 down 3.0% flat
135 Belize 47.8% 2024 down 4.9% falling
136 Lao People's Democratic Republic 47.8% 2020 up 7.2% rising
137 Mozambique 47.8% 2017 up 15.4% rising
138 Norway 47.8% 2024 up 1.2% flat
139 Greece 47.8% 2023 down 0.3% flat
140 Bulgaria 47.7% 2024 up 0.7% flat
141 Georgia 47.7% 2024 down 0.8% flat
142 Niger 47.6% 2024 up 16.9% rising
143 Armenia 47.6% 2024 down 0.8% flat
144 Tonga 47.6% 2020 up 11.2% flat
145 Thailand 47.6% 2020 down 5.8% falling
146 Hong Kong, China 47.5% 2024 down 0.5% flat
147 San Marino 47.4% 2024 down 3.8% falling
148 Tokelau 47.3% 2023 down 4.7% falling
149 Luxembourg 47.3% 2024 up 2.2% flat
150 Switzerland 47.3% 2024 up 0.1% flat
151 Albania 47.3% 2024 up 1.4% flat
152 Australia 47.2% 2024 up 5.7% rising
153 China 47.2% 2024 down 1.2% flat
154 Mali 47.1% 2023 up 16.8% rising
155 Hungary 47.0% 2024 down 2.3% flat
156 Austria 46.9% 2024 up 0.5% flat
157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 46.9% 2018 down 6.5% falling
158 Azerbaijan 46.5% 2024 up 1.1% flat
159 Eritrea 46.4% 2018 up 12.8% rising
160 British Virgin Islands 46.4% 2023 down 7.9% falling
161 Tajikistan 46.4% 2013 up 3.6% flat
162 Germany 46.3% 2024 down 0.4% flat
163 Pakistan 46.2% 2024 up 10.7% rising
164 Solomon Islands 45.9% 2012 up 6.0% rising
165 Turks and Caicos Islands 45.9% 2022 down 9.4% falling
166 Djibouti 45.8% 2023 up 7.3% rising
167 Cameroon 45.3% 2023 up 3.0% rising
168 Congo 45.0% 2012 up 11.0% rising
169 Benin 44.6% 2022 up 23.8% rising
170 Liechtenstein 44.6% 2021 down 0.6% flat
171 Angola 44.3% 2023 up 14.4% falling
172 Cambodia 44.1% 2007 up 28.2% rising
173 Togo 44.1% 2023 up 11.3% rising
174 Macau, China 42.9% 2024 down 7.3% falling
175 Dominica 42.0% 2023 down 4.6% falling
176 Yemen 41.6% 2016 up 29.4% rising
177 Iraq 41.4% 2007 up 10.3% rising
178 Chad 39.1% 2024 up 33.7% rising
179 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 36.9% 2021 up 6.1% rising
180 Afghanistan 35.7% 2018 up 3.3% flat

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public institutions, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
180 places, 2,494 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release