Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public institutions, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
179
Highest
59.1%
Suriname
Lowest
34.4%
Afghanistan
Median
49.2%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
2,511
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public institutions, female (%) is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 59.1% in Suriname; the lowest is 34.4% 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 2.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Comoros (up 60.0%), and the largest decrease in Tokelau (down 37.1%).
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 59.1% | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 2 | Tuvalu | 58.8% | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 3 | Algeria | 57.5% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 4 | Kuwait | 57.1% | 2012 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 5 | Lesotho | 57.1% | 2016 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 6 | Botswana | 56.9% | 2021 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 7 | Burundi | 56.3% | 2025 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 8 | Palestine, State of | 56.3% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 9 | Lebanon | 56.2% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 55.9% | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 11 | Rwanda | 55.9% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 55.2% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 13 | Honduras | 55.2% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 14 | Marshall Islands | 55.0% | 2022 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 15 | Cape Verde | 54.9% | 2022 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 16 | Senegal | 54.8% | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 17 | Maldives | 54.7% | 2019 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 18 | Myanmar | 54.4% | 2018 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 19 | Mauritius | 54.4% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.1% | 2017 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 21 | Uruguay | 53.9% | 2023 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 22 | Sweden | 53.8% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 23 | Belgium | 53.5% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Colombia | 53.5% | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 25 | Morocco | 53.5% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 53.3% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 27 | Finland | 53.3% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 28 | South Africa | 53.2% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 29 | Jordan | 53.1% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 30 | Cook Islands | 52.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 31 | Timor-Leste | 52.7% | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 32 | Namibia | 52.6% | 2006 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 33 | Israel | 52.6% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 34 | Indonesia | 52.6% | 2018 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 35 | Ireland | 52.5% | 2022 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 36 | Sudan | 52.3% | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 37 | Grenada | 52.1% | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 38 | Seychelles | 52.0% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 39 | Mexico | 52.0% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 40 | Panama | 52.0% | 2017 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 41 | Antigua and Barbuda | 52.0% | 2018 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 42 | El Salvador | 51.9% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 51.8% | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 44 | Bermuda | 51.8% | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 45 | Mauritania | 51.8% | 2020 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 46 | Samoa | 51.7% | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 47 | Philippines | 51.6% | 2020 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 48 | New Zealand | 51.6% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 49 | Belize | 51.5% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 50 | Malaysia | 51.3% | 2021 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 51 | Guyana | 51.1% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 52 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 51.0% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 53 | Cuba | 51.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 54 | Mongolia | 50.9% | 2019 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 55 | Paraguay | 50.8% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 56 | Estonia | 50.8% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 57 | Barbados | 50.7% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 58 | Brazil | 50.7% | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 59 | Portugal | 50.7% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 60 | Bahamas | 50.5% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 61 | Brunei Darussalam | 50.5% | 2020 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 62 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 50.4% | 2018 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 63 | Spain | 50.4% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 64 | Puerto Rico | 50.3% | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50.3% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 66 | Netherlands | 50.3% | 2022 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50.3% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 68 | Egypt | 50.3% | 2024 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 69 | Aruba | 50.2% | 2012 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 70 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 50.2% | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 71 | Serbia | 50.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 72 | Croatia | 50.0% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 73 | Comoros | 49.9% | 2017 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 74 | Ghana | 49.9% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 75 | Cayman Islands | 49.8% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 76 | Peru | 49.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 77 | Qatar | 49.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 78 | Ecuador | 49.7% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | 49.7% | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 80 | Jamaica | 49.6% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 81 | Argentina | 49.6% | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 82 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 49.5% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 83 | France | 49.5% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 84 | Saint Lucia | 49.4% | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 49.4% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 86 | Iceland | 49.3% | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 87 | Montenegro | 49.3% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 88 | Romania | 49.3% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 89 | Sierra Leone | 49.2% | 2021 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 90 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 49.2% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 91 | Republic of Moldova | 49.0% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 92 | Thailand | 49.0% | 2020 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 93 | Gibraltar | 49.0% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 94 | Latvia | 49.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 95 | Singapore | 48.9% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 96 | Italy | 48.9% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 48.9% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 98 | Slovenia | 48.9% | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 48.8% | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 100 | Belarus | 48.8% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 101 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 48.8% | 2021 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 102 | Canada | 48.7% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 103 | Bahrain | 48.7% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 104 | Poland | 48.7% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 105 | Eswatini | 48.7% | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 48.7% | 2020 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 107 | Chile | 48.6% | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 108 | Saudi Arabia | 48.6% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 109 | Japan | 48.5% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 110 | British Virgin Islands | 48.5% | 2021 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 111 | Bhutan | 48.5% | 2018 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 112 | Anguilla | 48.4% | 2019 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 113 | Oman | 48.4% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 48.4% | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 115 | Armenia | 48.3% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 116 | Montserrat | 48.3% | 2019 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 117 | Cyprus | 48.2% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 118 | Malta | 48.1% | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 119 | Slovakia | 48.1% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 120 | Niue | 48.1% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 121 | Uzbekistan | 48.1% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 122 | Türkiye | 48.1% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 123 | Denmark | 48.1% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 124 | Nigeria | 48.0% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 125 | Ukraine | 48.0% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 126 | Naoero | 47.8% | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 127 | Ethiopia | 47.7% | 2015 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 128 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 47.6% | 2022 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 129 | India | 47.6% | 2020 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 130 | Greece | 47.6% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 131 | Eritrea | 47.6% | 2018 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 132 | Bulgaria | 47.6% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 133 | Monaco | 47.4% | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 134 | Lithuania | 47.4% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 135 | United States of America | 47.4% | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 136 | Hong Kong, China | 47.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 137 | Korea | 47.3% | 2024 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 138 | Georgia | 47.2% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 139 | China | 47.1% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 140 | Dominica | 47.1% | 2023 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 141 | Madagascar | 47.0% | 2019 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 142 | Bangladesh | 46.9% | 2017 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | 46.8% | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 144 | Czechia | 46.7% | 2023 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 145 | Norway | 46.6% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 146 | Mozambique | 46.6% | 2017 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 147 | Malawi | 46.5% | 2019 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 148 | Albania | 46.5% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 149 | Kenya | 46.5% | 2009 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 150 | Australia | 46.5% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 151 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 46.5% | 2020 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 152 | Hungary | 46.3% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 153 | Andorra | 46.2% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 154 | Austria | 45.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 155 | Djibouti | 45.9% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 156 | Switzerland | 45.7% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 157 | Mali | 45.4% | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 158 | Cameroon | 45.3% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 159 | Guatemala | 45.2% | 2024 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 160 | Pakistan | 45.0% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 161 | San Marino | 44.8% | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 162 | Côte d'Ivoire | 43.8% | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 163 | Germany | 43.7% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 43.4% | 2012 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 165 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 43.3% | 2021 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 166 | Macau, China | 42.8% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 167 | Iraq | 42.7% | 2007 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 168 | Tajikistan | 42.1% | 2013 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 169 | Liechtenstein | 42.0% | 2021 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 170 | Tokelau | 41.9% | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 171 | Niger | 41.7% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 172 | Angola | 40.9% | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 173 | Yemen | 40.5% | 2016 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 174 | Cambodia | 39.9% | 2007 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 175 | Benin | 38.4% | 2022 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 176 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 36.0% | 2021 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 177 | Chad | 35.7% | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 178 | Congo | 35.4% | 2012 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 179 | Afghanistan | 34.4% | 2018 | up 3.1% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release