Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
122
Highest
78.6%
Sint Maarten
Lowest
0.0%
British Virgin Islands
Median
13.6%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,810
What the numbers show
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, female (%) is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 78.6% in Sint Maarten; the lowest is 0.0% in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.6%, and the mean is 16.4%.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 925.0%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 100.0%).
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sint Maarten | 78.6% | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 2 | Guyana | 54.1% | 2012 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 3 | Namibia | 47.4% | 2022 | up 350.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 41.5% | 2025 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 39.4% | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 36.8% | 2025 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 7 | Aruba | 36.5% | 2016 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 34.0% | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 9 | Lesotho | 34.0% | 2018 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 10 | Panama | 33.8% | 2023 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 32.9% | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 12 | Cuba | 31.4% | 2024 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 31.1% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 14 | Cyprus | 31.0% | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 15 | Israel | 30.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 30.6% | 2016 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 17 | Oman | 29.9% | 2024 | up 335.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 27.5% | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 19 | Mozambique | 27.2% | 2018 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 20 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 26.9% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 21 | Indonesia | 25.7% | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 22 | Uruguay | 25.5% | 2023 | up 415.2% | falling |
| 23 | Philippines | 24.1% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 24 | Argentina | 23.6% | 2023 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 23.3% | 2023 | up 160.6% | rising |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 23.1% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 22.1% | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 28 | Samoa | 21.5% | 2023 | down 44.3% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 21.3% | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 30 | Iceland | 21.2% | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 31 | Botswana | 20.7% | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 32 | Republic of Moldova | 20.5% | 2024 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 33 | South Africa | 20.5% | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 34 | Palestine, State of | 20.3% | 2023 | down 50.7% | flat |
| 35 | Hungary | 19.6% | 2023 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 36 | Slovakia | 19.3% | 2023 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 37 | Czechia | 19.2% | 2023 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 38 | Ecuador | 19.1% | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 39 | Egypt | 18.6% | 2025 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 40 | Andorra | 18.5% | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Norway | 18.1% | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 42 | Mongolia | 17.7% | 2024 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 43 | Eritrea | 17.4% | 2016 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Belize | 17.4% | 2024 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 45 | Ghana | 17.4% | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 46 | Mexico | 17.3% | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 47 | Rwanda | 17.1% | 2024 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 48 | Austria | 16.7% | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 49 | Seychelles | 16.7% | 2024 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Belarus | 16.6% | 2024 | up 52.9% | flat |
| 51 | Germany | 16.5% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 52 | Sweden | 16.0% | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 53 | Jordan | 15.5% | 2024 | up 45.0% | falling |
| 54 | Chile | 15.4% | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 55 | Ukraine | 14.4% | 2024 | up 94.0% | rising |
| 56 | Malta | 14.4% | 2023 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 14.2% | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 58 | Slovenia | 14.1% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 59 | Estonia | 14.0% | 2024 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 60 | Australia | 13.9% | 2023 | up 39.6% | falling |
| 61 | Armenia | 13.8% | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 62 | Mauritius | 13.5% | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 63 | Luxembourg | 13.4% | 2023 | down 54.8% | rising |
| 64 | Switzerland | 12.9% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 65 | Poland | 12.6% | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 66 | Latvia | 12.5% | 2023 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12.5% | 2019 | up 63.0% | falling |
| 68 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12.1% | 2021 | up 33.6% | flat |
| 69 | New Zealand | 11.9% | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 70 | Honduras | 11.8% | 2024 | down 67.2% | falling |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 11.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Malaysia | 11.6% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 73 | Morocco | 11.6% | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 74 | India | 11.5% | 2023 | up 21.2% | flat |
| 75 | Singapore | 11.2% | 2023 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 76 | Ireland | 11.2% | 2022 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 77 | Netherlands | 11.1% | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 78 | Belgium | 10.9% | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 79 | Greece | 10.9% | 2022 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 80 | Croatia | 10.7% | 2023 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 81 | Thailand | 10.6% | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.3% | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 83 | Bahrain | 10.2% | 2024 | up 196.9% | rising |
| 84 | Qatar | 10.1% | 2024 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 85 | El Salvador | 10.1% | 2023 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 86 | Albania | 10.1% | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Serbia | 9.9% | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 88 | Colombia | 9.8% | 2023 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 89 | Finland | 9.8% | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 90 | Italy | 9.6% | 2023 | up 41.7% | flat |
| 91 | Republic of Korea | 9.6% | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 92 | Madagascar | 9.6% | 2023 | up 925.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Bermuda | 9.5% | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Cambodia | 9.3% | 2019 | up 390.0% | volatile |
| 95 | United States of America | 8.8% | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 96 | Romania | 8.6% | 2023 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 97 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8.2% | 2023 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 98 | Macau, China | 8.1% | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 99 | Lithuania | 7.7% | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 100 | Lebanon | 7.6% | 2011 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 101 | Türkiye | 7.5% | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 102 | Canada | 7.1% | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 103 | Denmark | 6.6% | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 104 | Tunisia | 6.2% | 2023 | up 716.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Georgia | 6.1% | 2025 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 6.1% | 2014 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Portugal | 6.0% | 2023 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 108 | France | 5.6% | 2023 | up 50.7% | flat |
| 109 | United Arab Emirates | 5.2% | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 110 | Puerto Rico | 5.1% | 2023 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 111 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.7% | 2023 | down 84.8% | falling |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 4.4% | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Niger | 4.3% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 114 | Burundi | 3.8% | 2025 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Saudi Arabia | 3.3% | 2024 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Cameroon | 2.9% | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 117 | Algeria | 2.8% | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 118 | Benin | 1.6% | 2022 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2020 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 0.6% | 2024 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2015 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 121 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release