Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
220
Highest
11.53 million
India
Lowest
14
Niue
Median
49,144
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
10,166
What the numbers show
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 11.53 million in India; the lowest is 14 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 49,144, and the mean is 302,454.
Over the past decade 152 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 90.4%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 33.4%).
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 11.53 million | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 2 | China | 8.75 million | 2025 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 2.96 million | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 2.95 million | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 2.41 million | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 6 | United States of America | 2.05 million | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 1.52 million | 2025 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 1.49 million | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 9 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.42 million | 2025 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Brazil | 1.41 million | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 11 | Egypt | 1.24 million | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 1.16 million | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 1.09 million | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 935,253 | 2025 | up 28.3% | falling |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 872,135 | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 16 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 797,670 | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 17 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 692,004 | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 678,726 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 666,070 | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 20 | Uganda | 646,044 | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 21 | Sudan | 595,412 | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 22 | Iraq | 570,009 | 2025 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 537,767 | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 522,541 | 2025 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Japan | 514,449 | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 26 | Angola | 492,618 | 2025 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Algeria | 465,964 | 2025 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 28 | Yemen | 460,278 | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 29 | Mozambique | 446,388 | 2025 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 30 | Myanmar | 428,080 | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 31 | France | 412,744 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 409,361 | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 402,872 | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 34 | Ghana | 396,466 | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 35 | Madagascar | 378,471 | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 36 | Germany | 372,775 | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 37 | Thailand | 370,746 | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 38 | Cameroon | 357,736 | 2025 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 39 | Niger | 352,783 | 2025 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Argentina | 352,611 | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 41 | Côte d'Ivoire | 333,486 | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 42 | Morocco | 327,404 | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 43 | Mali | 321,625 | 2025 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 319,239 | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 312,829 | 2025 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 46 | Malawi | 282,024 | 2025 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 47 | Peru | 274,347 | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 48 | Nepal | 274,243 | 2025 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 49 | Malaysia | 271,242 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 50 | Somalia | 269,507 | 2025 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Syrian Arab Republic | 268,707 | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 52 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 266,378 | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 53 | Zambia | 264,902 | 2025 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 264,706 | 2025 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 55 | Italy | 262,271 | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 56 | Chad | 261,857 | 2025 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Spain | 243,102 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 58 | Republic of Korea | 227,313 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 226,395 | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 60 | Canada | 218,957 | 2025 | up 19.6% | flat |
| 61 | Senegal | 216,591 | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 62 | Ukraine | 206,328 | 2025 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 63 | Burundi | 201,280 | 2025 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 194,448 | 2025 | up 47.6% | flat |
| 65 | Guatemala | 191,894 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 66 | Poland | 188,740 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 67 | Benin | 178,455 | 2025 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 68 | Guinea | 176,275 | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 171,373 | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 70 | South Sudan | 168,906 | 2025 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 71 | Rwanda | 163,902 | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 72 | Cambodia | 163,536 | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 73 | Australia | 163,498 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 74 | Ecuador | 159,128 | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 75 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 158,637 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 125,542 | 2025 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 77 | Chile | 124,797 | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 78 | Haiti | 120,877 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 79 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 119,697 | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 80 | Togo | 114,351 | 2025 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 106,964 | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 82 | Honduras | 104,624 | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 83 | Sierra Leone | 104,014 | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 84 | Romania | 101,285 | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 85 | Tunisia | 100,517 | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 86 | Jordan | 94,019 | 2025 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 93,772 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 88 | Netherlands | 92,754 | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 89 | Israel | 83,151 | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 90 | Congo | 82,621 | 2025 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 81,051 | 2025 | up 43.7% | falling |
| 92 | Central African Republic | 80,590 | 2025 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 79,490 | 2025 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 94 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 75,066 | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 73,957 | 2025 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 96 | Liberia | 71,555 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 97 | Belgium | 67,814 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 98 | Palestine, State of | 67,712 | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 99 | Libya | 66,846 | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 100 | Mauritania | 66,241 | 2025 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 66,032 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 102 | Sweden | 62,895 | 2024 | up 29.7% | flat |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 62,831 | 2025 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Paraguay | 61,922 | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 105 | Cuba | 59,548 | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 106 | Belarus | 57,449 | 2025 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 107 | Czechia | 57,102 | 2024 | up 25.7% | flat |
| 108 | Lebanon | 56,254 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 109 | El Salvador | 54,235 | 2025 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 110 | Greece | 49,307 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 111 | Portugal | 48,981 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 112 | Oman | 44,927 | 2025 | up 90.4% | rising |
| 113 | Hungary | 44,106 | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 114 | Switzerland | 43,871 | 2024 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 115 | Eritrea | 43,652 | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 116 | Austria | 42,376 | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 117 | Mongolia | 39,988 | 2025 | up 87.8% | rising |
| 118 | Ireland | 38,345 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 119 | Panama | 37,694 | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 36,885 | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 121 | Gambia | 34,726 | 2025 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 122 | New Zealand | 33,910 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 123 | Denmark | 33,043 | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 124 | Namibia | 32,974 | 2025 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 124 | Norway | 32,974 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 126 | Hong Kong, China | 32,800 | 2025 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 127 | Serbia | 32,586 | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 128 | Kuwait | 31,906 | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 129 | Finland | 31,639 | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 29,821 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 131 | Gabon | 28,957 | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 132 | Slovakia | 28,181 | 2024 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | 27,085 | 2025 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 134 | Lesotho | 26,817 | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 135 | Georgia | 26,005 | 2025 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 136 | Botswana | 24,441 | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 137 | Uruguay | 22,553 | 2025 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 138 | Singapore | 21,606 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 20,985 | 2025 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Armenia | 19,269 | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 141 | Jamaica | 18,717 | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 142 | Croatia | 18,517 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 143 | Republic of Moldova | 15,568 | 2020 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 14,986 | 2025 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 145 | Timor-Leste | 14,860 | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 146 | Lithuania | 14,500 | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 147 | Qatar | 13,945 | 2025 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13,798 | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 149 | Eswatini | 13,382 | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 150 | Albania | 12,498 | 2025 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 151 | Slovenia | 11,135 | 2024 | up 26.8% | flat |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 11,038 | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 153 | Comoros | 10,053 | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 154 | Bahrain | 9,932 | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 9,462 | 2025 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 156 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9,315 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 157 | Latvia | 9,092 | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 158 | Fiji | 8,374 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 159 | Estonia | 8,055 | 2024 | up 35.7% | falling |
| 160 | Guyana | 7,730 | 2025 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 161 | Mauritius | 6,710 | 2025 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 162 | Bhutan | 6,169 | 2025 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 162 | Réunion | 6,169 | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 164 | Suriname | 5,447 | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 165 | Cape Verde | 4,800 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 166 | Cyprus | 4,771 | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 167 | Western Sahara | 4,510 | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 168 | Montenegro | 3,837 | 2025 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 3,808 | 2025 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 170 | Belize | 3,659 | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 171 | Maldives | 3,622 | 2025 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 3,370 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 173 | Macau, China | 3,300 | 2025 | up 65.0% | falling |
| 174 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,141 | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 175 | French Guiana | 3,123 | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,018 | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 177 | Samoa | 2,725 | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 178 | Bahamas | 2,616 | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 179 | Iceland | 2,328 | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 180 | Malta | 2,302 | 2024 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 181 | Guadeloupe | 2,129 | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 2,100 | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 1,942 | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 184 | Martinique | 1,713 | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 185 | Barbados | 1,616 | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 186 | Kiribati | 1,514 | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 187 | Tonga | 1,174 | 2025 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 188 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1,160 | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 189 | Curaçao | 1,158 | 2025 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 1,037 | 2025 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 191 | Grenada | 851 | 2025 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 192 | Seychelles | 833 | 2025 | up 48.0% | falling |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 784 | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 194 | Aruba | 682 | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 575 | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 196 | American Samoa | 455 | 2025 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 197 | Marshall Islands | 450 | 2025 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 198 | United States Virgin Islands | 440 | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 199 | Dominica | 438 | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 200 | Andorra | 389 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 201 | Cayman Islands | 379 | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 202 | Bermuda | 312 | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 203 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 307 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 204 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 252 | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 205 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 247 | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 206 | Gibraltar | 233 | 2025 | up 32.4% | flat |
| 207 | British Virgin Islands | 203 | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 208 | Liechtenstein | 183 | 2025 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 209 | Monaco | 160 | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 210 | Naoero | 152 | 2025 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 211 | San Marino | 150 | 2025 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 212 | Cook Islands | 118 | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 213 | Palau | 112 | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 214 | Anguilla | 103 | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 215 | Tuvalu | 96 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 216 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 34 | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 217 | Saint Helena | 26 | 2025 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 218 | Montserrat | 22 | 2025 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 219 | Tokelau | 21 | 2025 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 220 | Niue | 14 | 2025 | down 22.2% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release