School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
220
Highest
34.34 million
India
Lowest
73
Niue
Median
164,616
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,444

What the numbers show

School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 34.34 million in India; the lowest is 73 in Niue.

The median across all reporting countries is 164,616, and the mean is 963,042.

Over the past decade 150 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 241.3%), and the largest decrease in Marshall Islands (down 58.1%).

School age population, lower secondary education, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 34.34 million 2025 down 4.4% rising
2 China (People’s Republic of) 24.93 million 2025 up 11.4% falling
3 Pakistan 8.82 million 2025 up 19.6% rising
4 Nigeria 8.69 million 2025 up 31.3% rising
5 Indonesia 7.08 million 2025 up 9.6% rising
6 United States of America 6.19 million 2025 up 1.4% rising
7 Ethiopia 5.91 million 2025 up 18.0% volatile
8 Brazil 5.73 million 2024 down 12.4% falling
9 Philippines 4.64 million 2025 up 43.0% rising
10 Bangladesh 4.60 million 2025 down 12.7% flat
11 Russia 4.47 million 2025 up 30.3% falling
12 Egypt 3.59 million 2025 up 26.7% rising
13 Viet Nam 3.36 million 2025 up 24.5% rising
14 Mexico 3.32 million 2024 up 0.7% flat
15 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.09 million 2025 up 32.6% rising
16 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.78 million 2025 up 42.1% volatile
17 Türkiye 2.66 million 2025 up 10.8% rising
18 Uganda 2.50 million 2025 up 30.1% volatile
19 Germany 2.24 million 2024 up 1.2% falling
20 Iran 2.03 million 2025 up 83.5% rising
21 Algeria 1.78 million 2025 up 55.3% rising
22 Sudan 1.77 million 2025 up 76.3% rising
23 Myanmar 1.71 million 2025 down 6.0% rising
24 France 1.68 million 2024 up 3.2% rising
25 Iraq 1.65 million 2025 up 32.4% rising
26 Colombia 1.64 million 2024 up 2.1% flat
27 Japan 1.55 million 2025 down 9.4% falling
28 Uzbekistan 1.55 million 2025 up 23.8% rising
29 Afghanistan 1.52 million 2025 up 19.4% volatile
30 Madagascar 1.48 million 2025 up 20.2% rising
31 Angola 1.43 million 2025 up 50.2% rising
32 Cameroon 1.39 million 2025 up 33.9% rising
33 Kenya 1.36 million 2025 up 17.4% rising
34 Niger 1.34 million 2025 up 57.0% volatile
35 Yemen 1.34 million 2025 up 23.6% rising
36 Côte d'Ivoire 1.31 million 2025 up 21.0% rising
37 Mozambique 1.30 million 2025 up 35.1% volatile
38 United Kingdom 1.24 million 2024 up 20.9% flat
39 Burkina Faso 1.20 million 2025 up 38.5% rising
40 Ghana 1.16 million 2025 up 22.8% rising
41 Malawi 1.12 million 2025 up 33.6% volatile
42 Thailand 1.11 million 2025 down 13.9% falling
43 South Africa 1.08 million 2025 up 12.5% rising
44 Ukraine 1.08 million 2025 up 19.1% falling
45 Argentina 1.08 million 2025 up 5.5% rising
46 Somalia 1.00 million 2025 up 186.6% volatile
47 Chad 994,085 2025 up 45.1% volatile
48 Morocco 989,014 2025 up 12.2% rising
49 Kazakhstan 943,277 2025 up 55.8% flat
50 Mali 934,264 2025 up 45.9% rising
51 Senegal 853,092 2025 up 28.0% rising
52 Peru 831,269 2025 up 3.7% rising
53 Syrian Arab Republic 831,122 2025 up 15.3% rising
54 Nepal 825,586 2025 down 13.2% rising
55 Italy 802,004 2024 down 3.1% flat
56 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 801,118 2025 down 3.7% rising
57 Malaysia 800,127 2025 down 1.4% rising
58 Saudi Arabia 778,347 2025 up 29.0% rising
59 Poland 775,034 2024 up 39.6% falling
60 Spain 744,100 2024 up 14.4% falling
61 Sri Lanka 695,281 2025 down 0.5% falling
62 Guinea 683,168 2025 up 24.6% volatile
63 Benin 679,600 2025 up 32.9% rising
64 Korea 672,307 2024 down 18.2% falling
65 Canada 656,069 2025 up 17.8% rising
66 Australia 651,402 2024 up 18.7% rising
67 Burundi 593,681 2025 up 33.6% rising
68 Tajikistan 585,157 2025 up 32.7% rising
69 Guatemala 569,857 2025 up 1.8% rising
70 Zambia 523,767 2025 up 36.5% rising
71 Cambodia 488,652 2025 up 10.6% rising
72 Rwanda 478,238 2025 up 22.1% rising
73 Ecuador 477,603 2025 up 0.2% rising
74 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 472,094 2025 down 12.6% falling
75 Togo 449,955 2025 up 33.8% rising
76 Zimbabwe 445,044 2025 down 35.9% volatile
77 Turkmenistan 436,743 2025 up 41.8% rising
78 Romania 419,951 2024 up 0.8% falling
79 Papua New Guinea 416,933 2025 up 136.6% volatile
80 Azerbaijan 404,843 2025 up 36.7% falling
81 Jordan 378,058 2025 up 40.9% rising
82 Haiti 362,191 2025 up 5.0% rising
83 Kyrgyzstan 357,868 2025 up 42.6% rising
84 South Sudan 338,032 2025 up 29.6% rising
85 Palestine, State of 328,553 2025 up 4.8% rising
86 Congo 319,221 2025 up 50.6% rising
87 Honduras 313,045 2025 down 0.9% rising
88 Central African Republic 308,457 2025 up 23.6% rising
89 Sierra Leone 307,329 2025 up 21.1% rising
90 Lao People's Democratic Republic 297,233 2025 up 2.6% rising
91 Tunisia 296,010 2025 up 24.4% rising
92 Netherlands 284,084 2024 down 28.7% rising
93 Dominican Republic 280,841 2025 up 45.1% rising
94 Belarus 277,434 2025 up 28.6% flat
95 Mauritania 253,761 2025 up 37.8% volatile
96 Chile 251,333 2025 up 3.7% falling
97 Israel 246,849 2025 up 23.5% rising
98 United Arab Emirates 240,465 2025 up 44.1% volatile
99 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 238,938 2025 up 7.0% rising
100 Oman 236,104 2025 up 241.3% volatile
101 Czechia 235,462 2024 up 32.7% falling
102 Liberia 207,874 2025 up 27.8% rising
103 Libya 206,994 2025 up 18.0% rising
104 Nicaragua 197,791 2025 up 4.7% rising
105 Sweden 184,883 2024 up 28.4% flat
106 Cuba 183,775 2025 down 10.6% falling
107 Paraguay 182,109 2025 up 2.4% rising
108 Hungary 177,525 2024 down 5.9% falling
109 Austria 170,172 2024 up 5.7% falling
110 Lebanon 167,125 2025 up 2.6% rising
111 El Salvador 162,106 2025 down 19.7% rising
112 Greece 155,807 2024 down 0.9% falling
113 Portugal 150,316 2024 down 8.8% falling
114 Mongolia 146,508 2025 up 69.4% rising
115 Slovak Republic 141,937 2024 up 9.9% falling
116 New Zealand 137,170 2024 up 18.0% rising
117 Belgium 136,852 2024 up 13.3% rising
118 Switzerland 132,521 2024 up 7.9% flat
119 Eritrea 131,589 2025 up 11.7% volatile
120 Serbia 130,449 2025 down 6.2% falling
121 Kuwait 126,018 2025 up 44.3% rising
122 Ireland 112,900 2024 up 27.7% rising
123 Costa Rica 112,295 2025 down 2.3% falling
124 Gabon 112,139 2025 up 37.3% rising
125 Panama 111,992 2025 up 9.6% rising
126 Gambia 100,840 2025 up 31.5% rising
127 Denmark 99,947 2024 up 0.1% rising
128 Norway 99,323 2024 up 7.3% rising
129 Armenia 97,020 2025 up 19.4% falling
130 Finland 94,311 2024 up 9.6% falling
131 Namibia 93,220 2025 up 21.2% rising
132 Bulgaria 91,537 2024 up 1.8% falling
133 Hong Kong (China) 88,800 2025 up 11.1% falling
134 Lithuania 87,094 2024 down 2.9% falling
135 Equatorial Guinea 79,912 2025 up 62.5% volatile
136 Guinea-Bissau 79,381 2025 up 27.0% rising
137 Georgia 78,810 2025 up 28.8% falling
138 Lesotho 77,518 2025 up 15.2% rising
139 Croatia 76,052 2024 down 7.3% falling
140 Moldova 73,435 2020 down 5.1% flat
141 Botswana 72,885 2025 up 8.4% rising
142 Uruguay 68,308 2025 down 9.6% flat
143 Jamaica 57,968 2025 down 19.8% falling
144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56,831 2025 down 22.0% falling
145 Albania 51,657 2025 down 35.4% falling
146 Puerto Rico 47,028 2025 down 30.1% falling
147 Timor-Leste 44,322 2025 down 1.3% rising
148 North Macedonia 42,989 2025 down 7.4% falling
149 Singapore 42,647 2025 up 7.2% flat
150 Qatar 40,140 2025 up 60.4% volatile
151 Eswatini 39,500 2025 down 1.3% rising
152 Comoros 39,040 2025 up 17.8% rising
153 Slovenia 33,603 2024 up 25.9% falling
154 Fiji 33,378 2025 up 3.8% rising
155 Latvia 30,022 2024 up 16.4% volatile
156 Bahrain 28,943 2025 up 25.4% rising
157 Trinidad and Tobago 28,036 2025 up 3.4% falling
158 Solomon Islands 27,616 2025 up 29.8% rising
159 Réunion 25,736 2025 down 8.7% falling
160 Bhutan 24,617 2025 down 9.9% rising
161 Estonia 24,143 2024 up 40.9% falling
162 Guyana 22,949 2025 up 1.2% falling
163 Suriname 21,677 2025 down 3.7% rising
164 Mauritius 20,966 2025 down 27.8% falling
165 Montenegro 15,544 2025 down 0.3% falling
166 Vanuatu 14,535 2025 up 41.8% rising
167 Maldives 14,457 2025 up 80.8% rising
168 Cyprus 14,437 2024 up 4.8% falling
169 Cape Verde 14,413 2025 up 2.8% rising
170 Belize 14,154 2025 down 8.4% rising
171 Western Sahara 13,345 2025 up 22.9% rising
172 French Guiana 12,557 2025 up 6.8% rising
173 Luxembourg 10,362 2024 up 11.4% rising
174 Guadeloupe 8,840 2025 down 24.4% falling
175 Macau (China) 8,800 2025 up 41.9% falling
176 Sao Tome and Principe 8,420 2025 up 16.5% rising
177 New Caledonia 8,300 2025 down 6.1% rising
178 French Polynesia 8,076 2025 down 8.6% flat
179 Bahamas 7,887 2025 down 4.2% rising
180 Martinique 7,373 2025 down 22.5% falling
181 Iceland 7,339 2025 up 14.9% rising
182 Malta 6,877 2024 up 12.2% falling
183 Brunei Darussalam 6,260 2025 down 7.1% falling
184 Samoa 5,506 2025 up 27.6% rising
185 Barbados 4,907 2025 down 11.5% falling
186 Tonga 4,760 2025 down 9.3% rising
187 Kiribati 4,508 2025 up 30.8% rising
188 Curaçao 4,298 2025 up 108.1% rising
189 Saint Lucia 3,198 2025 down 23.5% falling
190 Grenada 2,567 2025 up 2.4% falling
191 Seychelles 2,507 2025 up 37.5% falling
192 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2,330 2025 down 2.1% rising
193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,316 2025 down 10.4% falling
194 American Samoa 1,848 2025 down 12.3% rising
195 Antigua and Barbuda 1,793 2025 down 12.5% falling
196 Andorra 1,673 2025 up 7.4% rising
197 United States Virgin Islands 1,372 2025 down 19.6% falling
198 Aruba 1,361 2025 down 2.9% rising
199 Dominica 1,286 2025 down 26.9% falling
200 Cayman Islands 1,153 2025 up 21.1% rising
201 Bermuda 930 2025 down 2.6% falling
202 Marshall Islands 907 2025 down 58.1% rising
203 Saint Kitts and Nevis 808 2025 down 26.3% falling
204 Turks and Caicos Islands 755 2025 down 2.7% rising
205 Liechtenstein 743 2025 down 6.3% flat
206 Gibraltar 672 2025 up 86.1% falling
207 British Virgin Islands 639 2025 up 0.3% rising
208 Monaco 630 2025 up 8.8% rising
209 Naoero 587 2025 up 41.1% rising
210 Sint Maarten 502 2025 down 1.6% flat
211 Cook Islands 498 2025 down 12.5% falling
212 San Marino 487 2025 down 0.8% flat
213 Tuvalu 358 2025 down 10.7% rising
214 Anguilla 312 2025 unchanged rising
215 Palau 227 2025 down 0.9% falling
216 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 143 2025 down 4.7% falling
217 Tokelau 105 2025 up 43.8% rising
218 Montserrat 78 2025 down 12.4% volatile
219 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 77 2025 down 3.8% volatile
220 Niue 73 2025 up 7.4% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release