School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
174
Highest
24.55 million
India
Lowest
22
Tokelau
Median
56,324
Years covered
54
1972–2025
Data points
10,351
What the numbers show
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 24.55 million in India; the lowest is 22 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 56,324, and the mean is 498,578.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 149.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 61.9%).
School age population, post-secondary … non-tertiary female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 24.55 million | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 2 | China | 7.51 million | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 4.96 million | 2025 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3.44 million | 2025 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 5 | Pakistan | 2.62 million | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 2.25 million | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 7 | Philippines | 2.18 million | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 8 | Egypt | 2.05 million | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 1.46 million | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 1.43 million | 2025 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 11 | Tanzania | 1.42 million | 2025 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 12 | Iran | 1.38 million | 2012 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 13 | Kenya | 1.26 million | 2025 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.24 million | 2008 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 1.19 million | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 16 | Algeria | 1.12 million | 2006 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 17 | Uganda | 1.10 million | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 1.03 million | 2025 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 19 | Iraq | 905,983 | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 890,936 | 2025 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 863,306 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 22 | Myanmar | 855,884 | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 23 | Thailand | 836,537 | 2025 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 24 | France | 823,497 | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 25 | Russia | 731,542 | 2025 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 26 | Vietnam | 704,300 | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 27 | Ghana | 684,118 | 2025 | up 27.2% | flat |
| 28 | Madagascar | 655,536 | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 632,712 | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 30 | Morocco | 610,474 | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 31 | Cameroon | 587,910 | 2025 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 32 | Syria | 562,634 | 2025 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 33 | Malaysia | 553,446 | 2012 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 549,057 | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 35 | Japan | 529,933 | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 36 | Spain | 507,346 | 2024 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 37 | Mali | 504,064 | 2025 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 38 | Malawi | 504,026 | 2025 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 39 | Canada | 459,045 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 40 | Haiti | 445,455 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 41 | Ukraine | 408,402 | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 399,117 | 2009 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 43 | Senegal | 376,096 | 2025 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 357,386 | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 45 | Poland | 323,518 | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 46 | North Korea | 318,181 | 2025 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 47 | Cambodia | 315,861 | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 48 | Ecuador | 306,867 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 49 | Benin | 293,475 | 2025 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 50 | Italy | 279,127 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 51 | Niger | 270,948 | 2025 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 52 | Yemen | 267,729 | 2007 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 264,190 | 2025 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 54 | Rwanda | 252,263 | 2020 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 248,308 | 2025 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 234,526 | 2025 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 57 | Mozambique | 232,149 | 2008 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 58 | Zambia | 229,131 | 2025 | up 37.7% | falling |
| 59 | Chad | 208,374 | 2025 | up 52.8% | flat |
| 60 | Romania | 205,379 | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 61 | Libya | 163,153 | 2017 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 62 | Australia | 162,576 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 161,473 | 2025 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 64 | Tunisia | 160,530 | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 65 | Laos | 143,940 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 127,601 | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 67 | Liberia | 123,530 | 2025 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 68 | Congo | 122,048 | 2025 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 69 | Sweden | 115,711 | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 70 | Paraguay | 115,528 | 2005 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 71 | Cuba | 109,974 | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 72 | Netherlands | 109,317 | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 73 | Greece | 102,295 | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | 97,133 | 2025 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 75 | Hungary | 97,028 | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 76 | Togo | 93,185 | 2025 | down 34.5% | rising |
| 77 | Gambia | 89,144 | 2025 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 88,421 | 2011 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 79 | Israel | 74,870 | 2025 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 80 | Panama | 71,170 | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 81 | Mauritania | 70,899 | 2012 | up 149.0% | rising |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 70,768 | 2025 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 83 | Denmark | 69,946 | 2012 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 84 | Serbia | 69,330 | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 85 | Belgium | 65,665 | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 86 | Ireland | 65,236 | 2024 | up 19.6% | flat |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 56,379 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 88 | Singapore | 56,268 | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 55,922 | 2025 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Palestine | 55,869 | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 91 | Namibia | 54,374 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 92 | Czechia | 54,023 | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 93 | Portugal | 52,850 | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 94 | Kuwait | 52,222 | 2025 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 95 | Oman | 50,351 | 2012 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 96 | Uruguay | 49,665 | 2004 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 97 | Lebanon | 49,571 | 2025 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 98 | Belarus | 49,184 | 2025 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Turkmenistan | 48,804 | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 100 | Mongolia | 47,878 | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 101 | Guinea-Bissau | 46,271 | 2025 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 102 | United Arab Emirates | 45,619 | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 103 | Jamaica | 43,788 | 2025 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 104 | Switzerland | 43,061 | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 105 | Eritrea | 42,418 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 106 | Austria | 42,207 | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 107 | Puerto Rico | 37,559 | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 108 | New Zealand | 33,670 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 109 | Norway | 31,947 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 110 | Finland | 30,268 | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Hong Kong | 28,900 | 2025 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 112 | Bhutan | 26,005 | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 113 | Slovakia | 25,719 | 2024 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 114 | Botswana | 24,787 | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 115 | Lesotho | 23,400 | 2025 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 116 | Gabon | 23,221 | 2025 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 117 | Georgia | 21,524 | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18,590 | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 119 | Djibouti | 18,397 | 2011 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 120 | Latvia | 17,740 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 121 | Bahrain | 16,638 | 2025 | up 134.3% | rising |
| 122 | Comoros | 16,459 | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 123 | Fiji | 16,217 | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 124 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16,091 | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 125 | Guyana | 14,547 | 2025 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 126 | Estonia | 13,698 | 2024 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 127 | Moldova | 12,972 | 2020 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 128 | Lithuania | 12,958 | 2024 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 129 | Eswatini | 12,922 | 2025 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 130 | Qatar | 10,910 | 2025 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 131 | Suriname | 10,546 | 2025 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 132 | Luxembourg | 9,982 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 133 | Slovenia | 9,969 | 2012 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 134 | North Macedonia | 9,895 | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 135 | Cyprus | 9,149 | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 136 | Mauritius | 8,668 | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 137 | Solomon Islands | 7,794 | 2025 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 138 | Belize | 7,564 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 139 | Montenegro | 7,398 | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 140 | Vanuatu | 5,865 | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 141 | Maldives | 5,587 | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 142 | Cape Verde | 4,607 | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 143 | Malta | 4,385 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 144 | Barbados | 3,678 | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 145 | Brunei | 3,382 | 2012 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 146 | Curacao | 3,073 | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 147 | Bahamas | 2,898 | 2025 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 148 | Iceland | 2,526 | 2025 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 149 | Micronesia (country) | 2,350 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Seychelles | 2,347 | 2025 | up 47.5% | falling |
| 151 | Samoa | 2,120 | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 152 | Grenada | 1,682 | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 153 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,419 | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 154 | Kiribati | 1,300 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,246 | 2025 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 1,178 | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 157 | Tonga | 1,138 | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 158 | Dominica | 896 | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 159 | Marshall Islands | 861 | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 160 | Cayman Islands | 780 | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 161 | British Virgin Islands | 757 | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 162 | San Marino | 712 | 2010 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 163 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 685 | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 164 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 576 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 165 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 519 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 166 | Gibraltar | 456 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 167 | Liechtenstein | 444 | 2017 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 168 | Cook Islands | 431 | 2012 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 169 | Andorra | 395 | 2025 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 170 | Anguilla | 241 | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 171 | Palau | 120 | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 172 | Nauru | 107 | 2025 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Montserrat | 41 | 2025 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 174 | Tokelau | 22 | 2025 | up 29.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 59.43 million
- UIS: World 59.43 million
- WB: World 59.43 million
- MDG: World 59.43 million
- UNICEF: World 59.41 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 55.62 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 55.18 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 55.16 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 54.77 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 51.99 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 46.21 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 46.12 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 41.68 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 41.48 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 40.36 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 38.86 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 32.47 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 31.71 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 31.71 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 31.71 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 31.71 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 31.71 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 31.71 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 31.71 million
- WB: South Asia 28.29 million
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 28.29 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 19.22 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 16.84 million
- WB: Ida Total 14.41 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 14.22 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 13.65 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 13.63 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 13.61 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 13.61 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 13.36 million
- AIMS: East Asia 13.31 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 12.90 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 12.90 million
- GPE: Region 3 12.69 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 12.58 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release