School age population, secondary education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
220
Highest
79.93 million
India
Lowest
124
Niue
Median
324,046
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,379
What the numbers show
School age population, secondary education, female (number) is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 79.93 million in India; the lowest is 124 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 324,046, and the mean is 1.89 million.
Over the past decade 155 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Gibraltar (up 120.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 39.4%).
School age population, secondary education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 79.93 million | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 2 | China (People’s Republic of) | 48.70 million | 2025 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 20.18 million | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 16.72 million | 2025 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 13.95 million | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 12.82 million | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 11.10 million | 2025 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 10.15 million | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 8.82 million | 2025 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.72 million | 2025 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 6.91 million | 2025 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 6.86 million | 2025 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 6.67 million | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 14 | Russia | 6.10 million | 2025 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 5.64 million | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 5.19 million | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 17 | Tanzania | 4.56 million | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 4.07 million | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 19 | Iran | 3.94 million | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 20 | Uganda | 3.65 million | 2025 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Sudan | 3.44 million | 2025 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 22 | Germany | 3.36 million | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 23 | Japan | 3.14 million | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 24 | Iraq | 3.11 million | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 25 | Algeria | 2.94 million | 2025 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 26 | France | 2.94 million | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 2.93 million | 2025 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 2.84 million | 2024 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 29 | Angola | 2.71 million | 2025 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 2.71 million | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 31 | Yemen | 2.61 million | 2025 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Myanmar | 2.56 million | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 33 | Madagascar | 2.54 million | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 34 | Colombia | 2.48 million | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 35 | Cameroon | 2.35 million | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 36 | Thailand | 2.26 million | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 37 | Côte d’Ivoire | 2.26 million | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 38 | Ghana | 2.23 million | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 39 | Niger | 2.23 million | 2025 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Italy | 2.20 million | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 2.15 million | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 42 | Argentina | 2.13 million | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 43 | Mozambique | 2.08 million | 2025 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 2.01 million | 2025 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 45 | Nepal | 1.95 million | 2025 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 1.95 million | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 47 | Somalia | 1.84 million | 2025 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Mali | 1.77 million | 2025 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 49 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.71 million | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 50 | Chad | 1.66 million | 2025 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Malawi | 1.65 million | 2025 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 52 | Malaysia | 1.59 million | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 53 | Ukraine | 1.52 million | 2025 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 54 | Spain | 1.52 million | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 1.51 million | 2025 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Poland | 1.50 million | 2024 | up 28.3% | falling |
| 57 | Senegal | 1.45 million | 2025 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 1.41 million | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 59 | Peru | 1.40 million | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 60 | Korea | 1.34 million | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 61 | Venezuela | 1.34 million | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 62 | Canada | 1.32 million | 2025 | up 15.3% | flat |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 1.29 million | 2025 | up 54.0% | flat |
| 64 | Burundi | 1.27 million | 2025 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 65 | Zambia | 1.26 million | 2025 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 1.22 million | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 67 | Guinea | 1.15 million | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 68 | Benin | 1.14 million | 2025 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 69 | Guatemala | 1.13 million | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 70 | Cambodia | 978,577 | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 71 | Australia | 974,224 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 72 | South Sudan | 973,504 | 2025 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 73 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 950,052 | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 74 | Ecuador | 948,187 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 75 | Rwanda | 935,963 | 2025 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 76 | Romania | 848,673 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 77 | Haiti | 829,574 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 779,282 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 79 | Chile | 762,915 | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 80 | Togo | 754,430 | 2025 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 81 | Bolivia | 710,514 | 2025 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 690,583 | 2025 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 83 | Tunisia | 648,809 | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | 615,193 | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 85 | Netherlands | 570,164 | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 86 | Jordan | 561,812 | 2025 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 559,154 | 2025 | up 31.6% | falling |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 556,290 | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 548,479 | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 90 | Congo | 524,238 | 2025 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 91 | Honduras | 521,301 | 2025 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 92 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 517,757 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 93 | Central African Republic | 506,405 | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 94 | Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip | 505,666 | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 481,729 | 2025 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 96 | Israel | 477,395 | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 97 | Czechia | 467,677 | 2024 | up 30.6% | falling |
| 98 | United Arab Emirates | 431,602 | 2025 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Mauritania | 424,600 | 2025 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Belgium | 407,930 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 101 | Libya | 407,288 | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 102 | Liberia | 405,444 | 2025 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 103 | Belarus | 381,594 | 2025 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 104 | Hungary | 369,123 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 105 | Sweden | 363,061 | 2024 | up 21.3% | flat |
| 106 | Paraguay | 357,241 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 107 | Cuba | 356,998 | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 108 | Austria | 340,301 | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 109 | Nicaragua | 328,297 | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 110 | El Salvador | 324,217 | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 111 | Lebanon | 323,876 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 112 | Greece | 315,062 | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 113 | Eritrea | 304,011 | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 114 | Portugal | 303,490 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 115 | Switzerland | 303,314 | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 116 | Oman | 296,871 | 2025 | up 116.0% | rising |
| 117 | Serbia | 263,349 | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 248,130 | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 119 | Slovak Republic | 247,679 | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 120 | New Zealand | 239,680 | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 121 | Mongolia | 235,775 | 2025 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 122 | Panama | 220,720 | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 123 | Kuwait | 213,192 | 2025 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 124 | Denmark | 202,559 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 125 | Norway | 195,959 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 126 | Gambia | 192,943 | 2025 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Gabon | 186,618 | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 128 | Finland | 186,334 | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 185,452 | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 130 | Ireland | 182,905 | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 131 | Hong Kong (China) | 164,100 | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 132 | Armenia | 153,589 | 2025 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | 153,500 | 2025 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 134 | Georgia | 152,645 | 2025 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 135 | Croatia | 151,471 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 136 | Namibia | 149,359 | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 137 | Uruguay | 137,599 | 2025 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 138 | Lesotho | 127,108 | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 139 | Botswana | 120,992 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 140 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 118,924 | 2025 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 141 | Equatorial Guinea | 115,786 | 2025 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Lithuania | 114,010 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 143 | Moldova | 112,718 | 2020 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 144 | Jamaica | 99,733 | 2025 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 145 | Puerto Rico | 99,087 | 2025 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 146 | Albania | 90,364 | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 147 | Timor-Leste | 90,133 | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 148 | Singapore | 87,075 | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 149 | North Macedonia | 84,127 | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 150 | Qatar | 75,395 | 2025 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Slovenia | 74,709 | 2024 | up 17.1% | falling |
| 152 | Eswatini | 65,943 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 153 | Comoros | 65,756 | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 60,468 | 2025 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Latvia | 59,771 | 2024 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 156 | Fiji | 58,405 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 157 | Bahrain | 55,478 | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 158 | Mauritius | 52,604 | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 159 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46,756 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 160 | Estonia | 46,220 | 2024 | up 31.9% | falling |
| 161 | Réunion | 45,930 | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 162 | Guyana | 37,850 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 163 | Suriname | 37,839 | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 164 | Bhutan | 37,140 | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 165 | Montenegro | 31,248 | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 166 | Cabo Verde | 28,455 | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 167 | Cyprus | 27,854 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 168 | Western Sahara | 25,991 | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 23,968 | 2025 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 170 | Luxembourg | 23,885 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 171 | French Guiana | 21,692 | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 172 | Belize | 21,560 | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 173 | Brunei Darussalam | 21,221 | 2025 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 174 | Maldives | 20,917 | 2025 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 175 | Samoa | 17,606 | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 176 | Iceland | 17,104 | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16,871 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 178 | Macau (China) | 16,700 | 2025 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 179 | Bahamas | 16,327 | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 180 | Guadeloupe | 15,863 | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 181 | Malta | 15,483 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 182 | New Caledonia | 14,551 | 2025 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 14,538 | 2025 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 184 | Martinique | 13,286 | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 185 | Kiribati | 9,816 | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 186 | Barbados | 8,386 | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 187 | Tonga | 8,222 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 188 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 7,008 | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 189 | Curaçao | 6,331 | 2025 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 190 | Seychelles | 5,738 | 2025 | up 44.9% | flat |
| 191 | Saint Lucia | 5,609 | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 192 | Grenada | 4,279 | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3,847 | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 194 | Aruba | 3,382 | 2025 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,173 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 196 | United States Virgin Islands | 2,883 | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 197 | American Samoa | 2,777 | 2025 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 198 | Marshall Islands | 2,715 | 2025 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 199 | Andorra | 2,531 | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 200 | Cayman Islands | 2,337 | 2025 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 201 | Bermuda | 2,225 | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 202 | Dominica | 2,206 | 2025 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 203 | Gibraltar | 1,630 | 2025 | up 120.0% | falling |
| 204 | British Virgin Islands | 1,454 | 2025 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 205 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,415 | 2025 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 206 | San Marino | 1,358 | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 207 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,332 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 208 | Sint Maarten | 1,295 | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 209 | Liechtenstein | 1,291 | 2025 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 210 | Monaco | 1,087 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 211 | Cook Islands | 876 | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 212 | Nauru | 835 | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 213 | Palau | 708 | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 214 | Tuvalu | 597 | 2025 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 215 | Anguilla | 549 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 216 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 255 | 2025 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 217 | Tokelau | 150 | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 218 | Saint Helena | 149 | 2025 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 219 | Montserrat | 144 | 2025 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 220 | Niue | 124 | 2025 | up 12.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 408.16 million
- UIS: World 408.16 million
- MDG: World 408.16 million
- WB: World 408.16 million
- UNICEF: World 407.86 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 370.06 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 365.88 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 362.65 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 360.83 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 311.06 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 232.07 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 227.96 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release