School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
220
Highest
45.59 million
India
Lowest
112
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Median
155,452
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,367
What the numbers show
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 45.59 million in India; the lowest is 112 in St. Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 155,452, and the mean is 925,113.
Over the past decade 145 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 166.6%), and the largest decrease in Curaçao (down 50.4%).
School age population, upper secondary education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 45.59 million | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 378 | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 2 | China, People's Republic of | 23.77 million | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 2 | Anguilla | 237 | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 11.36 million | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 3 | St. Helena | 72 | 2025 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 4 | Nigeria | 8.02 million | 2025 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Montserrat | 66 | 2025 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 6.87 million | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 5 | Niue | 51 | 2025 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 6 | United States | 6.62 million | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 6 | Tokelau | 45 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 6.50 million | 2025 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4.94 million | 2025 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 4.43 million | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 10 | Mexico | 3.35 million | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 11 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 3.28 million | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 12 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 2.91 million | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 2.71 million | 2025 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 2.53 million | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 15 | Vietnam | 2.28 million | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 2.27 million | 2025 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.92 million | 2025 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 18 | Sudan | 1.67 million | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 1.63 million | 2025 | up 24.8% | falling |
| 20 | South Africa | 1.63 million | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 1.61 million | 2024 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 22 | Japan | 1.58 million | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 23 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.46 million | 2025 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 24 | Iraq | 1.46 million | 2025 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 25 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 1.41 million | 2025 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Italy | 1.40 million | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 27 | Angola | 1.28 million | 2025 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Yemen, Republic of | 1.27 million | 2025 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 1.26 million | 2024 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 30 | Algeria | 1.16 million | 2025 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 31 | Uganda | 1.16 million | 2025 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Thailand | 1.15 million | 2025 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 33 | Nepal | 1.13 million | 2025 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 34 | Germany | 1.12 million | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 35 | Ghana | 1.07 million | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 36 | Argentina | 1.05 million | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 37 | Madagascar, Republic of | 1.05 million | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 961,707 | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 39 | Cameroon | 954,927 | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 40 | Côte d'Ivoire | 941,160 | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 41 | Niger | 884,412 | 2025 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Syrian Arab Republic | 882,158 | 2025 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 43 | Myanmar | 855,141 | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 44 | Colombia | 845,040 | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 45 | Somalia | 838,208 | 2025 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Mali | 837,067 | 2025 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 811,645 | 2025 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 48 | Malaysia | 793,272 | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 49 | Mozambique, Republic of | 780,347 | 2025 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 778,933 | 2025 | up 166.6% | rising |
| 51 | Spain | 771,611 | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 52 | Zambia | 735,829 | 2025 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 731,262 | 2025 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Poland | 726,423 | 2024 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 713,846 | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 56 | Burundi | 679,715 | 2025 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Korea | 669,000 | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 58 | Canada | 668,178 | 2025 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 59 | Chad | 664,315 | 2025 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 60 | South Sudan, Republic of | 635,472 | 2025 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 61 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 604,365 | 2025 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 62 | Senegal | 599,118 | 2025 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 63 | Peru | 566,043 | 2025 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 64 | Guatemala | 560,896 | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 65 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 538,001 | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 66 | Malawi | 535,102 | 2025 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 67 | Chile | 511,582 | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 68 | Cambodia | 489,925 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 69 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 477,958 | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 70 | Bolivia | 471,576 | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 71 | Ecuador | 470,584 | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 72 | Haiti | 467,383 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 73 | Guinea | 466,453 | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 74 | Benin | 461,794 | 2025 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 75 | Rwanda | 457,725 | 2025 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 76 | Ukraine | 439,690 | 2025 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 77 | Romania | 428,722 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 78 | Sierra Leone | 383,254 | 2025 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Tunisia | 352,799 | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 80 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 347,957 | 2025 | up 49.4% | flat |
| 81 | Australia | 322,822 | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 82 | Togo | 304,475 | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 83 | Netherlands | 286,080 | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 275,449 | 2025 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 85 | Belgium | 271,078 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 86 | Czechia | 232,215 | 2024 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 87 | Israel | 230,546 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 88 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 220,524 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 89 | Honduras | 208,256 | 2025 | down 31.4% | rising |
| 90 | Congo, Republic of | 205,017 | 2025 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 91 | Libya | 200,294 | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 92 | Papua New Guinea | 198,260 | 2025 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 93 | Central African Republic | 197,948 | 2025 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 94 | Liberia | 197,570 | 2025 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 95 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 194,125 | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 96 | Hungary | 191,598 | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 97 | United Arab Emirates | 191,137 | 2025 | up 85.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Jordan | 183,754 | 2025 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 99 | Sweden | 178,178 | 2024 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 100 | Palestine | 177,113 | 2025 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Paraguay | 175,132 | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 102 | Cuba | 173,223 | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 103 | Eritrea, The State of | 172,422 | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 104 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 170,839 | 2025 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 105 | Switzerland | 170,793 | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 106 | Austria | 170,129 | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 107 | El Salvador | 162,111 | 2025 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 108 | Greece | 159,255 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 109 | Lebanon | 156,751 | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 156,593 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 111 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 154,311 | 2025 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 112 | Portugal | 153,174 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 113 | Serbia, Republic of | 132,900 | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 130,506 | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 115 | Kyrgyz Republic | 123,861 | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 111,736 | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 117 | Panama | 108,728 | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 118 | Slovak Republic | 105,742 | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 119 | Belarus, Republic of | 104,160 | 2025 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 120 | Denmark | 102,612 | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 121 | New Zealand | 102,510 | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 122 | Norway | 96,636 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 123 | Gambia, The | 92,103 | 2025 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Finland | 92,023 | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 125 | Mongolia | 89,267 | 2025 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 126 | Kuwait | 87,174 | 2025 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 127 | Croatia, Republic of | 75,419 | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 128 | Hong Kong (China) | 75,300 | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 129 | Gabon | 74,479 | 2025 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau | 74,119 | 2025 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Georgia | 73,835 | 2025 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 132 | Costa Rica | 73,157 | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 133 | Ireland | 70,005 | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 134 | Uruguay | 69,291 | 2025 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 62,093 | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 136 | Oman | 60,767 | 2025 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 137 | Armenia, Republic of | 56,569 | 2025 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 138 | Namibia | 56,139 | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 139 | Puerto Rico | 52,059 | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 140 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 49,590 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 141 | Botswana | 48,107 | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 142 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 45,811 | 2025 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 143 | Singapore | 44,428 | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 144 | Jamaica | 41,765 | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 145 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 41,138 | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 146 | Slovenia | 41,106 | 2024 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 147 | Moldova, Republic of | 39,283 | 2020 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 148 | Albania | 38,707 | 2025 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 149 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 35,874 | 2025 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 150 | Qatar | 35,255 | 2025 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Solomon Islands | 32,852 | 2025 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Mauritius | 31,638 | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 153 | Latvia | 29,749 | 2024 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 154 | Lithuania | 26,916 | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 155 | Comoros, Union of the | 26,716 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 156 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 26,535 | 2025 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 157 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 26,443 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 158 | Fiji, Republic of | 25,027 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 159 | Estonia | 22,077 | 2024 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 160 | Réunion | 20,194 | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18,720 | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 162 | Suriname | 16,162 | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 163 | Montenegro | 15,704 | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 164 | Brunei Darussalam | 14,961 | 2025 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Guyana | 14,901 | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 166 | Cabo Verde | 14,042 | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 167 | Luxembourg | 13,523 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 168 | Cyprus | 13,417 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 169 | Western Sahara | 12,646 | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 170 | Bhutan | 12,523 | 2025 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 171 | Samoa | 12,100 | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 172 | Iceland | 9,765 | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 173 | Vanuatu | 9,433 | 2025 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 174 | French Guiana | 9,135 | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 175 | Malta | 8,606 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 176 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 8,451 | 2025 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 177 | Bahamas, The | 8,440 | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 178 | Macau (China) | 7,900 | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 179 | Belize | 7,406 | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 180 | Guadeloupe | 7,023 | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 181 | French Polynesia | 6,462 | 2025 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 182 | Maldives | 6,460 | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 183 | New Caledonia | 6,251 | 2025 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 184 | Martinique | 5,913 | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 185 | Kiribati | 5,308 | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 186 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 4,678 | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 187 | Barbados | 3,479 | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 188 | Tonga | 3,462 | 2025 | up 86.1% | flat |
| 189 | Seychelles | 3,231 | 2025 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 190 | St. Lucia | 2,411 | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 191 | Curaçao | 2,033 | 2025 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 192 | Aruba | 2,021 | 2025 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 193 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 1,808 | 2025 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 194 | Grenada | 1,712 | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 195 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,531 | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 196 | United States Virgin Islands | 1,511 | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 197 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,380 | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 198 | Bermuda | 1,295 | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 199 | Cayman Islands | 1,184 | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 200 | Gibraltar | 958 | 2025 | up 152.1% | rising |
| 201 | American Samoa | 929 | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 202 | Dominica | 920 | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 203 | San Marino, Republic of | 871 | 2025 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 204 | Andorra, Principality of | 858 | 2025 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 205 | British Virgin Islands | 815 | 2025 | up 97.3% | rising |
| 206 | Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 793 | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 207 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 607 | 2025 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 208 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 577 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 209 | Liechtenstein | 548 | 2025 | down 16.8% | flat |
| 210 | Palau, Republic of | 481 | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 211 | Monaco | 457 | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 212 | Naoero, Republic of | 248 | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 213 | Tuvalu | 239 | 2025 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 214 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 112 | 2025 | up 25.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 199.67 million
- UIS: World 199.67 million
- WB: World 199.67 million
- MDG: World 199.67 million
- UNICEF: World 199.52 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 181.07 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 179.17 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 178.28 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 177.55 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 154.42 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 116.03 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 115.32 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release