School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) by country
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful...
Countries reporting
187
Highest
171.1%
Greece
Lowest
0.5%
Haiti
Median
53.5%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
6,548
What the numbers show
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 171.1% in Greece; the lowest is 0.5% in Haiti.
The median across all reporting countries is 53.5%, and the mean is 52.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 315.
Over the past decade 157 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 8,686.4%), and the largest decrease in Bermuda (down 57.6%).
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 171.1% | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 2 | Macao | 149.6% | 2024 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 3 | Cyprus | 144.8% | 2024 | up 133.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Argentina | 140.2% | 2023 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Australia | 129.2% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 6 | Finland | 126.4% | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 126.0% | 2024 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 8 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 122.8% | 2015 | up 356.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Chile | 119.4% | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 115.4% | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 11 | Grenada | 112.9% | 2018 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Turkey | 110.0% | 2023 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 106.5% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 106.1% | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 15 | Austria | 105.4% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 16 | South Korea | 105.2% | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 17 | Iceland | 104.2% | 2023 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Singapore | 102.1% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 19 | Uruguay | 101.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Malta | 101.4% | 2023 | up 98.0% | rising |
| 21 | Latvia | 99.5% | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 99.5% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 23 | Venezuela | 98.8% | 2008 | up 199.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Slovenia | 97.8% | 2023 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 97.7% | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 26 | Georgia | 97.7% | 2025 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 27 | New Zealand | 96.3% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 28 | Puerto Rico | 95.9% | 2023 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 29 | Belgium | 95.6% | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 30 | Albania | 95.4% | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 31 | United States | 94.9% | 2022 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 94.4% | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 93.5% | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 34 | Denmark | 92.9% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 90.1% | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 36 | Italy | 89.6% | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 37 | Canada | 88.6% | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 38 | Mongolia | 87.8% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 39 | Palau | 86.5% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 40 | Ireland | 85.7% | 2022 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 85.4% | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 42 | Brazil | 85.3% | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 43 | Moldova | 84.8% | 2024 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 44 | Fiji | 84.3% | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 84.2% | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Serbia | 83.1% | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 47 | China | 83.1% | 2024 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 48 | France | 82.0% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 82.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 50 | Germany | 80.9% | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 51 | Ukraine | 80.2% | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 52 | Maldives | 79.9% | 2022 | up 281.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Bahrain | 79.9% | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Estonia | 79.2% | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 55 | Switzerland | 78.5% | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 56 | Czechia | 76.9% | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 76.6% | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Ecuador | 76.1% | 2023 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 59 | Belarus | 75.6% | 2024 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 60 | Peru | 74.0% | 2017 | up 112.8% | volatile |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 72.6% | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 62 | Andorra | 70.9% | 2024 | up 331.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Qatar | 69.4% | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 64 | Hungary | 67.8% | 2024 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 65 | Barbados | 67.4% | 2025 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Montenegro | 66.9% | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 67 | Israel | 66.5% | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 68 | Panama | 66.3% | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 69 | Algeria | 66.1% | 2024 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 70 | Kuwait | 65.9% | 2021 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 65.0% | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 72 | Slovakia | 64.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 64.6% | 2025 | up 948.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Colombia | 64.3% | 2022 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 64.0% | 2022 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Japan | 63.6% | 2023 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 77 | Romania | 63.0% | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 62.7% | 2025 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 79 | Russia | 62.7% | 2024 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 80 | Libya | 62.3% | 2003 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Armenia | 61.3% | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 60.5% | 2019 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 83 | Iran | 59.1% | 2022 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Tonga | 58.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 58.0% | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 86 | San Marino | 57.7% | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57.7% | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 88 | Cuba | 57.6% | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Lebanon | 57.1% | 2019 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 90 | Oman | 56.6% | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Thailand | 56.4% | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 92 | Mauritius | 55.1% | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Palestine | 54.8% | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 94 | Morocco | 53.5% | 2024 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Philippines | 53.3% | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 96 | Mexico | 52.4% | 2024 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 97 | Indonesia | 49.9% | 2023 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Tunisia | 49.4% | 2023 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 99 | United States Virgin Islands | 48.7% | 1993 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 100 | Syria | 47.4% | 2016 | up 140.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 46.9% | 2024 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 102 | Malaysia | 45.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Brunei | 44.5% | 2023 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Paraguay | 44.3% | 2010 | up 120.9% | rising |
| 105 | Marshall Islands | 43.9% | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 106 | Jordan | 43.6% | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Vietnam | 40.9% | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Egypt | 38.6% | 2025 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 109 | El Salvador | 37.9% | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 110 | Guyana | 37.4% | 2024 | up 139.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Liechtenstein | 36.3% | 2021 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 112 | British Virgin Islands | 36.2% | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 113 | India | 35.7% | 2025 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 35.7% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Tajikistan | 34.7% | 2024 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 116 | Jamaica | 33.4% | 2015 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Namibia | 33.1% | 2022 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 32.9% | 2023 | up 8,686.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Belize | 32.1% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 120 | Guatemala | 30.5% | 2023 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 30.0% | 2018 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 122 | South Africa | 29.8% | 2023 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.8% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Honduras | 28.1% | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Botswana | 26.6% | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Sri Lanka | 26.0% | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 24.4% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 128 | Myanmar | 24.4% | 2018 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Nepal | 23.9% | 2024 | up 78.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Gambia | 23.1% | 2024 | up 3,158.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Samoa | 22.7% | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Cambodia | 22.7% | 2024 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Ghana | 21.6% | 2024 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Turkmenistan | 21.2% | 2024 | up 287.5% | rising |
| 135 | Bermuda | 20.9% | 2023 | down 57.6% | rising |
| 136 | Bangladesh | 20.8% | 2024 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Saint Lucia | 20.6% | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Seychelles | 20.1% | 2024 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Aruba | 20.0% | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 140 | Comoros | 18.3% | 2017 | up 274.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Cameroon | 16.4% | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Senegal | 16.2% | 2024 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Sudan | 15.9% | 2015 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 144 | Bhutan | 13.8% | 2024 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.0% | 2015 | up 244.4% | rising |
| 146 | Laos | 12.7% | 2023 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 12.6% | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 148 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.2% | 2024 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Lesotho | 12.0% | 2018 | up 199.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Iraq | 11.4% | 2005 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 151 | Pakistan | 11.0% | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Togo | 10.8% | 2020 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Angola | 9.9% | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Kenya | 9.2% | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Zimbabwe | 8.7% | 2024 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | 8.5% | 2024 | up 169.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Rwanda | 8.4% | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Congo | 8.3% | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Liberia | 8.2% | 2012 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Nigeria | 8.0% | 2011 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Benin | 7.6% | 2022 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Mozambique | 6.7% | 2018 | up 149.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Dominica | 6.6% | 1993 | up 472.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Guinea | 6.6% | 2014 | up 834.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Eswatini | 6.4% | 2013 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Madagascar | 6.2% | 2023 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 167 | Burundi | 6.1% | 2025 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Afghanistan | 5.9% | 2020 | up 310.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Gabon | 5.6% | 2003 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Yemen | 5.4% | 2011 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 171 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4.7% | 2020 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Mauritania | 4.4% | 2020 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Djibouti | 4.1% | 2011 | up 658.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Uganda | 4.0% | 2014 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Tanzania | 3.6% | 2024 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Ethiopia | 3.6% | 2014 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Zambia | 3.4% | 2012 | up 129.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Niger | 3.2% | 2019 | up 331.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Mali | 3.0% | 2015 | up 139.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Suriname | 3.0% | 2024 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 181 | Eritrea | 2.6% | 2016 | up 416.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Chad | 2.5% | 2020 | up 298.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Malawi | 2.2% | 2022 | up 236.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Central African Republic | 1.5% | 2012 | up 128.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Papua New Guinea | 1.4% | 1999 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 186 | Sierra Leone | 1.1% | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Haiti | 0.5% | 1986 | up 82.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 93.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 92.9%
- Europe & Central Asia 92.2%
- High income 91.9%
- Euro area 91.5%
- Post-demographic dividend 90.2%
- European Union 89.9%
- OECD members 87.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 87.3%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 80.9%
- Late-demographic dividend 75.8%
- Upper middle income 70.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 69.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean 69.1%
- East Asia & Pacific 67.9%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 67.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 66.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 66.2%
- IBRD only 57.0%
- World 46.5%
- Middle income 45.8%
- IDA & IBRD total 41.4%
- Low & middle income 40.7%
- Early-demographic dividend 38.3%
- Arab World 36.6%
- South Asia 33.3%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 33.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 30.6%
- Caribbean Small States 28.6%
- Lower middle income 28.0%
- Other small states 27.8%
- Small states 27.8%
- Pacific island small states 27.5%
- IDA blend 11.8%
- IDA total 11.8%
- IDA only 11.8%
- Least developed countries 9.8%
- Africa Western and Central 8.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 8.2%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.2%
About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.