Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
217
Highest
100.0%
Argentina
Lowest
36.4%
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Median
94.5%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
18,351
What the numbers show
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%) is currently reported for 217 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Argentina; the lowest is 36.4% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.5%, and the mean is 89.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 56.0%), and the largest decrease in Vanuatu (down 50.0%).
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bahamas | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Botswana | 100.0% | 2008 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guam | 100.0% | 1980 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guyana | 100.0% | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kiribati | 100.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 100.0% | 2007 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Nigeria | 100.0% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 1 | Naoero | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 100.0% | 2012 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 100.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 1 | Somalia | 100.0% | 2007 | — | rising |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 1 | United States | 100.0% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 1997 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 100.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 100.0% | 2013 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Western Sahara | 100.0% | 1980 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Anguilla | 100.0% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Niue | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Falkland Islands | 100.0% | 1996 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 42 | Afghanistan | 100.0% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 43 | Oman | 99.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 44 | Myanmar | 99.9% | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | Yemen | 99.9% | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 46 | Comoros | 99.9% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Hong Kong | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 48 | Mauritania | 99.8% | 2020 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 49 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 99.8% | 2021 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 99.7% | 2013 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 51 | American Samoa | 99.6% | 1992 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 52 | Eritrea | 99.5% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 53 | Qatar | 99.5% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 54 | Tonga | 99.4% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 55 | Kenya | 99.4% | 2009 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 56 | Fiji | 99.4% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 57 | Sudan | 99.4% | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 58 | Micronesia (country) | 99.3% | 1977 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 59 | Saint Lucia | 99.2% | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 60 | Bahrain | 99.2% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 61 | Palestine, State of | 99.2% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 62 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 99.2% | 2020 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 63 | Iraq | 99.0% | 2007 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 64 | Chad | 98.8% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 65 | Nepal | 98.7% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 66 | Cambodia | 98.7% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 67 | Papua New Guinea | 98.2% | 2018 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 68 | Madagascar | 98.2% | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 69 | Pakistan | 98.1% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 70 | Cape Verde | 98.1% | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 71 | Macao | 98.1% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 72 | Saint Helena | 97.9% | 1997 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 73 | India | 97.8% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 74 | Ghana | 97.6% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 75 | Lesotho | 97.6% | 2017 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 76 | United Arab Emirates | 97.5% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 77 | Guinea-Bissau | 97.5% | 2000 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 97.5% | 2024 | up 56.0% | falling |
| 79 | Peru | 97.4% | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 80 | Albania | 97.3% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 80 | Eswatini | 97.3% | 2016 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 82 | Antigua and Barbuda | 97.3% | 2018 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 83 | Kuwait | 97.2% | 2015 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 84 | Georgia | 97.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 85 | Bhutan | 97.0% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 86 | Russian Federation | 96.7% | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 87 | Benin | 96.6% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 96.6% | 2023 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 96.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 90 | San Marino | 96.5% | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 91 | British Virgin Islands | 96.5% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 96.4% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 93 | Senegal | 96.2% | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 94 | Syria | 96.1% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 95 | Central African Republic | 96.1% | 2017 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 96 | Maldives | 96.0% | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 97 | Mauritius | 96.0% | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 98 | Malaysia | 95.8% | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 99 | Jordan | 95.7% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 100 | Tuvalu | 95.7% | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 101 | Canada | 95.7% | 2023 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 102 | Algeria | 95.6% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 103 | Guinea | 95.5% | 2014 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 104 | Côte d'Ivoire | 95.5% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 105 | Ukraine | 95.5% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 106 | Cyprus | 95.2% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 107 | Equatorial Guinea | 94.8% | 2005 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 108 | Belize | 94.5% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 109 | Djibouti | 94.5% | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 110 | Uganda | 94.4% | 2007 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 94.3% | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 112 | Lithuania | 94.2% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 113 | South Africa | 94.2% | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 114 | Sao Tome and Principe | 94.1% | 2017 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 115 | Mongolia | 94.0% | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 116 | Republic of Korea | 94.0% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 117 | Togo | 93.9% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 118 | Mozambique | 93.7% | 2017 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 119 | Tunisia | 93.5% | 2016 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 120 | Morocco | 93.3% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 121 | Andorra | 92.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 92.8% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 92.5% | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 124 | Ethiopia | 92.4% | 2015 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 125 | Philippines | 92.1% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 126 | Armenia | 92.1% | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 127 | Brazil | 91.9% | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 128 | Timor-Leste | 91.9% | 2019 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 129 | Liberia | 91.6% | 2011 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 130 | Niger | 91.2% | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 131 | Colombia | 91.2% | 2022 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 132 | Gabon | 91.2% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | 91.2% | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 134 | Monaco | 91.1% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 135 | Seychelles | 91.1% | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 136 | Mali | 90.8% | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 137 | Japan | 90.7% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 138 | Rwanda | 90.6% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 139 | Chile | 90.2% | 2024 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 140 | Congo | 90.0% | 2012 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 141 | Belarus | 89.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 142 | Thailand | 89.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 143 | Paraguay | 89.0% | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 144 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 89.0% | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 145 | Republic of Moldova | 88.8% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 146 | Brunei Darussalam | 87.9% | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 147 | Lebanon | 87.8% | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 148 | Ecuador | 87.1% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 149 | Iran | 87.0% | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 150 | Reunion | 86.9% | 1996 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 151 | Greece | 86.5% | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 152 | Iceland | 86.2% | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 153 | Germany | 86.0% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 154 | French Polynesia | 85.7% | 1993 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 155 | Dominican Republic | 85.6% | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 156 | Burundi | 85.1% | 2025 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 157 | El Salvador | 85.0% | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 158 | French Guiana | 85.0% | 1997 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 159 | Malta | 84.6% | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 160 | Panama | 84.2% | 2017 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 161 | Indonesia | 84.1% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 162 | France | 84.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 163 | Ireland | 84.0% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 164 | Türkiye | 84.0% | 2023 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 165 | China | 84.0% | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 166 | Egypt | 83.5% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 167 | Cameroon | 83.3% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 168 | Guadeloupe | 83.1% | 1995 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 169 | Denmark | 83.0% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 170 | Latvia | 83.0% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 171 | Estonia | 82.9% | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 172 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 82.7% | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 173 | New Zealand | 81.2% | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 174 | Portugal | 80.9% | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 175 | Uruguay | 80.7% | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 176 | Sweden | 79.9% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 177 | Cuba | 79.9% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 178 | Israel | 79.7% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 179 | Spain | 79.0% | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 180 | Angola | 77.8% | 2023 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 181 | Libya | 76.6% | 2003 | — | flat |
| 182 | Norway | 76.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 183 | Martinique | 76.3% | 1996 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 184 | Poland | 76.3% | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 185 | Aruba | 76.1% | 2022 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 186 | Italy | 75.8% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 187 | Romania | 75.2% | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 188 | Puerto Rico | 74.9% | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 189 | Australia | 74.6% | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 190 | Hungary | 74.2% | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 191 | Guatemala | 74.2% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 192 | Slovakia | 73.7% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 193 | New Caledonia | 73.2% | 1997 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 194 | Costa Rica | 73.0% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 195 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 72.8% | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 196 | North Macedonia | 71.5% | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 197 | Switzerland | 71.2% | 2024 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 198 | Montenegro | 71.2% | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 199 | Liechtenstein | 70.9% | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 200 | Luxembourg | 70.4% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 201 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 69.1% | 1997 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 202 | Mexico | 68.8% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 203 | Bulgaria | 68.3% | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 204 | Austria | 68.2% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 205 | Czechia | 68.2% | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 206 | Serbia | 67.6% | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 207 | Suriname | 66.1% | 2021 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 208 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64.2% | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 209 | Croatia | 64.1% | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 210 | Honduras | 63.8% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 211 | Slovenia | 63.7% | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 212 | Belgium | 61.0% | 2023 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 213 | Netherlands | 59.2% | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 214 | Finland | 57.4% | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 215 | Gambia | 53.6% | 2021 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 216 | Vanuatu | 48.8% | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 217 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 36.4% | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 99.6%
- SDG: Northern America 99.6%
- WB: North America 99.6%
- UNICEF: North America 99.6%
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 99.5%
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 99.5%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 99.4%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 99.4%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 99.3%
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 98.7%
- ECA: Island Economies (unsdcode:98115) 98.1%
- WB: Ida Blend 97.9%
- MDG: Oceania 97.8%
- SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) 97.8%
- ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 97.8%
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 97.7%
- UNICEF: South Asia 97.7%
- WB: South Asia 97.6%
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 97.6%
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 97.5%
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 97.5%
- AIMS: South and West Asia 97.3%
- MDG: Southern Asia 97.3%
- SDG: Southern Asia 97.3%
- UIS: South and West Asia 97.3%
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 97.3%
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 97.2%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 97.2%
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 97.1%
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 97.1%
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 97.0%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 96.9%
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 96.9%
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 96.9%
- UNICEF: Economic Community of West African States (ecowas) 96.9%
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 96.6%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 96.6%
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 96.4%
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 96.4%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 96.4%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release