Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
188
Highest
100.0%
Argentina
Lowest
17.7%
Guatemala
Median
87.3%
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
9,567

What the numbers show

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%) is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Argentina; the lowest is 17.7% in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 87.3%, and the mean is 80.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.

Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 1,399.0%), and the largest decrease in Vanuatu (down 77.5%).

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Argentina 100.0% 2023 unchanged rising
1 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% 2018 up 7.5% 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 23.1% rising
1 Cayman Islands 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Dominica 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Gibraltar 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Grenada 100.0% 2023 unchanged rising
1 Guyana 100.0% 2023 up 4.5% rising
1 Jamaica 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Kiribati 100.0% 2024 falling
1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Saint Lucia 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Marshall Islands 100.0% 2024 up 2.3% flat
1 Malawi 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Namibia 100.0% 2007 unchanged flat
1 Naoero 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Peru 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Palau 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Singapore 100.0% 2023 unchanged rising
1 Solomon Islands 100.0% 2012 unchanged flat
1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% 2023 unchanged rising
1 Trinidad and Tobago 100.0% 2023 flat
1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% 2018 unchanged flat
1 Samoa 100.0% 2016 unchanged flat
1 Zimbabwe 100.0% 2013 unchanged flat
1 Anguilla 100.0% 2019 up 1.0% rising
1 Cook Islands 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Montserrat 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Niue 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Tokelau 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
35 Afghanistan 99.9% 2023 up 0.6% flat
36 Myanmar 99.8% 2018 down 0.2% flat
37 Yemen 99.8% 2016 up 0.1% flat
38 Oman 99.7% 2024 down 0.3% flat
39 Comoros 99.7% 2022 unchanged flat
40 Hong Kong, China 99.6% 2024 up 0.5% flat
41 Tanzania, United Republic of 99.4% 2021 up 134.0% rising
42 Equatorial Guinea 99.4% 2005 down 0.6% flat
43 Mauritania 99.3% 2020 up 3.9% rising
44 Qatar 99.0% 2024 down 1.0% flat
45 Sudan 98.7% 2019 up 0.7% flat
46 Kenya 98.7% 2009 down 0.2% flat
47 Eritrea 98.7% 2022 up 1.5% flat
48 Tajikistan 98.7% 2013 up 14.0% rising
49 Algeria 98.6% 2024 up 8.5% rising
50 Lao People's Democratic Republic 98.6% 2020 down 0.2% flat
51 Tonga 98.5% 2023 up 2.8% rising
52 Bahrain 98.3% 2024 up 2.1% rising
53 Russian Federation 98.3% 2023 up 73.6% rising
54 Fiji 98.3% 2024 down 0.3% flat
55 Palestine, State of 97.5% 2023 down 2.1% flat
56 Nepal 97.4% 2024 down 1.8% flat
57 Iraq 97.3% 2007 up 3.9% flat
58 Maldives 97.0% 2019 up 39.4% rising
59 Chad 96.7% 2024 up 3.9% rising
60 Cambodia 96.5% 2023 up 5.4% rising
61 India 96.3% 2024 down 2.8% flat
62 Mauritius 95.9% 2024 up 0.7% flat
63 Macau, China 95.9% 2024 up 3.1% flat
64 Cape Verde 95.8% 2022 up 1.5% flat
65 Pakistan 95.8% 2024 up 4.3% rising
66 Madagascar 95.0% 2019 up 3.0% rising
67 Senegal 95.0% 2023 up 9.3% flat
68 Kuwait 94.9% 2012 down 2.1% flat
69 United Arab Emirates 94.4% 2024 down 3.7% falling
70 Lesotho 94.1% 2017 down 4.1% falling
71 Ghana 93.9% 2024 down 2.9% flat
72 Albania 93.8% 2024 up 2.6% rising
73 Tunisia 93.8% 2016 down 1.5% flat
74 Georgia 93.5% 2024 up 3.3% flat
75 Eswatini 93.3% 2016 down 6.7% flat
76 Sri Lanka 93.0% 2023 up 3.7% flat
77 Bangladesh 92.7% 2024 down 2.4% falling
78 British Virgin Islands 92.1% 2024 down 7.9% falling
79 Canada 91.8% 2023 down 1.3% flat
80 Côte d'Ivoire 91.3% 2024 up 11.6% rising
81 San Marino 91.0% 2024 down 1.0% falling
82 Malaysia 91.0% 2024 up 8.5% flat
83 South Africa 90.5% 2023 down 2.3% falling
84 Uzbekistan 90.2% 2024 up 1,399.0% volatile
85 Cyprus 90.2% 2024 down 3.7% falling
86 Central African Republic 90.1% 2017 up 3.2% rising
87 Syrian Arab Republic 90.0% 2024 up 7.8% rising
88 Jordan 89.9% 2024 down 1.6% rising
89 Bhutan 89.8% 2024 down 5.1% falling
90 Benin 89.2% 2022 up 4.1% rising
91 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 89.0% 2024 up 3.8% flat
92 Morocco 88.2% 2024 down 2.5% flat
93 Republic of Korea 87.8% 2024 up 4.6% rising
94 Tuvalu 87.7% 2023 down 12.3% falling
95 Burkina Faso 86.9% 2024 up 5.9% rising
96 Guinea 86.8% 2014 down 10.8% falling
97 Chile 85.2% 2024 up 18.7% rising
98 Mongolia 84.8% 2023 up 5.3% flat
99 Sao Tome and Principe 84.3% 2017 down 14.0% falling
100 Djibouti 84.1% 2023 down 5.8% rising
101 Brunei Darussalam 83.9% 2023 up 2.6% falling
102 Cameroon 83.8% 2023 up 2.5% flat
103 Belize 83.3% 2024 down 4.5% falling
104 Mozambique 82.8% 2017 down 14.1% rising
105 Monaco 82.4% 2024 up 7.4% rising
106 Brazil 81.9% 2024 down 10.1% falling
107 Timor-Leste 81.9% 2019 down 8.5% falling
108 Japan 81.7% 2023 up 2.1% rising
109 Togo 81.1% 2023 up 8.3% rising
110 Ukraine 81.0% 2024 up 5.9% falling
111 Thailand 79.9% 2024 down 3.5% rising
112 Seychelles 79.3% 2024 down 17.1% falling
113 Lebanon 79.1% 2024 up 0.9% flat
114 Nicaragua 78.9% 2023 down 17.0% flat
115 Lithuania 78.8% 2024 down 1.3% rising
116 Azerbaijan 78.4% 2024 up 57.3% rising
117 Uruguay 77.9% 2023 down 4.1% falling
118 Andorra 77.7% 2024 up 6.5% flat
119 Philippines 77.5% 2024 down 22.5% falling
120 Paraguay 76.7% 2024 down 1.8% flat
121 Iceland 76.7% 2023 up 4.7% flat
122 Niger 76.3% 2024 up 63.8% falling
123 Mali 76.2% 2023 up 30.9% rising
124 Armenia 75.5% 2024 down 3.0% falling
125 Ireland 74.7% 2022 up 12.1% falling
126 Greece 74.1% 2023 up 1.7% rising
127 Malta 73.5% 2023 down 17.5% flat
128 Ecuador 73.1% 2024 up 4.4% rising
129 Rwanda 71.9% 2024 up 3.3% rising
130 Colombia 71.8% 2022 down 5.3% flat
131 Iran, Islamic Republic of 70.8% 2023 down 14.5% falling
132 Türkiye 70.4% 2023 up 25.1% falling
133 Estonia 70.1% 2024 down 7.3% falling
134 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 69.2% 2021 up 2.7% flat
135 Kyrgyzstan 68.4% 2024 up 3.8% falling
136 Denmark 67.9% 2024 up 8.0% rising
137 Portugal 67.8% 2023 up 13.4% falling
138 Puerto Rico 67.4% 2023 down 29.8% falling
139 Burundi 67.2% 2025 down 1.3% falling
140 Mexico 66.8% 2024 up 5.7% falling
141 Indonesia 66.8% 2024 up 3.8% falling
142 Latvia 66.4% 2024 down 0.7% falling
143 Kazakhstan 66.2% 2024 up 5.0% falling
144 Sweden 66.0% 2024 up 12.4% rising
145 Dominican Republic 65.9% 2024 down 27.6% falling
146 China 65.5% 2024 up 12.4% rising
147 Costa Rica 65.4% 2024 down 4.3% falling
148 France 64.4% 2024 up 3.7% rising
149 Belarus 63.2% 2024 down 4.3% falling
150 Republic of Moldova 63.0% 2024 down 6.5% falling
151 El Salvador 63.0% 2024 up 19.8% rising
152 New Zealand 63.0% 2024 down 2.3% falling
153 Spain 62.8% 2024 down 8.1% flat
154 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 62.0% 2023 up 11.3% falling
155 Egypt 61.6% 2024 up 8.0% rising
156 Italy 61.4% 2023 up 19.9% flat
157 Germany 61.2% 2024 up 1.1% rising
158 Panama 59.7% 2017 down 3.1% rising
159 Cuba 59.5% 2024 down 6.4% rising
160 Poland 58.9% 2024 down 3.8% rising
161 Israel 57.9% 2024 down 3.2% falling
162 Norway 56.7% 2024 down 1.6% rising
163 Hungary 53.7% 2024 down 32.4% falling
164 Australia 53.3% 2024 up 10.2% rising
165 Ethiopia 52.7% 2015 up 67.2% falling
166 Suriname 51.0% 2023 up 48.8% rising
167 Bulgaria 50.0% 2024 down 6.8% falling
168 Romania 49.4% 2023 up 1.8% rising
169 Belgium 48.1% 2023 up 16.1% rising
170 Switzerland 47.3% 2024 up 13.8% rising
171 Luxembourg 45.8% 2024 up 7.8% rising
172 Liechtenstein 40.4% 2021 up 38.9% rising
173 Aruba 40.0% 2022 down 53.7% falling
174 Angola 39.0% 2023 up 27.8% rising
175 North Macedonia 38.8% 2023 down 15.2% flat
176 Slovenia 37.7% 2023 down 8.9% flat
177 Slovakia 37.7% 2024 up 1.9% rising
178 Croatia 37.1% 2023 up 3.5% rising
179 Montenegro 36.2% 2023 down 5.8% flat
180 Austria 35.9% 2024 up 3.7% rising
181 Finland 35.0% 2024 up 9.3% falling
182 Serbia 32.6% 2024 up 14.1% rising
183 Czechia 32.3% 2023 up 1.8% rising
184 Honduras 32.2% 2024 down 26.5% falling
185 Netherlands 30.6% 2023 down 8.7% falling
186 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.3% 2023 down 21.5% falling
187 Vanuatu 21.8% 2023 down 77.5% rising
188 Guatemala 17.7% 2024 down 7.4% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
409 places, 9,567 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release