Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
163
Highest
100.0%
Switzerland
Lowest
20.3%
Niger
Median
93.0%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,547
What the numbers show
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Switzerland; the lowest is 20.3% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 93.0%, and the mean is 85.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Sierra Leone (up 69.3%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 76.5%).
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 94.4% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 2 | Thailand | 99.9% | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 2 | Tokelau | 41.0% | 2025 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 3 | France | 99.9% | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 4 | Germany | 99.8% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 5 | Lithuania | 99.8% | 2015 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Montenegro | 99.7% | 2021 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 7 | Cyprus | 99.7% | 2017 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 8 | Naoero | 99.7% | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 9 | United States of America | 99.6% | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 99.6% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 11 | Czechia | 99.6% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Netherlands | 99.5% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 13 | Trinidad and Tobago | 99.5% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 14 | Brunei Darussalam | 99.3% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 99.3% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 99.0% | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 17 | Norway | 99.0% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 18 | Denmark | 98.9% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Peru | 98.9% | 2021 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Austria | 98.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Slovenia | 98.7% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 98.7% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 98.7% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 25 | Uruguay | 98.7% | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.7% | 2021 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 98.6% | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 98.6% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 29 | Chile | 98.5% | 2022 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 98.5% | 2023 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 31 | Belgium | 98.4% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 32 | Bhutan | 98.3% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 33 | Türkiye | 98.2% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 98.2% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 35 | Australia | 98.2% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Bahrain | 98.2% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 98.1% | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 38 | Spain | 98.1% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 39 | Malta | 98.1% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 40 | Italy | 98.0% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 41 | Indonesia | 97.8% | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 42 | New Zealand | 97.7% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 43 | Namibia | 97.7% | 2018 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 44 | Israel | 97.7% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 45 | Morocco | 97.6% | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 46 | Cayman Islands | 97.5% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 47 | Latvia | 97.5% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 97.4% | 2025 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 49 | Samoa | 97.4% | 2014 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 50 | Estonia | 97.3% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 51 | Jordan | 97.1% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 52 | Barbados | 97.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 53 | Republic of Korea | 97.0% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 54 | Hungary | 97.0% | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 55 | Colombia | 96.3% | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 56 | Rwanda | 96.3% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 57 | Brazil | 95.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 58 | Gambia | 95.8% | 2025 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 59 | Armenia | 95.7% | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 60 | Belarus | 95.6% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 61 | Poland | 95.6% | 2020 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 95.5% | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 63 | Liechtenstein | 95.5% | 2021 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 64 | Tonga | 95.5% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 65 | Nepal | 95.2% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 66 | Mongolia | 95.2% | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 67 | Viet Nam | 95.1% | 2023 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 68 | Fiji | 95.0% | 2016 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 69 | Palestine, State of | 94.7% | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 70 | Kenya | 94.4% | 2006 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 71 | Grenada | 94.4% | 2014 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 94.3% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 73 | San Marino | 94.1% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 74 | Qatar | 94.1% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 75 | Vanuatu | 93.9% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 76 | Egypt | 93.8% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 77 | Belize | 93.6% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 78 | Kiribati | 93.4% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 79 | Hong Kong, China | 93.3% | 2021 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 80 | Serbia | 93.1% | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 93.0% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 82 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 92.8% | 2023 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 83 | Ghana | 92.6% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 84 | Andorra | 92.6% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 85 | Myanmar | 92.6% | 2018 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 86 | Saint Lucia | 92.5% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | 92.4% | 2015 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 92.3% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 89 | Mexico | 92.2% | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 90 | Cuba | 92.0% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 91.8% | 2024 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 92 | Macau, China | 91.7% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 93 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 91.5% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 94 | Eswatini | 91.5% | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 95 | Maldives | 91.3% | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 91.2% | 2024 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 97 | Botswana | 91.2% | 2022 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 98 | South Africa | 91.2% | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 99 | Albania | 91.2% | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 100 | Oman | 91.1% | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 101 | Ukraine | 90.0% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 102 | Timor-Leste | 89.2% | 2020 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 103 | Mauritius | 88.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 104 | Zimbabwe | 88.3% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 105 | Dominica | 87.8% | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 106 | Philippines | 87.6% | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 107 | Ecuador | 87.4% | 2023 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 108 | Bangladesh | 87.2% | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 109 | India | 87.1% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 110 | Bahamas | 85.1% | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 111 | Paraguay | 85.0% | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 112 | Cambodia | 85.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Puerto Rico | 84.9% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 114 | Kuwait | 84.9% | 2021 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 115 | Malaysia | 84.7% | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 116 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 83.7% | 2017 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 117 | Tuvalu | 83.6% | 2020 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 118 | Romania | 83.6% | 2023 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 119 | British Virgin Islands | 81.4% | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 120 | Panama | 80.3% | 2023 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 121 | Jamaica | 80.1% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 122 | El Salvador | 80.1% | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 79.2% | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 124 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 78.4% | 2024 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 125 | Solomon Islands | 77.9% | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 126 | Malawi | 77.0% | 2024 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 127 | Libya | 77.0% | 1983 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 128 | Angola | 76.7% | 2023 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 129 | Comoros | 74.8% | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 130 | Mauritania | 73.0% | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 131 | Guyana | 72.0% | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 132 | Togo | 71.8% | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 133 | Lesotho | 71.3% | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 134 | Côte d'Ivoire | 70.6% | 2024 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 135 | Lebanon | 69.5% | 2024 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 136 | Suriname | 68.1% | 2024 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 137 | Mozambique | 68.0% | 2022 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 67.0% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 139 | Guatemala | 66.6% | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 140 | Burundi | 65.0% | 2025 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 64.1% | 2025 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 142 | Madagascar | 62.9% | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 143 | Tunisia | 59.3% | 1985 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 144 | Eritrea | 57.8% | 2022 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 145 | Honduras | 57.4% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 146 | Iraq | 57.1% | 2007 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 147 | Liberia | 56.7% | 2022 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 148 | Yemen | 55.5% | 2016 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 149 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 52.2% | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 51.8% | 2022 | down 43.4% | rising |
| 151 | Syrian Arab Republic | 51.5% | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 152 | Cameroon | 51.0% | 2023 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 153 | Ethiopia | 45.8% | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 154 | Burkina Faso | 44.5% | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Senegal | 41.5% | 2024 | down 32.0% | flat |
| 156 | Mali | 40.5% | 2018 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 157 | Guinea | 40.2% | 2014 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 158 | Chad | 36.5% | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 159 | Central African Republic | 30.4% | 2012 | — | rising |
| 160 | Algeria | 22.3% | 2025 | down 76.5% | rising |
| 161 | Niger | 20.3% | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release