Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
180
Highest
99.9%
Ireland
Lowest
11.0%
Niger
Median
81.3%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,940
What the numbers show
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 99.9% in Ireland; the lowest is 11.0% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 81.3%, and the mean is 74.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 112 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritania (up 237.5%), and the largest decrease in Russia (down 41.5%).
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 99.9% | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | Mongolia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 3 | Portugal | 99.6% | 2018 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 99.6% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 5 | Singapore | 99.4% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 6 | Israel | 99.3% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Cyprus | 99.2% | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 99.1% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 98.5% | 2022 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 10 | Belgium | 98.5% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 11 | Chile | 98.3% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 12 | Hong Kong | 98.2% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 97.9% | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 14 | Japan | 97.8% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | Sweden | 97.2% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | Argentina | 97.1% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 97.0% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 18 | Greece | 96.8% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 19 | Belarus | 96.6% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 20 | France | 96.5% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 21 | United States | 96.5% | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 22 | Croatia | 96.5% | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 96.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 24 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 96.2% | 2020 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 25 | Barbados | 96.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 96.0% | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 27 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 95.9% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 28 | Australia | 95.8% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 95.8% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 95.7% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 31 | Finland | 95.2% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 32 | New Zealand | 95.2% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 33 | Spain | 95.0% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 34 | Bahrain | 95.0% | 2019 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 35 | South Korea | 95.0% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 36 | Jordan | 94.8% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 94.5% | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 38 | Kiribati | 94.5% | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 94.5% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 40 | Peru | 94.1% | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 93.7% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 42 | Palau | 93.6% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 43 | Turkey | 93.6% | 2022 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 44 | Georgia | 93.5% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 45 | Norway | 93.3% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 46 | Austria | 93.0% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 47 | Brazil | 92.7% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 48 | Aruba | 92.6% | 2009 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 49 | Czechia | 92.6% | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 50 | Slovakia | 92.4% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 51 | Uruguay | 92.1% | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 52 | Denmark | 91.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 53 | Luxembourg | 91.4% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 54 | Malta | 91.2% | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 55 | Antigua and Barbuda | 90.9% | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 56 | Switzerland | 90.8% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 57 | Nauru | 90.7% | 2025 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 58 | Hungary | 90.6% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 59 | Macao | 90.6% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 60 | Estonia | 90.4% | 2024 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 61 | Armenia | 90.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 90.0% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 63 | Ecuador | 89.7% | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 64 | Fiji | 89.0% | 2024 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 65 | South Africa | 88.8% | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 66 | Montenegro | 88.8% | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 67 | Ukraine | 88.7% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 68 | Germany | 88.6% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 69 | Moldova | 88.4% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 70 | Albania | 88.4% | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 71 | Bhutan | 88.4% | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 72 | Andorra | 88.3% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 73 | Cayman Islands | 88.1% | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 74 | Colombia | 88.1% | 2022 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 75 | Cape Verde | 88.0% | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 76 | Dominica | 87.3% | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 77 | British Virgin Islands | 87.2% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 86.8% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 79 | Thailand | 86.7% | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 80 | Marshall Islands | 85.7% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 81 | Nepal | 85.6% | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 82 | Qatar | 84.5% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 83 | Algeria | 84.4% | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 84 | Mauritius | 84.4% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 85 | Canada | 84.1% | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 86 | Morocco | 83.5% | 2024 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 87 | Samoa | 82.9% | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 88 | Palestine | 82.1% | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 89 | Sao Tome and Principe | 81.9% | 2015 | up 111.4% | rising |
| 90 | Venezuela | 81.4% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 91 | Iceland | 81.1% | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 92 | Bolivia | 81.0% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 93 | Jamaica | 80.8% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 94 | Bahamas | 80.5% | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 80.5% | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 80.3% | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 97 | Cook Islands | 80.3% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 98 | Seychelles | 80.0% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 99 | Namibia | 79.9% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 100 | Philippines | 79.7% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 101 | Saint Lucia | 79.6% | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 102 | Kuwait | 79.6% | 2021 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 103 | Iran | 79.3% | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 104 | Eswatini | 78.9% | 2022 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 105 | Cuba | 78.3% | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 106 | Montserrat | 77.4% | 2014 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 76.7% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 108 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 76.3% | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 109 | East Timor | 76.1% | 2020 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 110 | Serbia | 76.0% | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 111 | Sierra Leone | 75.8% | 2024 | up 163.2% | rising |
| 112 | Mexico | 75.6% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 113 | Puerto Rico | 75.5% | 2024 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 114 | Brunei | 75.3% | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 115 | Anguilla | 74.6% | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 116 | Rwanda | 74.3% | 2024 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 117 | Panama | 74.2% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 118 | Tonga | 74.2% | 2024 | up 43.3% | falling |
| 119 | Paraguay | 74.0% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 120 | Romania | 73.8% | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 121 | Bangladesh | 73.7% | 2024 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 122 | Dominican Republic | 73.6% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 123 | Vanuatu | 73.4% | 2024 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Indonesia | 73.2% | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 125 | Botswana | 71.9% | 2022 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Kyrgyzstan | 70.6% | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 127 | Myanmar | 70.0% | 2018 | up 81.3% | rising |
| 128 | Oman | 69.2% | 2024 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 129 | Egypt | 68.3% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 130 | Malaysia | 68.2% | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 131 | Gambia | 66.9% | 2025 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 132 | Solomon Islands | 66.5% | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 133 | Micronesia (country) | 66.3% | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 134 | Guyana | 66.0% | 2023 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 135 | Belize | 65.7% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 136 | Tuvalu | 63.2% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 137 | Nicaragua | 62.6% | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 138 | India | 60.0% | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 139 | Grenada | 58.6% | 2024 | down 32.0% | flat |
| 140 | Comoros | 57.8% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 141 | Cambodia | 55.5% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Liberia | 53.8% | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 143 | Russia | 53.5% | 2023 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 144 | El Salvador | 53.4% | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 145 | Cote d'Ivoire | 52.7% | 2024 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 146 | Suriname | 52.6% | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 147 | Lebanon | 52.5% | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 148 | Maldives | 50.8% | 2024 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 149 | Kenya | 50.8% | 2023 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 150 | Eritrea | 50.7% | 2022 | up 25.5% | falling |
| 151 | Zimbabwe | 50.0% | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 152 | Tajikistan | 48.6% | 2011 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 153 | Lesotho | 46.3% | 2024 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 154 | Mauritania | 45.6% | 2020 | up 237.5% | rising |
| 155 | Honduras | 41.8% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 156 | Togo | 41.1% | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 157 | Iraq | 39.7% | 2007 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 158 | San Marino | 38.0% | 2024 | down 16.2% | flat |
| 159 | Papua New Guinea | 37.2% | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 160 | Guatemala | 34.9% | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 161 | Ghana | 33.3% | 2024 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 162 | Laos | 33.1% | 2025 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 163 | Cameroon | 32.7% | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 164 | Afghanistan | 32.2% | 2018 | up 218.3% | rising |
| 165 | Mozambique | 32.2% | 2022 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 166 | Burundi | 31.7% | 2025 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 167 | Tokelau | 31.3% | 2025 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 168 | Madagascar | 31.0% | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 169 | Syria | 30.3% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 170 | Malawi | 29.6% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 171 | Benin | 28.3% | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 172 | Yemen | 27.7% | 2016 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 173 | Ethiopia | 27.2% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 174 | Burkina Faso | 26.5% | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Guinea | 23.3% | 2014 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 176 | Senegal | 22.2% | 2024 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 177 | Mali | 19.6% | 2018 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 178 | Chad | 16.4% | 2024 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Tanzania | 13.9% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 180 | Niger | 11.0% | 2024 | up 39.9% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release