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School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) by country

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and...

Countries reporting
152
Highest
100.0%
Canada
Lowest
8.9%
Gambia
Median
82.9%
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
3,702

What the numbers show

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) is currently reported for 152 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Canada; the lowest is 8.9% in Gambia.

The median across all reporting countries is 82.9%, and the mean is 73.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.

Over the past decade 113 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 212.9%), and the largest decrease in Bahamas (down 23.7%).

School enrollment, secondary, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Canada 100.0% 2017 up 8.8% rising
1 Israel 100.0% 2015 unchanged flat
3 Saint Kitts and Nevis 99.7% 2016 up 8.4% rising
4 Sweden 99.5% 2015 down 0.5% rising
5 Ireland 98.7% 2012 up 4.1% rising
6 Lithuania 98.4% 2017 down 1.6% rising
7 South Korea 97.8% 2017 up 3.7% rising
8 Spain 97.8% 2017 up 4.2% rising
9 New Zealand 97.7% 2017 — rising
10 United Kingdom 97.2% 2017 up 4.9% rising
11 Georgia 96.8% 2018 up 4.1% rising
12 Barbados 96.8% 2018 up 8.9% rising
13 Slovenia 96.6% 2017 up 3.3% rising
14 Hong Kong 96.5% 2018 up 23.1% rising
15 Finland 96.4% 2017 up 0.3% flat
16 Belarus 96.2% 2018 up 1.2% flat
17 Norway 95.6% 2017 down 2.2% rising
18 Estonia 95.5% 2017 up 0.4% rising
19 Cyprus 95.4% 2017 down 0.9% rising
20 Portugal 95.3% 2017 up 10.0% rising
21 France 95.3% 2017 up 2.0% rising
22 Italy 95.3% 2017 up 1.7% rising
23 Belgium 95.1% 2017 down 1.8% flat
24 Latvia 94.9% 2017 up 2.7% flat
25 Malta 94.5% 2017 up 9.0% rising
26 Poland 94.2% 2017 up 1.3% flat
27 Croatia 94.1% 2017 down 0.6% rising
28 Bahrain 93.8% 2018 up 5.9% rising
29 Netherlands 93.7% 2017 up 5.1% rising
30 Oman 93.2% 2018 up 6.2% rising
31 Argentina 93.1% 2017 up 13.7% rising
32 United States 93.0% 2017 up 2.6% flat
33 Australia 92.7% 2017 — rising
34 Greece 92.6% 2017 up 6.7% rising
35 Serbia 92.5% 2018 up 2.0% flat
36 Iceland 92.4% 2017 up 1.5% rising
37 Denmark 92.3% 2017 up 1.6% rising
38 Sri Lanka 92.3% 2018 up 7.6% rising
39 Qatar 91.8% 2010 up 14.8% rising
40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 91.6% 2018 down 5.4% rising
41 Czechia 91.5% 2017 up 0.8% flat
42 Palestine 91.2% 2018 up 2.5% rising
43 Dominica 91.2% 2016 up 16.2% falling
44 Uruguay 91.1% 2017 up 28.1% rising
45 Uzbekistan 90.4% 2017 up 5.5% flat
46 United Arab Emirates 90.3% 2017 — rising
47 Chile 89.9% 2017 up 2.0% flat
48 Samoa 89.7% 2016 up 4.6% rising
49 Antigua and Barbuda 89.7% 2018 down 3.9% rising
50 Hungary 89.5% 2017 down 0.6% rising
51 Albania 89.2% 2018 up 4.9% rising
52 Fiji 88.8% 2012 up 11.4% rising
53 Kuwait 88.7% 2015 down 5.4% rising
54 Macao 88.4% 2018 up 29.4% rising
55 Armenia 88.1% 2011 — flat
56 Bulgaria 87.9% 2017 up 4.3% flat
57 Peru 87.7% 2018 up 14.5% rising
58 Austria 87.1% 2017 down 0.9% flat
59 Mauritius 87.1% 2018 up 9.1% rising
60 Cuba 86.7% 2018 down 2.2% rising
61 Ukraine 86.1% 2014 down 5.3% falling
62 Mongolia 86.1% 2006 up 24.7% rising
63 Turkey 86.0% 2017 up 14.2% rising
64 Ecuador 86.0% 2018 up 52.0% rising
65 Slovakia 85.3% 2017 down 2.1% flat
66 Luxembourg 85.2% 2017 down 0.6% rising
67 Germany 84.7% 2017 down 4.9% falling
68 Guyana 84.4% 2012 up 18.1% rising
69 Costa Rica 84.3% 2018 up 8.8% rising
70 Kyrgyzstan 84.1% 2018 up 4.3% flat
71 Brunei 84.0% 2018 down 4.8% rising
72 Switzerland 83.9% 2017 up 1.4% rising
73 Tonga 83.7% 2015 up 4.1% rising
74 Romania 83.3% 2017 — rising
75 Brazil 83.2% 2017 up 7.4% rising
76 Egypt 83.1% 2018 — volatile
77 Grenada 82.8% 2017 down 5.0% rising
78 Seychelles 82.6% 2018 up 1.9% rising
79 Mexico 82.5% 2017 up 17.5% rising
80 Saint Lucia 81.7% 2018 down 0.9% rising
81 Aruba 80.7% 2011 up 8.7% flat
82 Iran 80.4% 2017 up 6.0% rising
83 Colombia 80.2% 2018 up 7.2% rising
84 Indonesia 79.9% 2018 up 25.2% rising
85 Puerto Rico 79.3% 2016 up 2.0% flat
86 Tajikistan 78.8% 2011 up 19.6% rising
87 South Africa 78.5% 2017 up 13.6% rising
88 Moldova 77.6% 2018 down 8.9% falling
89 Thailand 77.5% 2015 up 6.5% rising
90 Bolivia 77.0% 2018 up 6.4% rising
91 Venezuela 76.8% 2017 up 4.8% rising
92 Bhutan 76.5% 2018 up 70.6% rising
93 Jamaica 76.3% 2018 down 8.8% rising
94 Malaysia 75.4% 2018 down 1.5% rising
95 Dominican Republic 74.5% 2018 up 11.5% rising
96 Cape Verde 74.5% 2018 up 10.8% rising
97 Liechtenstein 74.4% 2017 down 14.2% falling
98 Belize 73.4% 2018 up 11.1% rising
99 Bangladesh 72.3% 2018 up 55.0% rising
100 British Virgin Islands 71.9% 2017 down 13.5% rising
101 Philippines 71.3% 2015 up 10.5% rising
102 Sao Tome and Principe 68.8% 2015 up 113.7% rising
103 East Timor 67.0% 2018 up 85.5% rising
104 Myanmar 66.6% 2018 up 54.0% rising
105 Paraguay 66.0% 2012 up 20.8% rising
106 Panama 65.9% 2017 down 0.2% rising
107 Bahamas 65.0% 2018 down 23.7% falling
108 Morocco 64.5% 2018 up 43.9% rising
109 Suriname 64.0% 2015 up 28.1% rising
110 Botswana 63.8% 2003 up 38.2% volatile
111 Jordan 63.5% 2018 down 22.1% falling
112 Nepal 62.8% 2019 up 40.1% rising
113 El Salvador 62.6% 2018 up 8.1% rising
114 San Marino 62.5% 2018 — rising
115 Laos 59.4% 2018 up 74.3% rising
116 Ghana 57.9% 2019 up 42.3% rising
117 Namibia 57.8% 2007 up 41.7% rising
118 Nicaragua 52.4% 2010 up 38.5% rising
119 Algeria 51.3% 1997 up 58.1% rising
120 Lesotho 50.0% 2016 up 59.4% volatile
121 Vanuatu 49.8% 2015 up 32.5% rising
122 Libya 48.9% 1983 up 45.4% rising
123 Zimbabwe 48.5% 2013 up 37.3% rising
124 Syria 48.1% 2013 down 13.9% rising
125 Eswatini 47.1% 2015 up 22.7% rising
126 Honduras 46.7% 2017 — rising
127 Kenya 45.8% 2009 up 40.9% rising
128 Cameroon 43.0% 2016 — volatile
129 Guatemala 43.0% 2018 up 19.9% rising
130 Eritrea 40.3% 2018 up 25.4% rising
131 Iraq 40.3% 2007 up 65.9% rising
132 Yemen 40.2% 2016 up 31.6% rising
133 Djibouti 37.3% 2015 up 123.7% volatile
134 Afghanistan 36.7% 2018 up 154.8% rising
135 Cambodia 36.7% 2008 up 212.9% rising
136 Malawi 34.8% 2018 up 34.3% rising
137 Pakistan 34.2% 2018 up 21.9% rising
138 Mauritania 31.7% 2018 up 133.2% rising
139 Burkina Faso 31.7% 2018 up 153.4% volatile
140 Madagascar 31.0% 2018 up 30.4% rising
141 Burundi 31.0% 2018 up 162.2% volatile
142 Ethiopia 30.3% 2015 up 163.0% volatile
143 Solomon Islands 28.9% 2007 up 41.2% rising
144 Mali 26.8% 2018 up 24.3% rising
145 Tunisia 26.2% 1985 up 75.8% rising
146 Guinea 25.6% 2014 up 94.9% volatile
147 Mozambique 19.3% 2015 up 211.9% volatile
148 Niger 17.1% 2017 up 150.5% volatile
149 Chad 12.3% 2016 up 134.3% volatile
150 Angola 10.1% 2010 — rising
151 Central African Republic 9.7% 2017 up 24.8% volatile
152 Gambia 8.9% 1986 up 80.1% rising

Regions and income groups

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

About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)
Unit
% net
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,702 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.