School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) - Country Ranking

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Canada 100.00 2017
1 Israel 100.00 2015
3 Singapore 99.80 2017
4 St. Kitts and Nevis 99.70 2016
5 Sweden 99.46 2015
6 Ireland 98.73 2012
7 Lithuania 98.35 2017
8 Korea 97.81 2017
9 Spain 97.75 2017
10 New Zealand 97.72 2017
11 United Kingdom 97.23 2017
12 Georgia 96.84 2018
13 Barbados 96.82 2018
14 Slovenia 96.62 2017
15 Hong Kong SAR, China 96.54 2018
16 Finland 96.39 2017
17 Belarus 96.18 2018
18 Norway 95.63 2017
19 Estonia 95.50 2017
20 Cyprus 95.40 2017
21 Portugal 95.34 2017
22 France 95.33 2017
23 Italy 95.29 2017
24 Belgium 95.08 2017
25 Latvia 94.94 2017
26 Malta 94.47 2017
27 Poland 94.24 2017
28 Saudi Arabia 94.11 2018
29 Croatia 94.05 2017
30 Bahrain 93.78 2018
31 Netherlands 93.74 2017
32 Kazakhstan 93.25 2011
33 Oman 93.15 2018
34 Argentina 93.05 2017
35 United States 93.03 2017
36 Australia 92.69 2017
37 Greece 92.62 2017
38 Serbia 92.53 2018
39 Iceland 92.40 2017
40 Denmark 92.26 2017
41 Sri Lanka 92.26 2018
42 Qatar 91.79 2010
43 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 91.64 2018
44 Czech Republic 91.49 2017
45 Dominica 91.18 2016
46 Uruguay 91.12 2017
47 Russia 90.97 2017
48 Uzbekistan 90.35 2017
49 United Arab Emirates 90.33 2017
50 Chile 89.89 2017
51 Montenegro 89.76 2018
52 Samoa 89.73 2016
53 Antigua and Barbuda 89.73 2018
54 Hungary 89.52 2017
55 Albania 89.18 2018
56 Fiji 88.84 2012
57 Kuwait 88.71 2015
58 Macao SAR, China 88.41 2018
59 Azerbaijan 88.15 2018
60 Armenia 88.05 2011
61 Bulgaria 87.86 2017
62 Peru 87.71 2018
63 Austria 87.12 2017
64 Mauritius 87.06 2018
65 Cuba 86.70 2018
66 Ukraine 86.08 2014
67 Mongolia 86.08 2006
68 Turkey 86.04 2017
69 Ecuador 86.03 2018
70 Slovak Republic 85.30 2017
71 Luxembourg 85.23 2017
72 Germany 84.69 2017
73 Guyana 84.39 2012
74 Costa Rica 84.31 2018
75 Kyrgyz Republic 84.12 2018
76 Brunei 84.05 2018
77 Switzerland 83.93 2017
78 Tonga 83.70 2015
79 Romania 83.33 2017
80 Brazil 83.18 2017
81 Egypt 83.13 2018
82 Grenada 82.76 2017
83 Seychelles 82.59 2018
84 Mexico 82.50 2017
85 St. Lucia 81.71 2018
86 Iran 80.38 2017
87 Colombia 80.17 2018
88 Indonesia 79.88 2018
89 Puerto Rico 79.29 2016
90 Tajikistan 78.77 2011
91 South Africa 78.52 2017
92 Moldova 77.60 2018
93 North Macedonia 77.59 2005
94 Thailand 77.54 2015
95 Bolivia 76.97 2018
96 Venezuela 76.80 2017
97 Bhutan 76.55 2018
98 Jamaica 76.31 2018
99 Malaysia 75.43 2018
100 Trinidad and Tobago 75.17 2004
101 Dominican Republic 74.55 2018
102 Cabo Verde 74.47 2018
103 Liechtenstein 74.38 2017
104 Belize 73.35 2018
105 Kiribati 72.94 2005
106 Nauru 72.91 2016
107 Bangladesh 72.28 2018
108 Philippines 71.33 2015
109 Tuvalu 71.19 2018
110 São Tomé and Principe 68.84 2015
111 Timor-Leste 67.00 2018
112 Myanmar 66.64 2018
113 Paraguay 65.97 2012
114 Panama 65.94 2017
115 The Bahamas 65.05 2018
116 Morocco 64.50 2018
117 Suriname 63.96 2015
118 Botswana 63.75 2003
119 Jordan 63.52 2018
120 Nepal 62.82 2019
121 El Salvador 62.55 2018
122 San Marino 62.50 2018
123 India 62.40 2013
124 Lao PDR 59.36 2018
125 Ghana 57.88 2019
126 Namibia 57.81 2007
127 Nicaragua 52.40 2010
128 Comoros 51.67 2018
129 Algeria 51.31 1997
130 Lesotho 50.03 2016
131 Vanuatu 49.83 2015
132 Libya 48.92 1983
133 Zimbabwe 48.51 2013
134 Syrian Arab Republic 48.08 2013
135 Eswatini 47.09 2015
136 Honduras 46.72 2017
137 Kenya 45.80 2009
138 Cameroon 43.03 2016
139 Guatemala 42.98 2018
140 Sierra Leone 41.01 2018
141 Eritrea 40.26 2018
142 Iraq 40.25 2007
143 Yemen 40.20 2016
144 Benin 39.81 2015
145 Senegal 39.42 2017
146 Rwanda 38.79 2018
147 Djibouti 37.28 2015
148 Afghanistan 36.70 2018
149 Cambodia 36.67 2008
150 Côte d'Ivoire 35.06 2018
151 Malawi 34.76 2018
152 Pakistan 34.18 2018
153 Togo 33.45 2017
154 Mauritania 31.72 2018
155 Burkina Faso 31.69 2018
156 Madagascar 31.03 2018
157 Burundi 31.01 2018
158 Sudan 30.73 2011
159 Ethiopia 30.31 2015
160 Papua New Guinea 29.19 2016
161 Solomon Islands 28.91 2007
162 Tanzania 27.31 2018
163 Congo 26.82 1976
164 Mali 26.81 2018
165 Tunisia 26.19 1985
166 Guinea 25.56 2014
167 Uganda 21.04 2008
168 Mozambique 19.32 2015
169 Equatorial Guinea 17.88 2005
170 Niger 17.06 2017
171 Liberia 14.61 2015
172 Dem. Rep. Congo 12.35 1994
173 Chad 12.29 2016
174 Angola 10.08 2010
175 Central African Republic 9.71 2017
176 The Gambia 8.91 1986
177 Guinea-Bissau 6.12 2000
178 Somalia 0.16 1980

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Development Relevance: Gross enrollment ratios indicate the capacity of each level of the education system, but a high ratio may reflect a substantial number of overage children enrolled in each grade because of repetition or late entry rather than a successful education system. The net enrollment rate excludes overage and underage students and more accurately captures the system's coverage and internal efficiency. Differences between the gross enrollment ratio and the net enrollment rate show the incidence of overage and underage enrollments.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Net enrollment rate for secondary school is calculated by dividing the number of students of official school age enrolled in secondary education by the population of the age group which officially corresponds to secondary education, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual