Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (%) by country
Total female enrollment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official post-secondary non-tertiary education age.
Countries reporting
110
Highest
128.7%
Seychelles
Lowest
0.0%
Tajikistan
Median
6.2%
Years covered
23
1998β2020
Data points
1,400
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (%) is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 128.7% in Seychelles; the lowest is 0.0% in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.2%, and the mean is 20.8%.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 1,858.3%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 100.0%).
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 128.7% | 2019 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Tonga | 116.5% | 2015 | up 512.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Jamaica | 112.4% | 2019 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 4 | Gibraltar | 98.7% | 2019 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 92.2% | 2019 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 6 | Bahrain | 79.6% | 2019 | up 329.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Dominica | 76.3% | 2016 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 73.5% | 2017 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 9 | New Zealand | 72.9% | 2018 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 68.1% | 2018 | up 247.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Iran | 63.9% | 2012 | up 875.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium | 51.7% | 2018 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 49.4% | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 14 | Saint Lucia | 47.1% | 2019 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | 45.9% | 2018 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 42.2% | 2018 | up 941.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Hungary | 41.9% | 2018 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 18 | Greece | 41.9% | 2018 | up 153.0% | rising |
| 19 | Antigua and Barbuda | 38.9% | 2012 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Barbados | 38.7% | 2019 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 21 | Hong Kong | 37.2% | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 22 | United States | 34.3% | 2018 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 33.5% | 2018 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 24 | Cayman Islands | 33.1% | 2018 | up 384.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Georgia | 32.9% | 2019 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Mauritius | 32.6% | 2018 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 31.7% | 2018 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 28 | Fiji | 30.6% | 2016 | up 799.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Romania | 30.6% | 2018 | up 351.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Estonia | 30.4% | 2018 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 31 | Brazil | 29.6% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 32 | Azerbaijan | 27.6% | 2019 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 33 | Slovak Republic | 27.4% | 2018 | up 1,693.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Namibia | 27.1% | 2018 | up 1,367.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Philippines | 26.3% | 2017 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 36 | Ukraine | 26.2% | 2012 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 37 | Belize | 26.2% | 2008 | up 459.6% | rising |
| 38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.2% | 2010 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 39 | South Africa | 24.0% | 2018 | up 227.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Czechia | 21.8% | 2018 | up 244.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Iceland | 20.8% | 2018 | up 487.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Latvia | 18.2% | 2018 | up 313.8% | rising |
| 43 | Switzerland | 16.8% | 2018 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 44 | Ireland | 16.2% | 2018 | down 55.5% | rising |
| 45 | Norway | 15.5% | 2018 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Vanuatu | 14.7% | 2015 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 47 | Sweden | 13.6% | 2018 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 48 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.3% | 2016 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Belarus | 12.6% | 2018 | up 104.7% | rising |
| 50 | Kuwait | 10.1% | 2013 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 51 | Israel | 9.5% | 2018 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.1% | 2019 | up 57.5% | falling |
| 53 | Panama | 8.1% | 2007 | up 188.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Kenya | 7.2% | 2016 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Slovenia | 6.4% | 2012 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 56 | China (People's Republic of) | 6.1% | 2019 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 57 | Grenada | 5.7% | 2018 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Comoros | 5.5% | 2004 | up 896.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Nauru | 5.2% | 2019 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Tanzania | 5.1% | 2019 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Eritrea | 5.1% | 2017 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.8% | 2009 | down 92.1% | falling |
| 63 | Egypt | 4.6% | 2014 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 64 | Afghanistan | 4.5% | 2018 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 65 | Malaysia | 4.4% | 2011 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 66 | Cameroon | 4.2% | 2016 | up 309.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Mongolia | 4.2% | 2018 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 68 | Laos | 4.1% | 2019 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 69 | Lesotho | 4.1% | 2014 | up 213.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Tunisia | 3.7% | 2016 | up 299.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Guyana | 3.6% | 2012 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 3.6% | 2013 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 73 | Cambodia | 3.5% | 2010 | up 366.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Syria | 3.5% | 2013 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 75 | Spain | 3.5% | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 76 | Cuba | 3.4% | 2019 | up 516.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Portugal | 2.9% | 2018 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Uganda | 2.8% | 2017 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 79 | Russia | 2.5% | 2018 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 80 | France | 2.4% | 2018 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 81 | Qatar | 2.1% | 2019 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 1.8% | 2019 | up 350.3% | volatile |
| 83 | India | 1.7% | 2019 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 84 | Saudi Arabia | 1.6% | 2019 | β | rising |
| 85 | Rwanda | 1.6% | 2019 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 1.6% | 2004 | up 307.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Malta | 1.5% | 2018 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Luxembourg | 1.5% | 2018 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 89 | Brunei | 1.3% | 2012 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Mauritania | 1.3% | 2005 | up 128.5% | rising |
| 91 | Colombia | 1.1% | 2018 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 92 | Djibouti | 0.8% | 2019 | up 1,858.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 0.7% | 2018 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 94 | Bhutan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 221.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Cyprus | 0.6% | 2017 | β | rising |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 0.6% | 2018 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Cape Verde | 0.5% | 2018 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2012 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Serbia | 0.4% | 2019 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 100 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2019 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 101 | Palestine | 0.3% | 2019 | β | volatile |
| 102 | Madagascar | 0.3% | 2019 | up 50.4% | flat |
| 103 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Moldova | 0.2% | 2019 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Mali | 0.2% | 2018 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 106 | Niger | 0.1% | 2017 | up 66.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2008 | β | flat |
| 107 | Togo | 0.0% | 2006 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2011 | β | flat |
About this data
Total female enrollment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official post-secondary non-tertiary education age.