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Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) by country

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.

Countries reporting
205
Highest
12.07 million number
India
Lowest
116 number
Palau
Median
55,229 number
Years covered
51
1970–2020
Data points
10,014

What the numbers show

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 12.07 million number in India; the lowest is 116 number in Palau.

The median across all reporting countries is 55,229 number, and the mean is 297,599 number.

Over the past decade 126 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 90.2%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 45.1%).

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 12.07 million number 2020 up 2.8% rising
2 China 7.72 million number 2020 down 8.1% falling
3 Nigeria 2.46 million number 2020 up 35.3% rising
4 Pakistan 2.30 million number 2020 up 10.6% rising
5 Indonesia 2.24 million number 2020 up 1.6% rising
6 United States of America 2.03 million number 2018 down 0.7% rising
7 Brazil 1.73 million number 2011 up 4.7% flat
8 Bangladesh 1.47 million number 2020 down 6.9% rising
9 Ethiopia 1.34 million number 2020 up 21.0% rising
10 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.10 million number 2020 up 44.8% rising
11 Mexico 1.09 million number 2020 down 1.0% rising
12 Philippines 1.05 million number 2020 up 4.9% rising
13 Egypt 893,745 number 2020 up 8.8% rising
14 Russian Federation 795,118 number 2020 up 30.6% falling
15 Tanzania, United Republic of 711,890 number 2020 up 40.6% rising
16 Viet Nam 676,139 number 2020 up 2.0% rising
17 Kenya 672,268 number 2020 up 26.0% rising
18 Türkiye 661,401 number 2020 up 2.2% rising
19 Uganda 596,643 number 2020 up 39.9% rising
20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 592,349 number 2020 up 5.7% rising
21 South Africa 520,445 number 2020 up 7.6% rising
22 Sudan 516,882 number 2020 up 23.8% rising
23 Afghanistan 502,170 number 2020 up 33.5% rising
24 Myanmar 475,427 number 2020 down 6.4% rising
25 Angola 437,943 number 2020 up 48.7% rising
26 Iraq 431,724 number 2020 up 21.6% rising
27 France 408,300 number 2019 up 7.6% falling
28 Thailand 404,599 number 2020 down 12.1% falling
29 Mozambique 396,158 number 2020 up 37.4% rising
30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 388,482 number 2020 up 8.7% falling
31 Algeria 377,038 number 2020 up 28.3% rising
32 Colombia 371,952 number 2020 down 11.4% rising
33 Germany 358,423 number 2020 down 6.3% falling
34 Argentina 352,358 number 2020 up 3.2% rising
35 Yemen 341,096 number 2020 up 16.8% rising
36 Ghana 333,402 number 2020 up 17.7% rising
37 Madagascar 331,661 number 2020 up 20.6% rising
38 Cameroon 321,558 number 2020 up 33.2% rising
39 Côte d'Ivoire 312,232 number 2020 up 21.2% rising
40 Morocco 298,726 number 2020 up 0.9% rising
41 Niger 295,539 number 2020 up 55.8% volatile
42 Nepal 286,842 number 2020 down 17.3% rising
43 Uzbekistan 286,353 number 2020 up 4.5% rising
44 Peru 280,463 number 2020 down 0.6% rising
45 Italy 278,734 number 2020 up 5.4% falling
46 Burkina Faso 260,384 number 2020 up 36.9% rising
47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 258,888 number 2020 down 3.7% rising
48 Malawi 257,436 number 2020 up 40.0% rising
49 Saudi Arabia 254,387 number 2020 up 0.3% rising
50 Mali 252,958 number 2020 up 46.5% rising
51 Spain 242,492 number 2020 up 14.2% falling
52 Malaysia 234,939 number 2020 down 14.1% rising
53 Zambia 229,935 number 2020 up 37.6% rising
54 Republic of Korea 220,189 number 2020 down 28.0% falling
55 Chad 212,153 number 2020 up 39.5% volatile
56 Somalia 206,143 number 2020 up 30.8% rising
57 Senegal 200,858 number 2020 up 31.9% rising
58 Canada 192,729 number 2020 up 0.4% falling
59 Guatemala 188,033 number 2020 up 5.8% rising
60 Ukraine 186,375 number 2014 down 29.6% falling
61 Zimbabwe 184,715 number 2020 up 17.1% rising
62 Poland 184,103 number 2020 down 14.7% falling
63 North Korea 171,786 number 2019 down 11.2% falling
64 Syria 171,721 number 2020 down 30.5% rising
65 Sri Lanka 170,338 number 2020 up 3.8% flat
66 Kazakhstan 166,345 number 2020 up 54.2% falling
67 Guinea 160,832 number 2020 up 24.3% rising
68 Australia 158,080 number 2020 up 17.2% rising
69 Cambodia 157,381 number 2020 down 0.7% rising
70 Rwanda 152,968 number 2020 up 28.0% rising
71 Ecuador 151,633 number 2020 up 0.4% rising
72 Benin 143,106 number 2020 up 29.4% rising
73 Burundi 138,199 number 2020 up 30.5% rising
74 South Sudan 136,797 number 2020 up 19.3% rising
75 Chile 122,836 number 2020 down 5.5% rising
76 Haiti 118,051 number 2020 up 5.3% rising
77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 113,527 number 2020 up 4.8% rising
78 Jordan 112,471 number 2020 up 48.4% rising
79 Romania 107,433 number 2020 up 0.8% falling
80 Honduras 100,574 number 2020 down 2.0% rising
81 Togo 100,110 number 2020 up 35.0% rising
82 Sierra Leone 97,666 number 2020 up 25.6% rising
83 Papua New Guinea 95,196 number 2020 up 17.7% rising
84 Tajikistan 94,459 number 2020 up 10.6% rising
85 Dominican Republic 94,075 number 2020 down 2.4% rising
86 Netherlands 92,388 number 2020 down 4.0% falling
87 Tunisia 79,135 number 2020 down 2.8% rising
88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 74,992 number 2020 down 0.1% rising
89 Israel 69,997 number 2020 up 19.2% rising
90 Azerbaijan 69,381 number 2019 up 5.4% falling
91 Paraguay 66,492 number 2020 down 3.5% rising
92 Congo 66,102 number 2020 up 39.1% rising
93 Central African Republic 65,745 number 2020 up 20.0% rising
94 Belgium 64,701 number 2020 up 7.7% falling
95 Nicaragua 61,788 number 2020 up 0.7% rising
96 Liberia 60,159 number 2020 up 34.9% rising
97 Libya 59,647 number 2020 up 6.7% rising
98 Cuba 58,485 number 2020 down 18.2% falling
99 Kyrgyzstan 58,175 number 2020 up 15.3% rising
100 Palestine, State of 58,018 number 2019 up 9.4% rising
101 Czechia 56,971 number 2020 up 34.8% falling
102 El Salvador 56,833 number 2020 down 20.2% rising
103 Sweden 55,229 number 2020 up 5.2% flat
104 Greece 53,453 number 2020 down 1.8% falling
105 Turkmenistan 53,345 number 2020 up 18.1% rising
106 Mauritania 51,505 number 2020 up 28.7% rising
107 Belarus 49,341 number 2020 up 17.3% falling
108 Eritrea 49,206 number 2020 up 60.7% rising
109 Portugal 48,942 number 2020 down 10.7% falling
110 Hungary 47,635 number 2020 down 1.3% falling
111 United Arab Emirates 44,892 number 2020 up 43.6% volatile
112 Austria 40,418 number 2020 down 2.5% falling
113 Switzerland 39,743 number 2020 down 4.7% falling
114 Bulgaria 36,994 number 2020 up 27.4% falling
115 Panama 36,109 number 2020 up 7.2% rising
116 Costa Rica 34,673 number 2020 down 11.1% rising
117 Denmark 33,018 number 2020 down 2.9% falling
118 Lebanon 32,634 number 1985 up 1.9% rising
119 Serbia 32,059 number 2019 down 12.3% falling
120 Ireland 31,687 number 2019 up 16.2% falling
121 New Zealand 31,568 number 2020 up 11.1% flat
122 Oman 31,474 number 2020 up 27.5% rising
123 Norway 31,163 number 2020 up 0.4% flat
124 Finland 29,704 number 2020 down 3.0% falling
125 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28,080 number 1998 down 23.7% falling
126 Slovakia 28,044 number 2020 up 5.0% falling
127 Gambia 27,939 number 2020 up 28.0% volatile
128 Mongolia 27,772 number 2020 up 21.8% rising
129 Kuwait 27,489 number 2020 up 34.6% rising
130 Namibia 26,511 number 2020 up 3.5% rising
131 Hong Kong, China 26,464 number 2020 down 24.9% falling
132 Botswana 23,914 number 2020 up 15.5% rising
133 Guinea-Bissau 23,534 number 2020 up 28.8% rising
134 Georgia 23,143 number 2020 down 5.0% falling
135 Gabon 22,709 number 2020 up 29.9% rising
136 Uruguay 22,602 number 2020 down 11.1% flat
137 Jamaica 22,354 number 2020 down 20.0% falling
138 Lesotho 21,202 number 2020 down 3.3% rising
139 Puerto Rico 20,967 number 2020 down 20.2% falling
140 Croatia 20,930 number 2020 down 13.2% falling
141 Armenia 19,127 number 2020 up 19.3% falling
142 Republic of Moldova 18,063 number 2019 down 14.7% falling
143 Timor-Leste 15,277 number 2020 up 9.9% rising
144 Eswatini 14,723 number 2020 up 6.7% rising
145 Albania 14,632 number 2020 down 45.1% falling
146 Equatorial Guinea 13,141 number 2020 up 52.8% rising
147 Lithuania 12,567 number 2019 down 27.0% falling
148 Qatar 11,527 number 2020 up 90.2% volatile
149 North Macedonia 10,733 number 2020 down 17.6% falling
150 Slovenia 9,933 number 2020 up 10.0% falling
151 Comoros 9,773 number 2020 up 21.7% rising
152 Trinidad and Tobago 9,443 number 2020 up 8.4% falling
153 Latvia 9,412 number 2019 down 4.0% falling
154 Bahrain 9,145 number 2020 up 23.2% rising
155 Fiji 8,164 number 2020 up 8.3% flat
156 Djibouti 7,777 number 2020 down 8.7% rising
157 Mauritius 7,592 number 2020 down 20.2% falling
158 Solomon Islands 7,555 number 2020 up 22.7% rising
159 Guyana 6,959 number 2020 down 22.1% falling
160 Estonia 6,921 number 2020 up 11.3% falling
161 Bhutan 6,627 number 2020 down 12.7% rising
162 Cape Verde 5,030 number 2020 down 9.6% rising
163 Suriname 4,957 number 2020 up 0.3% flat
164 Cyprus 4,395 number 2019 down 10.6% falling
165 Montenegro 3,783 number 2020 down 3.0% falling
166 Belize 3,694 number 2020 down 2.3% rising
167 Vanuatu 3,645 number 2020 up 38.6% rising
168 Bahamas 3,176 number 2020 down 1.0% rising
169 Maldives 3,121 number 2020 up 0.2% rising
170 Luxembourg 3,079 number 2020 up 3.3% rising
171 Brunei Darussalam 2,951 number 2020 down 13.9% rising
172 Sao Tome and Principe 2,841 number 2020 up 37.5% rising
173 French Polynesia 2,448 number 1997 up 21.4% rising
174 Samoa 2,236 number 2020 up 4.3% falling
175 Iceland 2,197 number 2020 down 0.7% flat
176 Macau, China 2,188 number 2020 down 23.9% falling
177 Malta 1,961 number 2020 down 13.7% falling
178 Barbados 1,734 number 2020 down 6.7% falling
179 Kiribati 1,366 number 2020 up 10.4% rising
180 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,165 number 2020 down 7.5% rising
181 Tonga 1,136 number 2020 down 2.7% falling
182 Saint Lucia 1,118 number 2020 down 32.0% falling
183 Curaçao 1,035 number 2020 up 2.9% flat
184 United States Virgin Islands 978 number 1997 down 7.6% falling
185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 830 number 2020 down 19.3% falling
186 Grenada 820 number 2020 down 12.0% falling
187 Marshall Islands 755 number 2020 up 22.4% rising
188 Seychelles 732 number 2020 up 13.0% falling
189 Aruba 691 number 2020 down 7.5% rising
190 Antigua and Barbuda 670 number 2020 down 12.1% falling
191 American Samoa 534 number 1997 up 15.6% rising
192 Dominica 445 number 2020 down 35.1% falling
193 Cayman Islands 403 number 2020 up 27.9% rising
194 Saint Kitts and Nevis 357 number 2020 down 16.0% falling
195 Bermuda 324 number 2020 down 16.5% falling
196 Andorra 316 number 1998 down 7.3% rising
197 Turks and Caicos Islands 267 number 2020 up 12.2% rising
198 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 237 number 2020 down 20.7% falling
199 Gibraltar 225 number 2020 down 3.4% rising
200 British Virgin Islands 187 number 2020 down 5.6% rising
201 Liechtenstein 185 number 2020 down 17.0% flat
202 San Marino 145 number 2020 up 11.5% falling
203 Tuvalu 122 number 2020 up 14.0% rising
204 Naoero 117 number 2020 up 8.3% rising
205 Palau 116 number 2020 up 16.0% falling

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.