UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is Bachelor's or equivalent (ISCED 6), female by country
The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with a completed bachelor's or equivalent degree (ISCED 6) degree as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above who completed a bachelor's or equivalent degree as the...
What the numbers show
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is Bachelor's or equivalent (ISCED 6), female is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 49.1% in Estonia; the lowest is 1.0% in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.5%, and the mean is 15.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 50.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 172.3%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 73.3%).
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia | 49.1% | 2018 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 35.8% | 2018 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 33.6% | 2015 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 4 | Qatar | 32.7% | 2017 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 5 | Singapore | 29.4% | 2018 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 28.5% | 2017 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 7 | Venezuela | 28.2% | 2016 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 8 | Bahrain | 27.2% | 2018 | up 172.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Australia | 26.2% | 2018 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 10 | New Zealand | 24.7% | 2016 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 11 | Denmark | 24.3% | 2018 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 12 | Lithuania | 23.1% | 2017 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 13 | Cayman Islands | 23.0% | 2015 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 22.6% | 2017 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 15 | Argentina | 22.5% | 2018 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 16 | Bermuda | 22.4% | 2016 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 17 | Israel | 22.1% | 2015 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 18 | United States | 22.1% | 2018 | down 42.6% | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 21.9% | 2017 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 20 | South Korea | 20.8% | 2015 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Hong Kong | 20.6% | 2017 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Moldova | 20.5% | 2018 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 23 | Canada | 20.0% | 2016 | down 56.3% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 19.9% | 2017 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 19.5% | 2018 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 19.4% | 2016 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 27 | Palestine | 19.0% | 2018 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 18.8% | 2018 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands | 18.6% | 2018 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 30 | Philippines | 18.3% | 2017 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 31 | Greece | 17.6% | 2016 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 17.6% | 2017 | down 43.8% | rising |
| 33 | Brazil | 17.4% | 2018 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 34 | Cyprus | 16.7% | 2018 | down 43.0% | flat |
| 35 | Bolivia | 16.4% | 2015 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 36 | Switzerland | 16.4% | 2018 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 37 | Sweden | 15.7% | 2017 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 38 | Italy | 15.1% | 2015 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 39 | Tunisia | 14.8% | 2016 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Iran | 14.7% | 2016 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 41 | Turkey | 14.5% | 2017 | up 121.8% | rising |
| 42 | Kuwait | 14.5% | 2018 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 43 | Thailand | 14.2% | 2018 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 44 | Hungary | 13.5% | 2016 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 45 | Mexico | 13.5% | 2018 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 46 | Finland | 13.5% | 2017 | down 59.1% | rising |
| 47 | Serbia | 13.1% | 2017 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 48 | Chile | 12.8% | 2017 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 12.7% | 2018 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 12.6% | 2017 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 51 | Ecuador | 12.3% | 2017 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 52 | Malta | 11.8% | 2018 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 53 | Saint Lucia | 11.7% | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Uruguay | 11.7% | 2018 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 55 | Andorra | 10.9% | 2016 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 56 | Malaysia | 10.7% | 2016 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Germany | 10.6% | 2018 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 58 | Peru | 10.1% | 2018 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 59 | Honduras | 9.9% | 2018 | up 166.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Indonesia | 8.8% | 2018 | up 145.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Colombia | 8.6% | 2018 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 62 | Paraguay | 8.6% | 2018 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 63 | South Africa | 6.9% | 2017 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 64 | Puerto Rico | 6.7% | 2017 | down 72.4% | rising |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.2% | 2018 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 66 | El Salvador | 6.1% | 2017 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 67 | Portugal | 5.5% | 2018 | down 58.4% | rising |
| 68 | Pakistan | 5.2% | 2017 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 69 | Poland | 5.1% | 2016 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Belize | 5.1% | 2010 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Guatemala | 5.1% | 2014 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.6% | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Syria | 4.5% | 2009 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 74 | Mauritius | 4.0% | 2011 | up 167.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 3.9% | 2018 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 3.8% | 2019 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 77 | Fiji | 3.7% | 2017 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Austria | 3.2% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 79 | Slovakia | 2.5% | 2017 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 2.0% | 2017 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Uganda | 1.1% | 2012 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Mali | 1.0% | 2018 | down 61.4% | volatile |
About this data
The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with a completed bachelor's or equivalent degree (ISCED 6) degree as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above who completed a bachelor's or equivalent degree as the highest level of educational attainment by the total female population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/