UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is post-secondary non-tertiary, female by country
The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with completed post-secondary education (ISCED 4) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above who completed post-secondary education as the highest level of educational...
What the numbers show
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is post-secondary non-tertiary, female is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 27.2% in Georgia; the lowest is 0.1% in Spain.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.6%, and the mean is 6.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 520.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 441.6%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 93.4%).
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 27.2% | 2017 | up 16.8% | flat |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 24.9% | 2017 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 3 | Moldova | 20.8% | 2012 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 4 | Lithuania | 20.5% | 2017 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 5 | Cayman Islands | 13.1% | 2015 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 12.0% | 2018 | up 97.3% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 11.5% | 2018 | up 70.7% | falling |
| 8 | Singapore | 7.8% | 2018 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 9 | New Zealand | 7.6% | 2016 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 10 | Hungary | 6.5% | 2016 | up 441.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Greece | 6.1% | 2016 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 12 | Qatar | 5.8% | 2017 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 5.5% | 2017 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 14 | Malta | 5.5% | 2018 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 15 | Australia | 5.1% | 2018 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 5.0% | 2019 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 17 | Sweden | 4.7% | 2017 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 4.6% | 2016 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 19 | Philippines | 4.3% | 2017 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 20 | Austria | 3.4% | 2017 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 21 | Romania | 3.1% | 2017 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 22 | Azerbaijan | 2.5% | 2017 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Slovakia | 2.3% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 2.2% | 2013 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 25 | Cyprus | 1.8% | 2018 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 26 | Norway | 1.8% | 2017 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 1.7% | 2017 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 28 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2017 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 29 | Italy | 0.7% | 2015 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 30 | Portugal | 0.5% | 2018 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 31 | Serbia | 0.4% | 2017 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 32 | Netherlands | 0.2% | 2018 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 34 | France | 0.1% | 2017 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 35 | Spain | 0.1% | 2018 | up 8.4% | falling |
About this data
The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with completed post-secondary education (ISCED 4) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above who completed post-secondary education 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/