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Education > Education enrolment by level > Percentage girls > Secondary level: Countries Compared

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 71.66% 1999
2 SurinameSuriname 56.32% 2002
3 LesothoLesotho 56.13% 2002
4 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 55.73% 2002
5 HondurasHonduras 54.88% 1991
6 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 54.73% 1992
7 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 54.51% 2002
8 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 54.24% 2002
9 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 54.2% 2002
10 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 53.7% 2002
11 NicaraguaNicaragua 53.3% 2002
12 MongoliaMongolia 53.08% 2002
13 SwedenSweden 52.87% 2002
14 NamibiaNamibia 52.7% 2002
15 Saint Pierre and MiquelonSt Pierre+ 52.63% 1986
16 MaldivesMaldives 52.58% 2002
17 VenezuelaVenezuela 52.53% 2002
18 KiribatiKiribati 52.5% 2002
19 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 52.14% 2002
20 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 51.99% 2002
21 Cape VerdeCape Verde 51.97% 2002
22 UruguayUruguay 51.96% 2002
23 South AfricaSouth Africa 51.87% 2002
24 DominicaDominica 51.7% 2002
25 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 51.63% 1994
26 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 51.61% 1991
=27 ColombiaColombia 51.58% 2002
=27 ArubaAruba 51.58% 2002
29 BrazilBrazil 51.56% 2002
=30 PhilippinesPhilippines 51.48% 2002
=30 BermudaBermuda 51.48% 2001
32 MexicoMexico 51.45% 2002
=33 FinlandFinland 51.43% 2002
=33 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 51.43% 2002
35 BangladeshBangladesh 51.34% 2002
36 LebanonLebanon 51.27% 2002
37 BelgiumBelgium 51.26% 2002
38 MalaysiaMalaysia 51.25% 2002
39 NauruNauru 51.22% 1998
40 BotswanaBotswana 51.2% 2002
41 AnguillaAnguilla 51.07% 2002
42 PortugalPortugal 51.04% 2002
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 51.01% 2002
43 IrelandIreland 50.87% 2002
44 TunisiaTunisia 50.83% 2002
45 ArgentinaArgentina 50.69% 2002
46 PanamaPanama 50.67% 2002
=47 Sri LankaSri Lanka 50.61% 2003
=47 BelizeBelize 50.61% 2002
49 AlgeriaAlgeria 50.53% 2002
50 MartiniqueMartinique 50.5% 1995
51 LibyaLibya 50.49% 2002
52 Costa RicaCosta Rica 50.46% 2002
=53 SwazilandSwaziland 50.45% 2002
=53 IcelandIceland 50.45% 2002
=53 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 50.45% 2001
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 50.45% 2002
56 GuyanaGuyana 50.37% 2002
57 New ZealandNew Zealand 50.32% 2000
58 FijiFiji 50.27% 2001
=59 SamoaSamoa 50.26% 2002
=59 ReunionReunion 50.26% 1995
=59 French GuianaFrench Guiana 50.26% 1995
62 LuxembourgLuxembourg 50.24% 2002
63 MacauMacau 50.23% 2002
64 AndorraAndorra 50.22% 2002
65 BahrainBahrain 50.2% 2002
66 The BahamasThe Bahamas 50.11% 2002
67 JamaicaJamaica 50.09% 2002
68 DenmarkDenmark 50.07% 2002
69 MoldovaMoldova 50.03% 2002
70 SpainSpain 50.01% 2002
71 SeychellesSeychelles 49.94% 2002
=72 ArmeniaArmenia 49.79% 2002
=72 TongaTonga 49.79% 2002
74 ParaguayParaguay 49.78% 2002
75 VanuatuVanuatu 49.76% 2002
76 BarbadosBarbados 49.73% 2002
77 EstoniaEstonia 49.72% 2002
78 Cook IslandsCook Islands 49.71% 2000
79 KuwaitKuwait 49.68% 2002
80 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 49.67% 2002
81 EcuadorEcuador 49.63% 2002
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 49.61% 2002
82 ThailandThailand 49.6% 2003
83 NiueNiue 49.59% 2001
84 BelarusBelarus 49.56% 2002
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 49.56% 2002
85 El SalvadorEl Salvador 49.55% 2002
86 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 49.54% 2001
87 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 49.52% 1992
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 49.49% 2002
88 ChileChile 49.48% 2003
89 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 49.46% 2002
90 QatarQatar 49.45% 2002
91 MauritiusMauritius 49.4% 2002
92 RomaniaRomania 49.39% 2002
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 49.38% 2002
93 United Arab EmiratesUAE 49.37% 2002
94 JordanJordan 49.35% 2002
95 CroatiaCroatia 49.33% 2002
96 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 49.32% 2000
97 San MarinoSan Marino 49.29% 1999
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 49.28% 2002
98 NorwayNorway 49.27% 2002
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 49.25% 2002
99 BruneiBrunei 49.24% 2002
100 KazakhstanKazakhstan 49.23% 2002
101 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 49.18% 2002
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 49.15% 2002
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 49.14% 2002
102 SlovakiaSlovakia 49.13% 2002
=103 FranceFrance 49.12% 2002
=103 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 49.12% 1985
105 GibraltarGibraltar 49.1% 2000
106 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands 49% 1995
107 HungaryHungary 48.98% 2002
108 IndonesiaIndonesia 48.97% 2002
109 GrenadaGrenada 48.94% 2002
=110 CyprusCyprus 48.93% 2002
=110 JapanJapan 48.93% 2002
112 MadagascarMadagascar 48.9% 1998
113 GeorgiaGeorgia 48.88% 2002
114 LatviaLatvia 48.82% 2002
115 Hong KongHong Kong 48.8% 2002
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 48.79% 2002
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 48.72% 2002
=116 UkraineUkraine 48.72% 2002
=116 United StatesUnited States 48.72% 2002
118 SloveniaSlovenia 48.65% 2002
=119 NetherlandsNetherlands 48.55% 2002
=119 UzbekistanUzbekistan 48.55% 2002
121 CanadaCanada 48.54% 2001
122 GreeceGreece 48.53% 2002
=123 LithuaniaLithuania 48.52% 2002
=123 MontserratMontserrat 48.52% 2002
125 ItalyItaly 48.46% 2002
126 MaltaMalta 48.43% 2002
127 MonacoMonaco 48.37% 2000
128 BoliviaBolivia 48.33% 2002
129 IsraelIsrael 48.32% 2002
130 CubaCuba 48.31% 2002
131 AlbaniaAlbania 48.29% 2002
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 48.28% 2002
132 GermanyGermany 48.25% 2002
133 PalauPalau 48.21% 2000
134 BurmaBurma 48.15% 2002
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 48.12% 2002
135 OmanOman 48.1% 2002
136 BulgariaBulgaria 48.09% 2002
137 AustraliaAustralia 48.01% 2002
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 47.99% 2002
138 SingaporeSingapore 47.94% 1994
139 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 47.93% 2002
140 KenyaKenya 47.88% 2002
141 PolandPoland 47.83% 2002
142 HaitiHaiti 47.8% 1996
143 ZimbabweZimbabwe 47.52% 2003
144 PeruPeru 47.5% 2002
145 RwandaRwanda 47.49% 2002
146 AustriaAustria 47.46% 2002
147 VietnamVietnam 47.42% 2002
148 South KoreaSouth Korea 47.35% 2003
149 EgyptEgypt 47.3% 2002
150 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 47.25% 2002
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 47.25% 2002
151 IranIran 47.23% 2002
152 GuatemalaGuatemala 47.04% 2002
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 46.97% 2002
153 SyriaSyria 46.92% 2002
154 TokelauTokelau 46.9% 1991
155 ChinaChina 46.85% 2002
156 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 46.34% 2002
157 GabonGabon 46.33% 1999
158 TuvaluTuvalu 46.16% 2001
159 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 46.12% 1991
=160 BhutanBhutan 45.41% 2002
=160 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 45.41% 2001
162 CameroonCameroon 45.39% 2002
163 ZambiaZambia 45.19% 2002
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 45.05% 2002
164 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 44.98% 2002
165 ComorosComoros 44.92% 2002
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 44.82% 2002
166 TanzaniaTanzania 44.82% 1999
167 TajikistanTajikistan 44.8% 2002
168 SudanSudan 44.66% 2002
169 MoroccoMorocco 44.52% 2002
=170 GhanaGhana 44.51% 2003
=170 UgandaUganda 44.51% 2002
172 AngolaAngola 44.18% 2001
173 MauritaniaMauritania 44.08% 2002
174 NigeriaNigeria 43.79% 2002
175 MalawiMalawi 43.6% 2002
176 IndiaIndia 42.56% 2002
177 BurundiBurundi 42.4% 2002
178 TurkeyTurkey 42.04% 2002
179 NepalNepal 41.87% 2002
180 LaosLaos 41.85% 2002
181 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 41.66% 2001
182 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 41.6% 2000
183 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 40.78% 2002
184 SenegalSenegal 40.62% 2002
185 The GambiaThe Gambia 40.61% 2002
186 IraqIraq 40.46% 2002
187 LiberiaLiberia 40.43% 1999
188 DjiboutiDjibouti 40.41% 2003
189 PakistanPakistan 39.98% 2002
190 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 39.93% 2002
191 MozambiqueMozambique 39.64% 2002
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 39.4% 1998
192 EritreaEritrea 39.25% 2002
193 NigerNiger 38.86% 2002
194 CambodiaCambodia 38.38% 2002
195 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 37.64% 1994
196 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 36.41% 2001
197 EthiopiaEthiopia 36.33% 2003
198 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 35.63% 2001
199 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 35.45% 2000
200 SomaliaSomalia 35.1% 1985
201 MaliMali 34.81% 2002
202 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 34.32% 1999
203 BeninBenin 31.51% 2002
204 GuineaGuinea 31.02% 2002
205 TogoTogo 30.52% 1999
206 YemenYemen 30.13% 2002
207 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 29.38% 1991
208 AfghanistanAfghanistan 25.38% 1995
209 ChadChad 24.84% 2002

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