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Education > College and university > Gender ratio: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Ratio of female to male tertiary enrollment is the percentage of men to women enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 QatarQatar 605.04 2008
2 DominicaDominica 326.16 2008
3 The BahamasThe Bahamas 269.74 1995
4 BahrainBahrain 253.14 2006
5 BermudaBermuda 238.5 2007
6 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 225.22 2008
7 JamaicaJamaica 221.75 2008
8 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 215.73 1990
9 PalauPalau 215.03 2002
10 KuwaitKuwait 214.26 2004
11 United Arab EmiratesUAE 205.37 2008
12 BruneiBrunei 198.72 2008
13 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 198.25 2008
14 IcelandIceland 191.17 2008
15 LatviaLatvia 188.99 2008
16 BelizeBelize 184.65 2009
17 UruguayUruguay 175.21 2007
18 SurinameSuriname 170.78 2002
19 VenezuelaVenezuela 169.46 2008
20 CubaCuba 168.65 2008
21 EstoniaEstonia 168.59 2008
22 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 165.47 2008
23 TongaTonga 161.96 2004
24 NorwayNorway 161.83 2008
25 PanamaPanama 159.3 2007
26 SwedenSweden 159.23 2008
27 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 158.86 2004
28 SlovakiaSlovakia 158.37 2008
29 MongoliaMongolia 156.89 2008
30 AlbaniaAlbania 156.79 2004
31 LithuaniaLithuania 155.77 2008
32 ArgentinaArgentina 152.25 2007
33 HondurasHonduras 151.48 2008
34 TunisiaTunisia 148.75 2008
35 New ZealandNew Zealand 147.68 2008
36 SloveniaSlovenia 145.91 2008
37 KazakhstanKazakhstan 145.07 2009
38 MoldovaMoldova 144.57 2008
39 GrenadaGrenada 143.72 1980
40 BelarusBelarus 143.22 2008
41 HungaryHungary 143.18 2008
42 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 142.5 2002
43 GuyanaGuyana 141.91 2008
44 MaltaMalta 141.5 2007
45 ItalyItaly 140.71 2007
46 DenmarkDenmark 140.66 2007
47 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 140.15 2008
48 United StatesUnited States 140.06 2008
49 AlgeriaAlgeria 139.93 2007
50 PolandPoland 139.6 2007
51 ArubaAruba 139.02 2008
52 BurmaBurma 137.08 2007
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 137.07 2007
53 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 136.12 2008
54 CanadaCanada 135.79 2004
55 RussiaRussia 135.63 2008
56 ParaguayParaguay 134.61 2007
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 134.6 2007
57 RomaniaRomania 134.3 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 132.25 2007
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 132.24 2007
58 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 131.87 2008
59 NamibiaNamibia 131.59 2008
60 IsraelIsrael 131.09 2008
61 BulgariaBulgaria 130.31 2008
62 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 129.61 2003
63 AustraliaAustralia 129.51 2008
64 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 129.39 2008
65 BrazilBrazil 129.12 2008
66 MalaysiaMalaysia 129 2007
67 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 127.87 2005
68 FranceFrance 127.69 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 127.06 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 126.81 2004
69 BelgiumBelgium 126.12 2008
70 Costa RicaCosta Rica 125.58 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 124.91 2003
71 UkraineUkraine 124.76 2008
72 PhilippinesPhilippines 124.04 2008
73 FinlandFinland 124.02 2008
74 Cape VerdeCape Verde 123.81 2008
75 SpainSpain 123.68 2008
76 LebanonLebanon 123.58 2008
77 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 122.85 1993
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 122.81 2007
78 ThailandThailand 122.35 2008
79 CroatiaCroatia 122.28 2007
80 PortugalPortugal 121.98 2007
81 IrelandIreland 121.73 2008
82 MauritiusMauritius 120.86 2009
83 FijiFiji 120.42 2005
84 ArmeniaArmenia 120.25 2007
85 GeorgiaGeorgia 119.2 2008
86 LesothoLesotho 118.67 2006
87 AustriaAustria 118.52 2008
88 EcuadorEcuador 115.11 2008
89 OmanOman 115.01 2008
90 BotswanaBotswana 114.65 2006
91 LuxembourgLuxembourg 111.88 2006
92 JordanJordan 111.27 2008
93 NetherlandsNetherlands 110.84 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 110.34 2004
94 GreeceGreece 110.32 2007
95 LibyaLibya 109.52 2003
96 El SalvadorEl Salvador 108.77 2008
97 NicaraguaNicaragua 108.54 2003
98 PeruPeru 106.3 2006
99 ChinaChina 104.07 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 102.71 2005
100 ChileChile 100.76 2007
101 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 99.71 2008
102 GuatemalaGuatemala 99.69 2007
103 ColombiaColombia 99 2008
104 MexicoMexico 97.72 2008
105 SwazilandSwaziland 97.36 2006
106 CyprusCyprus 95.82 2008
107 SamoaSamoa 93.04 2001
108 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 92.98 2009
109 IndonesiaIndonesia 92.05 2008
110 SudanSudan 91.98 2000
111 South AfricaSouth Africa 91.28 1994
112 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 89.89 2008
113 MadagascarMadagascar 89.24 2008
114 GermanyGermany 88.74 1997
115 MoroccoMorocco 88.66 2008
116 JapanJapan 88.42 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 86.4 1980
117 PakistanPakistan 85.23 2008
118 BoliviaBolivia 84.13 2007
119 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 83.13 2008
120 UgandaUganda 79.98 2008
121 CameroonCameroon 79.28 2008
122 TurkeyTurkey 78 2008
123 LaosLaos 77.65 2008
124 ComorosComoros 77.05 2004
125 LiberiaLiberia 74.17 2000
126 VietnamVietnam 73.16 2001
127 SyriaSyria 71.9 1995
128 East TimorEast Timor 70.88 2009
129 KenyaKenya 70.31 2009
130 IndiaIndia 69.94 2007
131 NigeriaNigeria 69.55 2005
132 DjiboutiDjibouti 68.79 2007
133 UzbekistanUzbekistan 68.09 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 65.49 2007
134 AngolaAngola 65.47 2002
135 ZimbabweZimbabwe 62.45 2003
136 RwandaRwanda 61.83 2005
137 IraqIraq 59.5 2005
138 VanuatuVanuatu 59.42 2004
139 BhutanBhutan 58.6 2008
=140 BangladeshBangladesh 55.37 2007
=140 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 55.37 1999
142 SenegalSenegal 54.37 2008
143 GhanaGhana 54.05 2007
144 GabonGabon 53.62 1999
145 CambodiaCambodia 53.61 2008
146 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 52.1 2008
147 MalawiMalawi 50.59 2007
148 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 50.09 2007
149 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 49.99 2008
150 MozambiqueMozambique 49.41 2005
151 TanzaniaTanzania 47.74 2007
152 Sri LankaSri Lanka 47.6 1991
153 ZambiaZambia 46.32 2000
154 MaliMali 45.21 2008
155 BurundiBurundi 43.29 2006
156 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 42.85 2000
157 NepalNepal 40.25 2004
158 TajikistanTajikistan 39.54 2008
159 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 38.14 2002
160 MauritaniaMauritania 36.47 2006
161 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 35.14 2008
162 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 34.88 2007
163 GuineaGuinea 33.51 2008
164 NigerNiger 32.77 2009
165 EritreaEritrea 31.9 2009
166 EthiopiaEthiopia 31.11 2008
167 AfghanistanAfghanistan 27.86 2004
168 BeninBenin 25.24 2001
169 The GambiaThe Gambia 23.41 2004
170 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 18.98 2003
171 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 18.48 2001
172 TogoTogo 17.49 1996
173 ChadChad 14.6 2008
174 SomaliaSomalia 12.68 1975
175 MaldivesMaldives 0.0 2006

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Interesting observations about Education > College and university > Gender ratio

  • All of the top 2 countries by college and university > gender ratio are Hot countries.
  • All of the top 2 countries by college and university > gender ratio are Former British Colonies'.
  • Qatar has had the highest college and university > gender ratio since 1993.
  • 6 of the top 8 countries by college and university > gender ratio are Latin American and Caribbean.
  • 2 of the top 3 countries by college and university > gender ratio are Christian.
  • 2 of the top 4 countries by college and university > gender ratio are Muslim.
  • 23 of the bottom 29 countries by college and university > gender ratio are Sub-Saharan African.
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has ranked in the top 3 for college and university > gender ratio since 1980.
  • United Arab Emirates has ranked in the top 5 for college and university > gender ratio since 1980.
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