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Education > High school > Gender ratio: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 QatarQatar 145.65 2008
2 LesothoLesotho 131.93 2007
3 SurinameSuriname 127.61 2008
4 HondurasHonduras 126.94 2008
5 KiribatiKiribati 119.65 2007
6 SeychellesSeychelles 118.6 2008
7 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 118.58 2008
8 LibyaLibya 117.12 2006
9 NamibiaNamibia 116.83 2008
10 NicaraguaNicaragua 113.49 2008
11 ArgentinaArgentina 113.19 2007
12 SamoaSamoa 111.72 2005
13 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 111.65 2009
14 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 111.43 2008
15 LebanonLebanon 111.25 2008
16 BrazilBrazil 110.62 2008
17 VenezuelaVenezuela 110.21 2008
18 ColombiaColombia 110.05 2008
19 Cape VerdeCape Verde 109.49 2004
20 PhilippinesPhilippines 109.01 2008
21 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 108.75 2003
22 ThailandThailand 108.56 2008
23 TunisiaTunisia 108.29 2008
24 PanamaPanama 108.25 2008
25 BelizeBelize 108.22 2008
26 MongoliaMongolia 107.8 2008
27 AlgeriaAlgeria 107.56 2005
28 FijiFiji 107.34 2008
29 PortugalPortugal 107.15 2007
30 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 106.93 2008
31 MalaysiaMalaysia 106.9 2007
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 106.54 2007
32 IrelandIreland 106.44 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 106.35 2007
33 ArubaAruba 106.12 2008
34 MexicoMexico 106.1 2008
35 Costa RicaCosta Rica 106.09 2008
36 SpainSpain 105.83 2008
37 BotswanaBotswana 105.7 2006
38 BermudaBermuda 105.58 2006
39 MaldivesMaldives 105.46 2006
40 New ZealandNew Zealand 105.44 2008
41 BangladeshBangladesh 105.13 2007
42 ChinaChina 105.08 2008
43 FinlandFinland 104.88 2008
44 South AfricaSouth Africa 104.66 2007
45 ArmeniaArmenia 104.61 2008
46 BahrainBahrain 104.22 2008
47 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 104.18 2008
48 JamaicaJamaica 103.96 2008
49 JordanJordan 103.89 2008
50 ParaguayParaguay 103.79 2007
51 KuwaitKuwait 103.54 2008
52 MoldovaMoldova 103.44 2008
53 TongaTonga 103.43 2006
54 IcelandIceland 103.33 2008
55 LuxembourgLuxembourg 103.17 2008
56 CroatiaCroatia 103.1 2007
57 DenmarkDenmark 103.07 2007
58 EstoniaEstonia 102.94 2008
59 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 102.73 2008
60 LatviaLatvia 102.58 2008
=61 The BahamasThe Bahamas 102.52 2008
=61 ChileChile 102.52 2007
63 BruneiBrunei 102.49 2008
64 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 102.39 2008
65 BelarusBelarus 102.19 2007
66 MaltaMalta 102.17 2007
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 102.09 2005
67 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 101.93 2008
68 Sri LankaSri Lanka 101.72 2004
69 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 101.7 2007
70 United Arab EmiratesUAE 101.56 2007
71 El SalvadorEl Salvador 101.54 2008
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 101.49 2003
72 MauritiusMauritius 101.44 2008
=73 IsraelIsrael 101.37 2008
=73 EcuadorEcuador 101.37 2008
75 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 101.3 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 101.28 2007
76 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 101.17 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 101.14 2007
=77 CyprusCyprus 101.11 2008
=77 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 101.11 2008
79 SlovakiaSlovakia 100.88 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 100.82 2007
80 GuyanaGuyana 100.78 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 100.71 2007
81 MonacoMonaco 100.67 2009
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 100.57 2003
82 BurmaBurma 100.57 2007
83 East TimorEast Timor 100.48 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 100.47 2002
84 FranceFrance 100.25 2008
85 LithuaniaLithuania 100.24 2008
86 JapanJapan 100.09 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 100.07 2007
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 99.99 2007
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 99.92 2007
87 United StatesUnited States 99.5 2008
88 CubaCuba 99.49 2008
89 SloveniaSlovenia 99.37 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 99.27 2006
90 SwedenSweden 99.24 2008
91 IndonesiaIndonesia 99.23 2008
92 BhutanBhutan 99.08 2009
=93 PeruPeru 99.03 2008
=93 ItalyItaly 99.03 2007
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 99 2008
95 RomaniaRomania 98.98 2008
96 PolandPoland 98.96 2007
97 UruguayUruguay 98.85 2007
98 UzbekistanUzbekistan 98.47 2008
99 HungaryHungary 98.34 2008
100 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 98.24 2005
101 NetherlandsNetherlands 98.2 2008
102 UkraineUkraine 98.06 2008
103 CanadaCanada 97.9 2006
104 NorwayNorway 97.81 2008
105 SyriaSyria 97.78 2008
106 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 97.55 2008
107 GermanyGermany 97.54 2008
108 KazakhstanKazakhstan 97.52 2009
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 97.31 2006
109 PalauPalau 97.14 2007
110 BoliviaBolivia 97.11 2007
111 RussiaRussia 97.02 2008
112 BelgiumBelgium 96.83 2008
113 AlbaniaAlbania 96.68 2004
114 OmanOman 96.67 2008
115 BulgariaBulgaria 96.5 2008
116 AustriaAustria 95.95 2008
117 GeorgiaGeorgia 95.77 2008
118 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 95.36 2008
119 AustraliaAustralia 95.35 2008
120 GreeceGreece 94.67 2007
121 MadagascarMadagascar 94.49 2008
122 The GambiaThe Gambia 94.12 2008
123 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 93.76 2005
124 GuatemalaGuatemala 93.49 2008
125 TuvaluTuvalu 93.19 2001
126 DominicaDominica 92.88 2008
127 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 92.8 2008
128 ZimbabweZimbabwe 92.38 2006
129 HaitiHaiti 92.37 1997
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 92.25 2005
130 KenyaKenya 91.67 2008
131 VietnamVietnam 91.66 2001
132 GrenadaGrenada 91.61 2008
133 RwandaRwanda 90.08 2008
134 SwazilandSwaziland 90.05 2007
135 GhanaGhana 88.98 2008
136 MauritaniaMauritania 88.64 2007
137 NepalNepal 88.58 2006
138 TurkeyTurkey 88.57 2008
139 SudanSudan 88.07 2009
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 87.9 2006
140 TajikistanTajikistan 87.04 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 87.03 2003
141 VanuatuVanuatu 86.49 2004
142 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 86.43 2004
143 GabonGabon 86.06 2000
144 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 85.8 2008
145 IndiaIndia 85.75 2007
146 MoroccoMorocco 85.54 2007
147 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 85.37 2008
148 UgandaUganda 85.33 2008
149 MalawiMalawi 84.82 2008
150 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 84.46 2007
151 ZambiaZambia 83.26 2008
152 AngolaAngola 83.18 2002
153 TanzaniaTanzania 81.59 1999
154 CambodiaCambodia 81.55 2007
155 LaosLaos 80.6 2008
156 SenegalSenegal 80.51 2008
157 CameroonCameroon 79.96 2008
158 NigeriaNigeria 77.23 2007
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 76.2 2007
159 PakistanPakistan 75.79 2008
160 ComorosComoros 75.57 2005
161 LiberiaLiberia 75.39 2008
162 MozambiqueMozambique 74.77 2008
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 74.73 1980
163 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 74.4 2009
164 EthiopiaEthiopia 72.31 2008
165 EritreaEritrea 70.92 2008
166 BurundiBurundi 70.6 2008
167 DjiboutiDjibouti 69.64 2008
168 IraqIraq 67.19 2005
169 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 66.97 1995
170 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 66.29 2007
171 MaliMali 63.92 2008
172 NigerNiger 59.89 2008
173 GuineaGuinea 58.84 2008
174 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 57.19 2002
175 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 57.15 2008
176 BeninBenin 56.69 2005
177 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 55.52 2002
178 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 55.25 2008
179 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 54.93 2000
180 TogoTogo 52.63 2007
181 SomaliaSomalia 45.87 2007
182 ChadChad 44.67 2007
183 AfghanistanAfghanistan 38.02 2007

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Education > High school > Gender ratio: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Education > High school > Gender ratio

  • 7 of the top 8 countries by high school > gender ratio are Hot countries.
  • All of the top 2 countries by high school > gender ratio are Former British Colonies'.
  • 7 of the top 11 countries by high school > gender ratio are Christian.
  • Qatar has had the highest high school > gender ratio since 2005.
  • Lesotho has ranked in the top 3 for high school > gender ratio since 1980.
  • Suriname has ranked in the top 2 for high school > gender ratio since 2002.
  • 24 of the bottom 28 countries by high school > gender ratio are Sub-Saharan African.
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