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Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Qatar | 145.65 | 2008 | ||
2 | Lesotho | 131.93 | 2007 | ||
3 | Suriname | 127.61 | 2008 | ||
4 | Honduras | 126.94 | 2008 | ||
5 | Kiribati | 119.65 | 2007 | ||
6 | Seychelles | 118.6 | 2008 | ||
7 | Dominican Republic | 118.58 | 2008 | ||
8 | Libya | 117.12 | 2006 | ||
9 | Namibia | 116.83 | 2008 | ||
10 | Nicaragua | 113.49 | 2008 | ||
11 | Argentina | 113.19 | 2007 | ||
12 | Samoa | 111.72 | 2005 | ||
13 | Sao Tome and Principe | 111.65 | 2009 | ||
14 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 111.43 | 2008 | ||
15 | Lebanon | 111.25 | 2008 | ||
16 | Brazil | 110.62 | 2008 | ||
17 | Venezuela | 110.21 | 2008 | ||
18 | Colombia | 110.05 | 2008 | ||
19 | Cape Verde | 109.49 | 2004 | ||
20 | Philippines | 109.01 | 2008 | ||
21 | Netherlands Antilles | 108.75 | 2003 | ||
22 | Thailand | 108.56 | 2008 | ||
23 | Tunisia | 108.29 | 2008 | ||
24 | Panama | 108.25 | 2008 | ||
25 | Belize | 108.22 | 2008 | ||
26 | Mongolia | 107.8 | 2008 | ||
27 | Algeria | 107.56 | 2005 | ||
28 | Fiji | 107.34 | 2008 | ||
29 | Portugal | 107.15 | 2007 | ||
30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 106.93 | 2008 | ||
31 | Malaysia | 106.9 | 2007 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 106.54 | 2007 | |||
32 | Ireland | 106.44 | 2008 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 106.35 | 2007 | |||
33 | Aruba | 106.12 | 2008 | ||
34 | Mexico | 106.1 | 2008 | ||
35 | Costa Rica | 106.09 | 2008 | ||
36 | Spain | 105.83 | 2008 | ||
37 | Botswana | 105.7 | 2006 | ||
38 | Bermuda | 105.58 | 2006 | ||
39 | Maldives | 105.46 | 2006 | ||
40 | New Zealand | 105.44 | 2008 | ||
41 | Bangladesh | 105.13 | 2007 | ||
42 | China | 105.08 | 2008 | ||
43 | Finland | 104.88 | 2008 | ||
44 | South Africa | 104.66 | 2007 | ||
45 | Armenia | 104.61 | 2008 | ||
46 | Bahrain | 104.22 | 2008 | ||
47 | Saint Lucia | 104.18 | 2008 | ||
48 | Jamaica | 103.96 | 2008 | ||
49 | Jordan | 103.89 | 2008 | ||
50 | Paraguay | 103.79 | 2007 | ||
51 | Kuwait | 103.54 | 2008 | ||
52 | Moldova | 103.44 | 2008 | ||
53 | Tonga | 103.43 | 2006 | ||
54 | Iceland | 103.33 | 2008 | ||
55 | Luxembourg | 103.17 | 2008 | ||
56 | Croatia | 103.1 | 2007 | ||
57 | Denmark | 103.07 | 2007 | ||
58 | Estonia | 102.94 | 2008 | ||
59 | Serbia and Montenegro | 102.73 | 2008 | ||
60 | Latvia | 102.58 | 2008 | ||
=61 | The Bahamas | 102.52 | 2008 | ||
=61 | Chile | 102.52 | 2007 | ||
63 | Brunei | 102.49 | 2008 | ||
64 | United Kingdom | 102.39 | 2008 | ||
65 | Belarus | 102.19 | 2007 | ||
66 | Malta | 102.17 | 2007 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 102.09 | 2005 | |||
67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 101.93 | 2008 | ||
68 | Sri Lanka | 101.72 | 2004 | ||
69 | Marshall Islands | 101.7 | 2007 | ||
70 | United Arab Emirates | 101.56 | 2007 | ||
71 | El Salvador | 101.54 | 2008 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 101.49 | 2003 | |||
72 | Mauritius | 101.44 | 2008 | ||
=73 | Israel | 101.37 | 2008 | ||
=73 | Ecuador | 101.37 | 2008 | ||
75 | Czech Republic | 101.3 | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 101.28 | 2007 | |||
76 | Cayman Islands | 101.17 | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 101.14 | 2007 | |||
=77 | Cyprus | 101.11 | 2008 | ||
=77 | Kyrgyzstan | 101.11 | 2008 | ||
79 | Slovakia | 100.88 | 2008 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 100.82 | 2007 | |||
80 | Guyana | 100.78 | 2008 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 100.71 | 2007 | |||
81 | Monaco | 100.67 | 2009 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 100.57 | 2003 | |||
82 | Burma | 100.57 | 2007 | ||
83 | East Timor | 100.48 | 2005 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 100.47 | 2002 | |||
84 | France | 100.25 | 2008 | ||
85 | Lithuania | 100.24 | 2008 | ||
86 | Japan | 100.09 | 2008 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 100.07 | 2007 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 99.99 | 2007 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 99.92 | 2007 | |||
87 | United States | 99.5 | 2008 | ||
88 | Cuba | 99.49 | 2008 | ||
89 | Slovenia | 99.37 | 2008 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 99.27 | 2006 | |||
90 | Sweden | 99.24 | 2008 | ||
91 | Indonesia | 99.23 | 2008 | ||
92 | Bhutan | 99.08 | 2009 | ||
=93 | Peru | 99.03 | 2008 | ||
=93 | Italy | 99.03 | 2007 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 99 | 2008 | |||
95 | Romania | 98.98 | 2008 | ||
96 | Poland | 98.96 | 2007 | ||
97 | Uruguay | 98.85 | 2007 | ||
98 | Uzbekistan | 98.47 | 2008 | ||
99 | Hungary | 98.34 | 2008 | ||
100 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 98.24 | 2005 | ||
101 | Netherlands | 98.2 | 2008 | ||
102 | Ukraine | 98.06 | 2008 | ||
103 | Canada | 97.9 | 2006 | ||
104 | Norway | 97.81 | 2008 | ||
105 | Syria | 97.78 | 2008 | ||
106 | Azerbaijan | 97.55 | 2008 | ||
107 | Germany | 97.54 | 2008 | ||
108 | Kazakhstan | 97.52 | 2009 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 97.31 | 2006 | |||
109 | Palau | 97.14 | 2007 | ||
110 | Bolivia | 97.11 | 2007 | ||
111 | Russia | 97.02 | 2008 | ||
112 | Belgium | 96.83 | 2008 | ||
113 | Albania | 96.68 | 2004 | ||
114 | Oman | 96.67 | 2008 | ||
115 | Bulgaria | 96.5 | 2008 | ||
116 | Austria | 95.95 | 2008 | ||
117 | Georgia | 95.77 | 2008 | ||
118 | Switzerland | 95.36 | 2008 | ||
119 | Australia | 95.35 | 2008 | ||
120 | Greece | 94.67 | 2007 | ||
121 | Madagascar | 94.49 | 2008 | ||
122 | The Gambia | 94.12 | 2008 | ||
123 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 93.76 | 2005 | ||
124 | Guatemala | 93.49 | 2008 | ||
125 | Tuvalu | 93.19 | 2001 | ||
126 | Dominica | 92.88 | 2008 | ||
127 | Antigua and Barbuda | 92.8 | 2008 | ||
128 | Zimbabwe | 92.38 | 2006 | ||
129 | Haiti | 92.37 | 1997 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 92.25 | 2005 | |||
130 | Kenya | 91.67 | 2008 | ||
131 | Vietnam | 91.66 | 2001 | ||
132 | Grenada | 91.61 | 2008 | ||
133 | Rwanda | 90.08 | 2008 | ||
134 | Swaziland | 90.05 | 2007 | ||
135 | Ghana | 88.98 | 2008 | ||
136 | Mauritania | 88.64 | 2007 | ||
137 | Nepal | 88.58 | 2006 | ||
138 | Turkey | 88.57 | 2008 | ||
139 | Sudan | 88.07 | 2009 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 87.9 | 2006 | |||
140 | Tajikistan | 87.04 | 2008 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 87.03 | 2003 | |||
141 | Vanuatu | 86.49 | 2004 | ||
142 | Congo, Republic of the | 86.43 | 2004 | ||
143 | Gabon | 86.06 | 2000 | ||
144 | Liechtenstein | 85.8 | 2008 | ||
145 | India | 85.75 | 2007 | ||
146 | Morocco | 85.54 | 2007 | ||
147 | Saudi Arabia | 85.37 | 2008 | ||
148 | Uganda | 85.33 | 2008 | ||
149 | Malawi | 84.82 | 2008 | ||
150 | Solomon Islands | 84.46 | 2007 | ||
151 | Zambia | 83.26 | 2008 | ||
152 | Angola | 83.18 | 2002 | ||
153 | Tanzania | 81.59 | 1999 | ||
154 | Cambodia | 81.55 | 2007 | ||
155 | Laos | 80.6 | 2008 | ||
156 | Senegal | 80.51 | 2008 | ||
157 | Cameroon | 79.96 | 2008 | ||
158 | Nigeria | 77.23 | 2007 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 76.2 | 2007 | |||
159 | Pakistan | 75.79 | 2008 | ||
160 | Comoros | 75.57 | 2005 | ||
161 | Liberia | 75.39 | 2008 | ||
162 | Mozambique | 74.77 | 2008 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 74.73 | 1980 | |||
163 | Burkina Faso | 74.4 | 2009 | ||
164 | Ethiopia | 72.31 | 2008 | ||
165 | Eritrea | 70.92 | 2008 | ||
166 | Burundi | 70.6 | 2008 | ||
167 | Djibouti | 69.64 | 2008 | ||
168 | Iraq | 67.19 | 2005 | ||
169 | Papua New Guinea | 66.97 | 1995 | ||
170 | Sierra Leone | 66.29 | 2007 | ||
171 | Mali | 63.92 | 2008 | ||
172 | Niger | 59.89 | 2008 | ||
173 | Guinea | 58.84 | 2008 | ||
174 | Equatorial Guinea | 57.19 | 2002 | ||
175 | Central African Republic | 57.15 | 2008 | ||
176 | Benin | 56.69 | 2005 | ||
177 | Cote d'Ivoire | 55.52 | 2002 | ||
178 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 55.25 | 2008 | ||
179 | Guinea-Bissau | 54.93 | 2000 | ||
180 | Togo | 52.63 | 2007 | ||
181 | Somalia | 45.87 | 2007 | ||
182 | Chad | 44.67 | 2007 | ||
183 | Afghanistan | 38.02 | 2007 |
Citation
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.