Share of Women Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education

This key economic indicator for the Education sector has been recently updated.

  1. Cayman Islands jumped by 3.4points of Share of Women Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education in 2015, from a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Uzbekistan Share of Women Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education increased 1points year on year close to 94.95 Percent of Women Aged 25+.
  3. In 2019 Latvia was ranked number 2 in Share of Women Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education.
  4. In 2017 Armenia was number 7 in Share of Women Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education to 90.23 Percent of Women Aged 25+, from 66 in 2016.

Top Countries in Share of Women Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education

Percent of Women Aged 25+ - 1970 to 2019

# 92 Countries Percent of Women Aged 25+ Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Uzbekistan
94.95 % 2019 -0.3 % +1.0 % View data
2 #2
Latvia
92.91 % 2019 +0.6 % +0.6 % View data
3 #3
Georgia
92.57 % 2019 +0.2 % +0.3 % View data
4 #4
Estonia
90.82 % 2019 +0.1 % -0.2 % View data
5 #5
Cayman Islands
90.72 % 2015 +3.4 % NA View data
6 #6
United States
90.36 % 2019 +0.2 % +0.3 % View data
7 #7
Armenia
90.23 % 2017 NA NA View data
8 #8
Bermuda
89.29 % 2016 NA NA View data
9 #9
Czech Republic
88.29 % 2019 +0.5 % +0.7 % View data
10 #10
Lithuania
87.15 % 2019 +0.9 % +1.4 % View data
11 #11
Azerbaijan
85.84 % 2019 +0.3 % +0.1 % View data
12 #12
Slovakia
83.79 % 2019 +0.3 % +0.7 % View data
13 #13
Poland
83.72 % 2019 +0.5 % +0.7 % View data
14 #14
Switzerland
82.64 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.5 % View data
15 #15
Israel
82.46 % 2019 +0.3 % +0.3 % View data
16 #16
Puerto Rico
81.86 % 2017 NA +2.6 % View data
17 #17
Denmark
80.60 % 2019 +0.2 % +1.1 % View data
18 #18
Germany
80.44 % 2019 +0.4 % +0.6 % View data
19 #19
Slovenia
79.35 % 2019 +0.7 % +1.1 % View data
20 #20
Norway
77.97 % 2017 +0.7 % NA View data
21 #21
Finland
77.51 % 2019 +0.8 % +0.9 % View data
22 #22
Australia
77.45 % 2019 +0.7 % +2.1 % View data
23 #23
United Kingdom
76.67 % 2017 NA -2.4 % View data
24 #24
Bulgaria
76.59 % 2019 +0.9 % +1.1 % View data
25 #25
Tajikistan
76.14 % 2017 NA NA View data
26 #26
Luxembourg
75.73 % 2014 +0.3 % +1.4 % View data
27 #27
Sweden
74.93 % 2019 -0.3 % +0.4 % View data
28 #28
Austria
74.54 % 2019 +0.6 % +0.8 % View data
29 #29
Moldova
74.00 % 2018 NA +0.6 % View data
30 #30
Ireland
73.32 % 2017 NA NA View data
31 #31
Cyprus
72.38 % 2019 +1.0 % +1.2 % View data
32 #32
Hungary
71.73 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.5 % View data
33 #33
Singapore
70.91 % 2019 +0.5 % +1.1 % View data
34 #34
South Korea
70.38 % 2015 NA +1.2 % View data
35 #35
France
69.17 % 2019 +1.2 % +1.1 % View data
36 #36
Belgium
68.52 % 2019 +1.0 % +1.9 % View data
37 #37
New Zealand
68.36 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.4 % View data
38 #38
Netherlands
67.91 % 2019 +0.5 % +0.8 % View data
39 #39
Serbia
67.71 % 2019 +1.1 % +1.6 % View data
40 #40
Egypt
67.46 % 2017 NA NA View data
41 #41
United Arab Emirates
65.54 % 2018 +1.5 % NA View data
42 #42
Venezuela
65.18 % 2016 +9.2 % NA View data
43 #43
Sri Lanka
64.32 % 2018 +1.1 % NA View data
44 #44
Oman
63.18 % 2015 NA +8.1 % View data
45 #45
South Africa
63.11 % 2019 +1.3 % +0.1 % View data
46 #46
Bahrain
62.91 % 2018 +24.9 % NA View data
47 #47
Romania
62.79 % 2019 +0.5 % +1.6 % View data
48 #48
Qatar
60.26 % 2019 +0.5 % +0.8 % View data
49 #49
Chile
59.22 % 2019 +1.0 % NA View data
50 #50
Malaysia
58.61 % 2016 NA NA View data
51 #51
Peru
53.38 % 2018 NA +0.6 % View data
52 #52
Bosnia and Herzegovina
52.67 % 2019 +0.3 % +2.1 % View data
53 #53
Saudi Arabia
52.60 % 2017 NA NA View data
54 #54
Greece
52.41 % 2016 -7.9 % NA View data
55 #55
Colombia
51.69 % 2019 +1.4 % +2.7 % View data
56 #56
Spain
50.97 % 2019 +1.1 % +1.9 % View data
57 #57
Dominican Republic
50.87 % 2019 +2.5 % +6.6 % View data
58 #58
Iran
50.54 % 2019 +1.2 % +1.4 % View data
59 #59
Italy
50.31 % 2019 +1.0 % +1.1 % View data
60 #60
Brazil
50.26 % 2019 +1.5 % +2.4 % View data
61 #61
Andorra
47.04 % 2016 -0.5 % NA View data
62 #62
Fiji
46.82 % 2017 NA NA View data
63 #63
Mauritius
46.35 % 2018 NA NA View data
64 #64
Greenland
46.35 % 2018 NA NA View data
65 #65
Ecuador
44.33 % 2019 +1.6 % +3.2 % View data
66 #66
Malta
43.95 % 2019 +1.4 % +5.2 % View data
67 #67
Palestine
43.76 % 2019 +1.3 % +3.7 % View data
68 #68
Costa Rica
40.93 % 2019 +0.4 % +0.2 % View data
69 #69
Portugal
40.55 % 2019 +3.7 % +2.4 % View data
70 #70
Paraguay
39.50 % 2019 +0.5 % +1.5 % View data
71 #71
Kuwait
39.35 % 2019 +0.2 % NA View data
72 #72
Bolivia
39.02 % 2015 NA NA View data
73 #73
Mexico
35.02 % 2019 +0.6 % +2.4 % View data
74 #74
Turkey
34.32 % 2019 +2.8 % +3.8 % View data
75 #75
Uruguay
34.06 % 2019 +0.8 % +1.5 % View data
76 #76
Thailand
32.64 % 2018 NA +3.0 % View data
77 #77
Indonesia
31.10 % 2019 +0.3 % +2.6 % View data
78 #78
El Salvador
28.21 % 2017 -2.0 % +2.3 % View data
79 #79
Guatemala
27.39 % 2014 +51.4 % NA View data
80 #80
Bangladesh
26.84 % 2019 +3.3 % +7.3 % View data
81 #81
Honduras
25.03 % 2019 +3.0 % +0.6 % View data
82 #82
Pakistan
22.98 % 2019 +3.2 % +1.8 % View data
83 #83
Democratic Republic of the Congo
16.84 % 2016 NA +17.9 % View data
84 #84
Bhutan
13.78 % 2017 NA +36.3 % View data
85 #85
Zimbabwe
9.36 % 2017 NA +18.9 % View data
86 #86
Rwanda
8.27 % 2018 NA NA View data
87 #87
Ivory Coast
6.94 % 2014 NA NA View data
88 #88
Mozambique
6.20 % 2017 NA NA View data
89 #89
Senegal
5.01 % 2017 NA NA View data
90 #90
Cambodia
4.66 % 2015 -24.8 % NA View data
91 #91
Mali
3.97 % 2018 NA NA View data
92 #92
Burkina Faso
1.57 % 2014 NA NA View data

Source: World Bank

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