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Share of women among tertiary (higher-education) students
Percentage of tertiary students who are women by country (most recent year 2019–2023), based on UNESCO Institute for Statistics data.
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Key Insights
Global Average
49.8%
Median: 53.0%
Countries Covered
162
with available data
Highest
Kuwait
63.0%
Lowest
Cape Verde
12.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Kuwait63.0%
2Tunisia63.0%
3Uruguay63.0%
4Jamaica62.0%
5Cayman Islands61.0%
By Region
Oceania57.5%(2 countries)
Europe55.7%(31 countries)
North America55.5%(4 countries)
South America55.2%(7 countries)
Asia51.0%(24 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (12.0%)High (63.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 49.8%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (24)
Other (85)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Percentage of tertiary students who are women by country (most recent year 2019–2023), based on UNESCO Institute for Statistics data. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) via World Bank WDI.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 63.0% |
| 2 | Tunisia | 63.0% |
| 3 | Uruguay | 63.0% |
| 4 | Jamaica | 62.0% |
| 5 | Cayman Islands | 61.0% |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 61.0% |
| 7 | Faroe Islands | 60.0% |
| 8 | Iceland | 60.0% |
| 9 | Norway | 60.0% |
| 10 | Suriname | 60.0% |
| 11 | Sweden | 60.0% |
| 12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 60.0% |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 59.3% |
| 14 | Cuba | 59.0% |
| 15 | Latvia | 59.0% |
| 16 | Lithuania | 59.0% |
| 17 | Oman | 59.0% |
| 18 | Namibia | 59.0% |
| 19 | Estonia | 58.0% |
| 20 | Haiti | 58.0% |
| 21 | Israel | 58.0% |
| 22 | Moldova, Republic of | 58.0% |
| 23 | New Zealand | 58.0% |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 58.0% |
| 25 | Poland | 58.0% |
| 26 | Slovakia | 58.0% |
| 27 | Slovenia | 58.0% |
| 28 | Eswatini | 58.0% |
| 29 | Brazil | 57.4% |
| 30 | Albania | 57.1% |
| 31 | Canada | 57.0% |
| 32 | Denmark | 57.0% |
| 33 | Lesotho | 57.0% |
| 34 | Qatar | 57.0% |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 57.0% |
| 36 | Serbia | 57.0% |
| 37 | South Africa | 57.0% |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 57.0% |
| 39 | United States of America | 57.0% |
| 40 | Australia | 57.0% |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56.6% |
| 42 | Finland | 56.5% |
| 43 | Belgium | 56.5% |
| 44 | Argentina | 56.2% |
| 45 | Czech Republic | 56.0% |
| 46 | France | 56.0% |
| 47 | Georgia | 56.0% |
| 48 | Guatemala | 56.0% |
| 49 | Guyana | 56.0% |
| 50 | Ireland | 56.0% |
| 51 | Italy | 56.0% |
| 52 | Malaysia | 56.0% |
| 53 | Malta | 56.0% |
| 54 | Mauritius | 56.0% |
| 55 | Panama | 56.0% |
| 56 | Philippines | 56.0% |
| 57 | Puerto Rico | 56.0% |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 56.0% |
| 59 | Ukraine | 56.0% |
| 60 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 56.0% |
| 61 | Croatia | 55.7% |
| 62 | Benin | 55.5% |
| 63 | Austria | 55.2% |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 55.0% |
| 65 | El Salvador | 55.0% |
| 66 | Honduras | 55.0% |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 55.0% |
| 68 | Spain | 55.0% |
| 69 | Thailand | 55.0% |
| 70 | Venezuela | 55.0% |
| 71 | Botswana | 54.2% |
| 72 | Myanmar | 54.1% |
| 73 | Armenia | 54.1% |
| 74 | Colombia | 54.0% |
| 75 | Hungary | 54.0% |
| 76 | Kyrgyzstan | 54.0% |
| 77 | Libya | 54.0% |
| 78 | Netherlands | 54.0% |
| 79 | Paraguay | 54.0% |
| 80 | Portugal | 54.0% |
| 81 | Greece | 53.0% |
| 82 | Lebanon | 53.0% |
| 83 | Chile | 52.0% |
| 84 | Jordan | 52.0% |
| 85 | Mexico | 52.0% |
| 86 | Nepal | 52.0% |
| 87 | Peru | 52.0% |
| 88 | Vietnam | 52.0% |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 52.0% |
| 90 | Switzerland | 52.0% |
| 91 | Ecuador | 51.5% |
| 92 | People's Republic of China | 51.0% |
| 93 | Timor-Leste | 51.0% |
| 94 | Cyprus | 50.5% |
| 95 | Indonesia | 50.0% |
| 96 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 50.0% |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 50.0% |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 49.9% |
| 99 | Bolivia | 49.1% |
| 100 | Germany | 49.0% |
| 101 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 49.0% |
| 102 | Kenya | 49.0% |
| 103 | Morocco | 49.0% |
| 104 | New Caledonia | 49.0% |
| 105 | Sudan | 49.0% |
| 106 | Türkiye | 49.0% |
| 107 | Egypt | 49.0% |
| 108 | Afghanistan | 48.9% |
| 109 | Algeria | 48.5% |
| 110 | Cambodia | 48.1% |
| 111 | India | 48.0% |
| 112 | Madagascar | 48.0% |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | 48.0% |
| 114 | Syrian Arab Republic | 48.0% |
| 115 | Pakistan | 47.0% |
| 116 | Iraq | 46.0% |
| 117 | Uganda | 46.0% |
| 118 | Fiji | 45.0% |
| 119 | Gabon | 45.0% |
| 120 | Japan | 45.0% |
| 121 | Vanuatu | 45.0% |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 45.0% |
| 123 | Rwanda | 45.0% |
| 124 | Uzbekistan | 45.0% |
| 125 | Barbados | 45.0% |
| 126 | Angola | 44.2% |
| 127 | South Korea | 44.0% |
| 128 | Mozambique | 44.0% |
| 129 | Nigeria | 44.0% |
| 130 | Brunei Darussalam | 44.0% |
| 131 | United Republic of Tanzania | 43.0% |
| 132 | Republic of the Congo | 42.0% |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 42.0% |
| 134 | Cameroon | 41.0% |
| 135 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.0% |
| 136 | Burundi | 40.2% |
| 137 | Central African Republic | 40.0% |
| 138 | Malawi | 40.0% |
| 139 | Zambia | 40.0% |
| 140 | Ghana | 39.0% |
| 141 | Eritrea | 38.0% |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 38.0% |
| 143 | Cote d'Ivoire | 37.0% |
| 144 | Djibouti | 36.0% |
| 145 | Ethiopia | 34.0% |
| 146 | Burkina Faso | 34.0% |
| 147 | Yemen | 34.0% |
| 148 | Guinea | 33.0% |
| 149 | Somalia | 33.0% |
| 150 | Niger | 32.0% |
| 151 | Senegal | 32.0% |
| 152 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 31.0% |
| 153 | Mauritania | 31.0% |
| 154 | Republic of The Gambia | 30.0% |
| 155 | Liberia | 30.0% |
| 156 | Mali | 30.0% |
| 157 | Togo | 30.0% |
| 158 | Chad | 28.0% |
| 159 | Sierra Leone | 27.0% |
| 160 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.0% |
| 161 | South Sudan | 22.0% |
| 162 | Cape Verde | 12.0% |
Showing 162 of 162 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) via World Bank WDI (2022).
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