School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) - Participation - Education - World Development Indicators
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Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.
| School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) - Participation - Education - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  Cuba (2008) | 153.74 |
| 2 | Finland (2007) | 103.7 |
| 3 | Slovenia (2007) | 102.17 |
| 4 | Venezuela (2008) | 98.68 |
| 5 | United States (2007) | 95.93 |
| 6 | Greece (2007) | 95.48 |
| 7 | New Zealand (2007) | 95.03 |
| 8 | Iceland (2007) | 94.87 |
| 9 | Denmark (2007) | 94.15 |
| 10 | Norway (2007) | 93.34 |
| 11 | Lithuania (2007) | 93.08 |
| 12 | Sweden (2007) | 91.49 |
| 13 | Latvia (2007) | 90.44 |
| 14 | Ukraine (2008) | 88.42 |
| 15 | Russia (2007) | 86.54 |
| 16 | Belarus (2008) | 86.11 |
| 17 | Australia (2007) | 84.49 |
| 18 | Argentina (2006) | 82.45 |
| 19 | Uruguay (2007) | 82.2 |
| 20 | Estonia (2007) | 81.19 |
| 21 | Hungary (2007) | 79.94 |
| 22 | High income: OECD (2007) | 79.45 |
| 23 | Italy (2007) | 78.8 |
| 24 | Poland (2007) | 78.2 |
| 25 | South Korea (2007) | 76.57 |
| 26 | North Korea (2007) | 76.57 |
| 27 | High income (2007) | 76.35 |
| 28 | Spain (2007) | 75.85 |
| 29 | Canada (2004) | 71.97 |
| 30 | Belgium (2007) | 69.27 |
| 31 | Israel (2007) | 69.07 |
| 32 | United Kingdom (2007) | 69.05 |
| 33 | Ireland (2007) | 68.54 |
| 34 | Romania (2007) | 66.74 |
| 35 | Netherlands (2007) | 62.89 |
| 36 | Portugal (2007) | 62.63 |
| 37 | France (2007) | 61.45 |
| 38 | Europe & Central Asia (2007) | 61 |
| 39 | Czech Republic (2007) | 60.94 |
| 40 | Mongolia (2008) | 60.94 |
| 41 | Slovakia (2007) | 60.32 |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan (2008) | 60 |
| 43 | Libya (2003) | 58.32 |
| 44 | Palau (2002) | 57.06 |
| 45 | Lebanon (2008) | 57.04 |
| 46 | Panama (2007) | 55.56 |
| 47 | Serbia (2008) | 55.14 |
| 48 | Austria (2007) | 55.07 |
| 49 | Bulgaria (2007) | 54.81 |
| 50 | Japan (2007) | 54.07 |
| 51 | Macau (2008) | 53.91 |
| 52 | Chile (2007) | 52.26 |
| 53 | West Bank and Gaza (2008) | 52.2 |
| 54 | Croatia (2007) | 51.84 |
| 55 | Kazakhstan (2009) | 48.76 |
| 56 | Upper middle income (2007) | 47.83 |
| 57 | Moldova (2008) | 47.27 |
| 58 | Cayman Islands (2008) | 47.13 |
| 59 | Switzerland (2007) | 45.49 |
| 60 | Bahrain (2006) | 44.45 |
| 61 | Dominican Republic (2004) | 40.82 |
| 62 | High income: nonOECD (2007) | 40.1 |
| 63 | Macedonia (2007) | 39.85 |
| 64 | Jordan (2007) | 39.82 |
| 65 | Latin America & Caribbean (2007) | 39.03 |
| 66 | Ecuador (2007) | 38.91 |
| 67 | Malta (2007) | 38.88 |
| 68 | Iran (2008) | 38.51 |
| 69 | Tunisia (2007) | 38.02 |
| 70 | Aruba (2008) | 37.93 |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia (2008) | 37.36 |
| 72 | Armenia (2007) | 37.34 |
| 73 | Georgia (2008) | 37.31 |
| 74 | Cyprus (2007) | 36.06 |
| 75 | United Arab Emirates (2008) | 35.75 |
| 76 | Peru (2006) | 35.54 |
| 77 | Bermuda (2007) | 35.35 |
| 78 | Colombia (2008) | 35.18 |
| 79 | Bolivia (2007) | 34.98 |
| 80 | Hong Kong (2007) | 34.57 |
| 81 | Brazil (2007) | 33.85 |
| 82 | Malaysia (2006) | 32.92 |
| 83 | Turkey (2007) | 32.1 |
| 84 | Qatar (2008) | 31.08 |
| 85 | Philippines (2006) | 30.88 |
| 86 | Oman (2008) | 29.76 |
| 87 | Costa Rica (2005) | 28.3 |
| 88 | Algeria (2007) | 28.02 |
| 89 | Paraguay (2005) | 27.07 |
| 90 | Jamaica (2003) | 26.79 |
| 91 | Mexico (2007) | 26.04 |
| 92 | Kuwait (2006) | 25.57 |
| 93 | El Salvador (2008) | 25.54 |
| 94 | Netherlands Antilles (2002) | 24.78 |
| 95 | Middle income (2007) | 23.86 |
| 96 | Albania (2004) | 23.42 |
| 97 | Honduras (2008) | 22.49 |
| 98 | China (2007) | 22.01 |
| 99 | Brunei Darussalam (2008) | 21.48 |
| 100 | Low & middle income (2007) | 20.46 |
| 101 | St. Lucia (2008) | 20.45 |
| 102 | Liechtenstein (2007) | 20.4 |
| 103 | Marshall Islands (2003) | 19.14 |
| 104 | Nicaragua (2003) | 18.79 |
| 105 | East Asia & Pacific (2005) | 18.07 |
| 106 | Indonesia (2007) | 17.99 |
| 107 | Lower middle income (2007) | 17.84 |
| 108 | Guatemala (2007) | 17.69 |
| 109 | Mauritius (2009) | 17.57 |
| 110 | Fiji (2005) | 16.89 |
| 111 | South Africa (1998) | 15.7 |
| 112 | Suriname (2002) | 15.63 |
| 113 | Liberia (2000) | 14.82 |
| 114 | Belize (2009) | 14.61 |
| 115 | Azerbaijan (2008) | 14.27 |
| 116 | Syria (1991) | 14.02 |
| 117 | Guyana (2008) | 13.5 |
| 118 | Cape Verde (2008) | 13.17 |
| 119 | Andorra (2008) | 13.1 |
| 120 | Trinidad and Tobago (2005) | 13.01 |
| 121 | Timor-Leste (2009) | 12.54 |
| 122 | Burma (2007) | 12.41 |
| 123 | Laos (2008) | 11.67 |
| 124 | Iraq (2005) | 11.64 |
| 125 | Morocco (2008) | 11.55 |
| 126 | Tajikistan (2008) | 11.41 |
| 127 | India (2007) | 11.01 |
| 128 | Egypt (1991) | 10.69 |
| 129 | Luxembourg (2006) | 10.53 |
| 130 | Namibia (2008) | 10.15 |
| 131 | South Asia (2007) | 9.24 |
| 132 | Middle East & North Africa (1991) | 8.68 |
| 133 | Nigeria (2005) | 8.25 |
| 134 | Uzbekistan (2007) | 8.18 |
| 135 | Vietnam (2001) | 8.18 |
| 136 | Tonga (2004) | 7.97 |
| 137 | Samoa (2001) | 7.16 |
| 138 | Cameroon (2008) | 6.91 |
| 139 | Yemen (2007) | 6 |
| 140 | Sudan (2000) | 5.68 |
| 141 | Senegal (2008) | 5.64 |
| 142 | Ivory Coast (2007) | 5.58 |
| 143 | Botswana (2005) | 5.18 |
| 144 | Low income (2007) | 5.12 |
| 145 | Gabon (1999) | 4.95 |
| 146 | Bangladesh (2007) | 4.95 |
| 147 | Cambodia (2008) | 4.88 |
| 148 | Bhutan (2008) | 4.79 |
| 149 | Pakistan (2008) | 4.75 |
| 150 | Guinea (2008) | 4.58 |
| 151 | Sub-Saharan Africa (2005) | 4.42 |
| 152 | Ghana (2007) | 4.33 |
| 153 | Swaziland (2006) | 4.33 |
| 154 | Sao Tome and Principe (2009) | 3.99 |
| 155 | Lesotho (2006) | 3.94 |
| 156 | Vanuatu (2004) | 3.53 |
| 157 | Mali (2008) | 3.39 |
| 158 | Kenya (2009) | 3.34 |
| 159 | Uganda (2008) | 3.27 |
| 160 | Madagascar (2008) | 3.21 |
| 161 | Nepal (2004) | 3.15 |
| 162 | Sri Lanka (1991) | 3.13 |
| 163 | Zimbabwe (2003) | 2.93 |
| 164 | Comoros (2004) | 2.35 |
| 165 | Djibouti (2007) | 2.14 |
| 166 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007) | 2.1 |
| 167 | Burkina Faso (2008) | 2.03 |
| 168 | Rwanda (2005) | 2.02 |
| 169 | Equatorial Guinea (2000) | 1.96 |
| 170 | Benin (2001) | 1.85 |
| 171 | Mauritania (2006) | 1.78 |
| 172 | Ethiopia (2008) | 1.71 |
| 173 | Zambia (2000) | 1.52 |
| 174 | Papua New Guinea (1999) | 1.44 |
| 175 | Burundi (2006) | 1.4 |
| 176 | Republic of the Congo (2003) | 1.24 |
| 177 | Sierra Leone (2002) | 1.15 |
| 178 | Central African Republic (2008) | 1.15 |
| 179 | Tanzania (2007) | 0.96 |
| 180 | Mozambique (2005) | 0.96 |
| 181 | Eritrea (2009) | 0.95 |
| 182 | Togo (1991) | 0.7 |
| 183 | Niger (2009) | 0.69 |
| 184 | Angola (2002) | 0.66 |
| 185 | Afghanistan (2004) | 0.54 |
| 186 | Chad (2008) | 0.49 |
| 187 | Gambia (2004) | 0.47 |
| 188 | Malawi (2007) | 0.33 |
| 189 | Guinea-Bissau (2001) | 0.12 |
| 190 | Maldives (2006) | 0 |
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