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Distribution of the female to male tertiary enrolment ratio around the world
Distribution of the female to male tertiary enrolment ratio around the world

Ratio of female to male gross tertiary enrolment ratio.

  • Average value: 1.52 (unweighted across 140 countries)
  • Maximum value: 3.24 (United Arab Emirates)
  • Minimum value: 0.14 (Chad)
  • Distribution: see figure

Country Overview

Country Tertiary Enrolment Ratio Rank
Afghanistan n/a n/a
Albania 1,57 13
Algeria 1,09 75
Angola 0,7 101
Argentina 1,51 17
Armenia 1,21 56
Australia 1,23 52
Austria 1,19 60
Azerbaijan 0,87 90
Bahrain 1,84 5
Bangladesh 0,5 114
Belarus 1,39 27
Belgium 1,21 56
Benin 0,25 133
Bhutan n/a n/a
Bolivia n/a n/a
Bosnia and Herzegovina n/a n/a
Botswana 0,85 92
Brazil 1,32 44
Bulgaria 1,16 68
Burkina Faso 0,31 130
Burundi 0,38 124
Cambodia 0,45 118
Cameroon 0,63 103
Canada 1,36 36
Central African Republic 0,19 135
Chad 0,14 140
Chile 0,95 86
China 0,84 93
Chinese Taipei n/a n/a
Colombia 1,09 75
Congo 0,18 137
Congo, Dem. Rep. n/a n/a
Costa Rica 1,26 50
Côte d'Ivoire 0,36 126
Croatia 1,19 60
Cuba 1,34 40
Czech Republic 1,1 72
Denmark 1,42 22
Dominican Republic 1,64 10
Ecuador n/a n/a
Egypt n/a n/a
El Salvador 1,22 53
Equatorial Guinea 0,43 120
Eritrea 0,15 139
Estonia 1,68 9
Ethiopia 0,35 128
Fiji 1,2 58
Finland 1,2 58
France 1,28 46
Gabon 0,53 113
Gambia 0,26 132
Georgia 1,03 81
Germany n/a n/a
Ghana 0,48 115
Greece 1,17 65
Guatemala 0,72 100
Guinea 0,19 135
Guinea-Bissau 0,17 138
Haiti n/a n/a
Honduras 1,46 21
Hong Kong 0,97 85
Hungary 1,4 26
Iceland 1,78 6
India 0,66 102
Indonesia 0,79 96
Iran 1,1 72
Iraq n/a n/a
Ireland 1,28 46
Israel 1,33 42
Italy 1,34 40
Jamaica 2,29 3
Japan 0,89 88
Jordan 1,1 72
Kazakhstan 1,38 31
Kenya 0,61 108
Korea 0,61 108
Korea, Dem. Rep. n/a n/a
Kuwait 2,72 2
Kyrgyzstan 1,19 60
Lao PDR 0,63 103
Latvia 1,72 8
Lebanon 1,12 70
Lesotho 1,5 18
Liberia n/a n/a
Libya 1,09 75
Lithuania 1,55 14
Luxembourg 1,18 64
Macedonia 1,39 27
Madagascar 0,89 88
Malawi 0,6 110
Malaysia 1,41 23
Mali 0,46 117
Malta 1,33 42
Mauritania 0,3 131
Mauritius 1,39 27
Mexico 0,98 84
Moldova 1,36 36
Mongolia 1,64 10
Morocco 0,87 90
Mozambique 0,44 119
Myanmar 1,77 7
Namibia 1,14 69
Nepal 0,41 121
Netherlands 1,08 78
New Zealand 1,41 23
Nicaragua 1,11 71
Niger 0,36 126
Nigeria 0,55 112
Norway 1,54 16
Occupied Palestinian Territory 1,03 81
Oman 1,38 31
Pakistan 0,8 94
Panama 1,59 12
Papua New Guinea 0,56 111
Paraguay 1,37 34
Peru 1,03 81
Philippines 1,28 46
Poland 1,41 23
Portugal 1,32 44
Puerto Rico n/a n/a
Romania 1,26 50
Russian Federation 1,36 36
Rwanda 0,62 105
Saudi Arabia 1,5 18
Senegal n/a n/a
Sierra Leone 0,39 123
Singapore n/a n/a
Slovak Republic 1,22 53
Slovenia 1,38 31
Somalia n/a n/a
South Africa 1,17 65
Spain 1,22 53
Sri Lanka n/a n/a
Sudan 0,92 87
Swaziland 1,08 78
Sweden 1,55 14
Switzerland 0,8 94
Syria n/a n/a
Tajikistan 0,33 129
Tanzania 0,41 121
Thailand 1,17 65
Timor-Leste 1,48 20
Togo 0,2 134
Trinidad and Tobago 1,27 49
Tunisia 1,36 36
Turkey 0,73 99
Turkmenistan n/a n/a
Uganda 0,62 105
Ukraine 1,19 60
United Arab Emirates 3,24 1
United Kingdom 1,37 34
United States 1,39 27
Uruguay 2,04 4
Uzbekistan 0,79 96
Venezuela 1,07 80
Vietnam 0,77 98
Yemen 0,38 124
Zambia 0,47 116
Zimbabwe 0,62 105

Source: United Nations Development Fund. Human Development Report. New York: UNDP (2006).