School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) - Country Ranking - Asia

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Israel 100.00 2015
2 Singapore 99.80 2017
3 Korea 97.81 2017
4 Georgia 96.84 2018
5 Hong Kong SAR, China 96.54 2018
6 Saudi Arabia 94.11 2018
7 Bahrain 93.78 2018
8 Kazakhstan 93.25 2011
9 Oman 93.15 2018
10 Sri Lanka 92.26 2018
11 Qatar 91.79 2010
12 Russia 90.97 2017
13 Uzbekistan 90.35 2017
14 United Arab Emirates 90.33 2017
15 Kuwait 88.71 2015
16 Macao SAR, China 88.41 2018
17 Azerbaijan 88.15 2018
18 Armenia 88.05 2011
19 Mongolia 86.08 2006
20 Turkey 86.04 2017
21 Kyrgyz Republic 84.12 2018
22 Brunei 84.05 2018
23 Iran 80.38 2017
24 Indonesia 79.88 2018
25 Tajikistan 78.77 2011
26 Thailand 77.54 2015
27 Bhutan 76.55 2018
28 Malaysia 75.43 2018
29 Bangladesh 72.28 2018
30 Philippines 71.33 2015
31 Timor-Leste 67.00 2018
32 Myanmar 66.64 2018
33 Jordan 63.52 2018
34 Nepal 62.82 2019
35 India 62.40 2013
36 Lao PDR 59.36 2018
37 Syrian Arab Republic 48.08 2013
38 Iraq 40.25 2007
39 Yemen 40.20 2016
40 Afghanistan 36.70 2018
41 Cambodia 36.67 2008
42 Pakistan 34.18 2018

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Development Relevance: Gross enrollment ratios indicate the capacity of each level of the education system, but a high ratio may reflect a substantial number of overage children enrolled in each grade because of repetition or late entry rather than a successful education system. The net enrollment rate excludes overage and underage students and more accurately captures the system's coverage and internal efficiency. Differences between the gross enrollment ratio and the net enrollment rate show the incidence of overage and underage enrollments.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Net enrollment rate for secondary school is calculated by dividing the number of students of official school age enrolled in secondary education by the population of the age group which officially corresponds to secondary education, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual