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

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/)

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Sweden 99.46 2015
2 Ireland 98.73 2012
3 Lithuania 98.35 2017
4 Spain 97.75 2017
5 United Kingdom 97.23 2017
6 Slovenia 96.62 2017
7 Finland 96.39 2017
8 Belarus 96.18 2018
9 Norway 95.63 2017
10 Estonia 95.50 2017
11 Cyprus 95.40 2017
12 Portugal 95.34 2017
13 France 95.33 2017
14 Italy 95.29 2017
15 Belgium 95.08 2017
16 Latvia 94.94 2017
17 Malta 94.47 2017
18 Poland 94.24 2017
19 Croatia 94.05 2017
20 Netherlands 93.74 2017
21 Greece 92.62 2017
22 Serbia 92.53 2018
23 Iceland 92.40 2017
24 Denmark 92.26 2017
25 Czech Republic 91.49 2017
26 Montenegro 89.76 2018
27 Hungary 89.52 2017
28 Albania 89.18 2018
29 Bulgaria 87.86 2017
30 Austria 87.12 2017
31 Ukraine 86.08 2014
32 Turkey 86.04 2017
33 Slovak Republic 85.30 2017
34 Luxembourg 85.23 2017
35 Germany 84.69 2017
36 Switzerland 83.93 2017
37 Romania 83.33 2017
38 Moldova 77.60 2018
39 North Macedonia 77.59 2005
40 Liechtenstein 74.38 2017
41 San Marino 62.50 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