Educational attainment worldwide by gender and level

According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2020, 88 percent of females worldwide had primary education, compared to 91 percent of males. By comparison, more females than males had attained tertiary education. The Global Gender Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education, and health-based criteria. In 2020, the leading country was Iceland with a score of 0.87.

Educational attainment worldwide in 2020, by gender and level

Characteristic	Female	Male
Primary	88%	91%
Secondary	66%	66%
Tertiary*	41%	36%

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December 2019

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2020

Special properties

Net enrollment rate

Supplementary notes

*Gross enrollment rate

The Global Gender Gap Index, is a framework for capturing the magnitude and scope of gender-based disparities and tracking their progress. The Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education- and health-based criteria, and is based on a total of 14 indicators from these categories.

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