Table 4.
Countries Where Women Significantly Outnumber Men in Higher Educationa
| No. | Country | F/M Ratio | % More Women than Men in Higher Education |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Albania | 1.39865994 | 40% |
| 2. | Algeria | 1.55961001 | 56% |
| 3. | Argentina | 1.61947 | 62% |
| 4. | Armenia | 1.12863004 | 13% |
| 5. | Aruba | 2.26302004 | 126% |
| 6. | Australia | 1.40989006 | 41% |
| 7. | Austria | 1.20158994 | 20% |
| 8. | Bahrain | 1.92068005 | 92% |
| 9. | Belarus | 1.32676005 | 33% |
| 10. | Belgium | 1.31350005 | 31% |
| 11. | Belize | 1.60633004 | 61% |
| 12. | Bermuda | 2.31813002 | 132% |
| 13. | Botswana | 1.43773997 | 44% |
| 14. | Brazil | 1.39809 | 40% |
| 15. | Canadab | 1.29524887 | 30% |
| 16. | Chile | 1.13678002 | 14% |
| 17. | China | 1.18620002 | 19% |
| 18. | Colombia | 1.16246998 | 16% |
| 19. | Costa Rica | 1.30727994 | 31% |
| 20. | Croatia | 1.35680997 | 36% |
| 21. | Cuba | 1.42532003 | 43% |
| 22. | Czech Republic | 1.40742004 | 41% |
| 23. | Estonia | 1.53139997 | 53% |
| 24. | Finland | 1.20589006 | 21% |
| 25. | France | 1.22571003 | 23% |
| 26. | Georgia | 1.21904004 | 22% |
| 27. | Guyana | 2.03288007 | 103% |
| 28. | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.16025996 | 16% |
| 29. | Hungary | 1.25191998 | 25% |
| 30. | Iceland | 1.71160996 | 71% |
| 31. | Indonesia | 1.1243 | 12% |
| 32. | Ireland | 1.09338999 | 9% |
| 33. | Israel | 1.3829 | 38% |
| 34. | Italy | 1.35718 | 36% |
| 35. | Jamaica | 1.72571003 | 73% |
| 36. | Jordan | 1.11230004 | 11% |
| 37. | Kazakhstan | 1.23714995 | 24% |
| 38. | Kuwait | 1.61944997 | 62% |
| 39. | Latvia | 1.42805004 | 43% |
| 40. | Lebanon | 1.15689003 | 16% |
| 41. | Lithuania | 1.46904004 | 47% |
| 42. | Luxembourg | 1.13515997 | 14% |
| 43. | Macao SAR, China | 1.32536995 | 33% |
| 44. | Macedonia, FYR | 1.24822998 | 25% |
| 45. | Malaysia | 1.52705002 | 53% |
| 46. | Malta | 1.37038004 | 37% |
| 47. | Mongolia | 1.38279998 | 38% |
| 48. | Myanmar | 1.22817004 | 23% |
| 49. | Netherlands | 1.10478997 | 10% |
| 50. | New Zealand | 1.35090995 | 35% |
| 51. | Norway | 1.45779002 | 46% |
| 52. | Palau | 1.54859996 | 55% |
| 53. | Panama | 1.49242997 | 49% |
| 54. | Philippines | 1.28163004 | 28% |
| 55. | Poland | 1.52178001 | 52% |
| 56. | Portugal | 1.13217998 | 13% |
| 57. | Puerto Rico | 1.40998995 | 41% |
| 58. | Romania | 1.23240995 | 23% |
| 59. | Russian Federation | 1.21165001 | 21% |
| 60. | Serbia | 1.33327997 | 33% |
| 61. | Slovak Republic | 1.54595995 | 55% |
| 62. | Slovenia | 1.44420004 | 44% |
| 63. | South Africa | 1.48450994 | 48% |
| 64. | Spain | 1.17773998 | 18% |
| 65. | Sri Lanka | 1.53942001 | 54% |
| 66. | St. Lucia | 1.90204 | 90% |
| 67. | Sweden | 1.52547002 | 53% |
| 68. | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.13739002 | 14% |
| 69. | Thailand | 1.41378999 | 41% |
| 70. | Tunisia | 1.65129006 | 65% |
| 71. | Ukraine | 1.15558004 | 16% |
| 72. | United Kingdom | 1.30744004 | 31% |
| 73. | United States | 1.36754 | 37% |
aBased on the most recent World Bank data available from 2012 to 2016, as collected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ENR.TERT.FM.ZS?end=2011&name_desc=false&start=1970
bStatistics Canada. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/type/data#tables