Turks and Caicos Islands: Secondary education, pupils (% female)

Key figures

Since 1973 it is down 7.13 percentage points from 56.78% in 1973. The World Bank has no value for 33 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2018, Turks and Caicos Islands had the 31st highest value of the 71 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Turks and Caicos Islands in the 2018 ranking

• Mauritania — 27th of 71: 49.71%
• Cayman Islands — 28th of 71: 49.68%
• Ecuador — 29th of 71: 49.67%
• Barbados — 31st of 71: 49.59%
• Malawi — 32nd of 71: 49.53%
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 33rd of 71: 49.39%

What this measures

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.

Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 13 values

Secondary education, pupils (% female) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 48.52% (2018)
• Argentina — 50.18% (2017)
• Bahamas, The — 51.74% (2018)
• Barbados — 49.59% (2018)
• Belize — 50.59% (2018)
• Bolivia — 48.46% (2018)
• Brazil — 49.73% (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 51.8% (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 49.68% (2018)
• Chile — 49.24% (2017)

More education data for Turks and Caicos Islands

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 13 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 3,673 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 125.06% (2024)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 2 (2025)
• Secondary education, pupils — 3,004 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Turks and Caicos Islands's secondary education, pupils (% female)?

49.65% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1973?

It is down 7.13 percentage points from 56.78% in 1973. The highest value was 56.78% in 1973 and the lowest 45.82% in 1974.

How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank?

31st highest of 71 economies with data for 2018.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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