Australia

Fiji

Marshall Is.

New Zealand

Australia & Oceania

Bermuda (U.K.)

Cayman Is. (U.K.)

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean

Afghanistan

Kazakhstan

Tajikistan

Central Asia

Mongolia

Nepal

South Korea

East Asia

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Eurasia

Albania

Andorra

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Malta

Moldova

Netherlands

Northern Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

San Marino

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Europe

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Uruguay

Venezuela

Latin America

Curaçao (Neth.)

Greenland (Denmark)

Mauritania

Puerto Rico (U.S.)

São Tomé and Príncipe

None

Canada

Mexico

United States

North America

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

South Asia

Brunei

Cambodia

Indonesia

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Thailand

Vietnam

Southeast Asia

Bahrain

Egypt

Iran

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Oman

Palestine

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

Southwest Asia and North Africa

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cabo Verde

Democratic Republic of Congo

Guinea

Madagascar

Mali

Mozambique

Niger

Rwanda

Senegal

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Sub-Saharan Africa

A map displays adult females with a master's degree by country. Dark green (more than 14 percent) in Poland and Bulgaria. Medium green (10 to 14) in U S. Light green (7 to 10) in Australia. Very light green (less than 7) in India and Brazil.

The percentage of the female population ages 25 and older that attained or completed Master's degree or equivalent as the highest level of education

Countries

World

World Bank

Adult Females with College Education (Master's)

Percent

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Bahamas

Barbados

Haiti

Jamaica

St. Lucia

Kyrgyzstan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

China

Japan

Armenia

Russia

Croatia

Luxembourg

Montenegro

Ukraine

Argentina

Guyana

Honduras

Nicaragua

Suriname

Mauritius

Tonga

Maldives

Laos

Singapore

Timor-Leste

Algeria

Iraq

Lebanon

Libya

Morocco

Syria

Tunisia

Yemen

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Côte d'Ivoire

eSwatini

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Malawi

Namibia

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

Sierra Leone

South Sudan

Sudan

Tanzania

Togo

Uganda

Zambia

In North America, Canada, Mexico, and most Central American and Caribbean countries saw change between 3 and 88 percent in the Gender Inequality Index. In the United States, the change was between 1 and 3 percent. In most South American countries, change was between 3 and 88 percent, except for Brazil (between 1 and 3 percent) and Venezuela (between 1 and –4 percent). In Europe, most countries had change between 3 and 88 percent. In Africa, most countries report no data. However, almost all of those for which there are data had change between 3 and 88 percent: Algeria, Libya, Gabon, Rwanda, Burundi, Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa. Morocco had change between 1 and –4 percent. In Southwest, Central, and South Asia, most countries lack data. However, in Southwest Asia, Turkey, Armenia, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, and United Arab Emirates are between 3 and 88 percent; Iran is between 1 and 3 percent; and Kuwait is between –4 and –8 percent. In Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan are between 3 and 88 percent. In South Asia, Nepal and Sri Lanka are between 3 and 88 percent. In Southeast and East Asia and Oceania, all countries for which there are data are between 3 and 88 percent, except for South Korea, which is between –8 and –42 percent.

Percent change in Gender Inequality Index values between 2011 and 2021, by country. The Gender Inequality Index measures achievement between women and men in three dimensions: reproductive health, empowerment, and the labor market.

Change in Gender Inequality Index, 2011-2021

Adult Females with College Education (Master's)			Change in Gender Inequality Index, 2011-2021			East African Community (EAC) Members	Countries at War or with Serious Insurrections since 1995
Class	Rank	Percent	Class	Rank	Percentage of change	Value	Value