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Table 4 Countries Where Women Significantly Outnumber Men in Higher Educationa

From: Elective egg freezing and its underlying socio-demography: a binational analysis with global implications

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%

  1. 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
  2. bStatistics Canada. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/type/data#tables