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Education > Elementary school > Gender ratio: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 MauritaniaMauritania 107.19 2008
2 DominicaDominica 106.14 2008
3 BangladeshBangladesh 105.71 2008
4 The GambiaThe Gambia 105.59 2008
5 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 105.57 2005
6 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 104.08 2005
7 ChinaChina 103.84 2008
8 MalawiMalawi 102.79 2008
9 BelarusBelarus 102.45 2008
10 PalauPalau 102.36 2007
11 SenegalSenegal 102.35 2008
12 KiribatiKiribati 101.94 2007
13 ArmeniaArmenia 101.67 2008
=14 RwandaRwanda 101.48 2008
=14 LuxembourgLuxembourg 101.48 2008
16 BhutanBhutan 101.44 2009
17 IsraelIsrael 101.43 2008
18 OmanOman 101.38 2008
19 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 101.16 2008
20 UgandaUganda 101.13 2008
21 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 100.82 2009
22 JordanJordan 100.69 2008
23 United StatesUnited States 100.68 2008
24 IrelandIreland 100.53 2008
25 UkraineUkraine 100.5 2008
26 New ZealandNew Zealand 100.46 2008
27 KazakhstanKazakhstan 100.28 2009
=28 IcelandIceland 100.25 2008
=28 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 100.25 2008
=30 Sri LankaSri Lanka 100.21 2008
=30 NorwayNorway 100.21 2008
32 RussiaRussia 100.19 2008
33 GreeceGreece 100.17 2007
34 DenmarkDenmark 100.04 2007
35 JapanJapan 100.02 2008
36 The BahamasThe Bahamas 99.99 2008
37 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 99.95 2008
38 EcuadorEcuador 99.91 2008
39 BelgiumBelgium 99.86 2008
40 AustraliaAustralia 99.85 2008
41 CroatiaCroatia 99.81 2007
42 BoliviaBolivia 99.79 2007
43 HondurasHonduras 99.78 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 99.74 2007
44 BruneiBrunei 99.73 2008
45 MaltaMalta 99.69 2007
46 PeruPeru 99.65 2008
47 PolandPoland 99.63 2007
48 GermanyGermany 99.62 2008
49 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 99.6 2008
50 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 99.59 2008
51 United Arab EmiratesUAE 99.56 2007
52 BulgariaBulgaria 99.55 2008
53 AlbaniaAlbania 99.54 2004
54 CanadaCanada 99.53 2006
55 MalaysiaMalaysia 99.5 2007
56 MongoliaMongolia 99.45 2008
57 BurmaBurma 99.44 2008
58 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 99.43 2008
59 MauritiusMauritius 99.42 2008
60 ColombiaColombia 99.41 2008
61 GabonGabon 99.4 2004
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 99.36 2007
=62 SwedenSweden 99.32 2008
=62 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 99.32 2008
64 SamoaSamoa 99.28 2007
=65 SloveniaSlovenia 99.23 2008
=65 SlovakiaSlovakia 99.23 2008
67 Costa RicaCosta Rica 99.19 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 99.19 2006
68 QatarQatar 99.16 2008
69 ItalyItaly 99.14 2007
70 SeychellesSeychelles 99.1 2008
71 FinlandFinland 99.09 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 99.08 2007
72 GhanaGhana 99.03 2008
73 LesothoLesotho 99.02 2007
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 99.01 2007
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 98.99 2007
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 98.97 2008
74 ZimbabweZimbabwe 98.96 2006
75 SpainSpain 98.93 2008
76 GuyanaGuyana 98.92 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 98.9 2007
77 CyprusCyprus 98.86 2008
78 NamibiaNamibia 98.78 2008
79 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 98.74 2008
80 RomaniaRomania 98.73 2008
81 EstoniaEstonia 98.72 2008
82 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 98.69 2003
=83 FranceFrance 98.59 2008
=83 TuvaluTuvalu 98.59 2006
85 TanzaniaTanzania 98.56 2008
86 AustriaAustria 98.55 2008
87 ArgentinaArgentina 98.52 2007
=88 HungaryHungary 98.51 2008
=88 FijiFiji 98.51 2008
90 BahrainBahrain 98.43 2008
91 MexicoMexico 98.37 2008
92 PhilippinesPhilippines 98.34 2008
93 KuwaitKuwait 98.22 2008
94 NetherlandsNetherlands 98.18 2008
95 CubaCuba 98.13 2008
96 ZambiaZambia 97.91 2008
=97 KenyaKenya 97.89 2008
=97 MoldovaMoldova 97.89 2008
=97 GeorgiaGeorgia 97.89 2008
=100 UzbekistanUzbekistan 97.88 2008
=100 BotswanaBotswana 97.88 2006
102 ThailandThailand 97.82 2008
103 NicaraguaNicaragua 97.81 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 97.77 2007
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 97.75 2007
104 TunisiaTunisia 97.68 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 97.65 2007
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 97.64 2005
105 LithuaniaLithuania 97.64 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 97.5 2007
106 TurkeyTurkey 97.38 2008
107 IndonesiaIndonesia 97.36 2008
108 VenezuelaVenezuela 97.34 2008
109 El SalvadorEl Salvador 97.28 2008
110 BarbadosBarbados 97.27 1971
111 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 97.26 2007
112 LebanonLebanon 97.24 2008
113 UruguayUruguay 97.19 2007
114 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 97.17 2007
115 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 97.14 2008
116 MadagascarMadagascar 97.09 2008
117 PanamaPanama 97.05 2008
118 TongaTonga 97.01 2006
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 96.99 2007
119 BelizeBelize 96.99 2008
120 JamaicaJamaica 96.95 2008
121 IndiaIndia 96.83 2007
122 ParaguayParaguay 96.76 2007
123 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 96.56 2008
124 South AfricaSouth Africa 96.37 2007
=125 LatviaLatvia 96.18 2008
=125 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 96.18 2008
=125 ArubaAruba 96.18 2008
128 TajikistanTajikistan 96.08 2008
129 SyriaSyria 95.76 2008
130 HaitiHaiti 95.7 1997
131 VanuatuVanuatu 95.68 2007
132 SurinameSuriname 95.42 2008
133 LibyaLibya 95.18 2006
=134 MonacoMonaco 95.05 2009
=134 ChileChile 95.05 2007
136 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 95.03 2007
137 BurundiBurundi 95 2008
138 PortugalPortugal 94.96 2007
139 VietnamVietnam 94.8 2001
140 GrenadaGrenada 94.6 2008
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 94.41 2007
141 MaldivesMaldives 94.38 2008
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 94.27 2005
142 GuatemalaGuatemala 94.22 2008
143 AlgeriaAlgeria 93.92 2008
144 East TimorEast Timor 93.86 2008
145 Cape VerdeCape Verde 93.83 2008
146 CambodiaCambodia 93.62 2008
147 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 93.57 2008
148 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 93.44 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 93.33 2006
149 SwazilandSwaziland 92.77 2007
150 BrazilBrazil 92.75 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 91.84 2005
151 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 91.83 2008
152 ComorosComoros 91.57 2008
153 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 91.5 2008
154 LaosLaos 90.57 2008
155 MoroccoMorocco 90.52 2008
156 SudanSudan 89.95 2009
157 LiberiaLiberia 89.53 2008
158 EthiopiaEthiopia 89.38 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 88.78 2008
159 DjiboutiDjibouti 88.35 2008
160 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 88.2 2007
161 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 88.15 2009
162 MozambiqueMozambique 87.99 2008
163 NigeriaNigeria 87.53 2007
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 87.5 2002
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 86.75 2006
164 BeninBenin 86.63 2008
165 TogoTogo 86.46 2007
166 NepalNepal 86.19 2002
167 CameroonCameroon 85.85 2008
168 BermudaBermuda 85.34 2006
169 GuineaGuinea 85.27 2008
170 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 84.32 2006
171 IraqIraq 84.05 2005
172 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 83.85 2008
173 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 83.42 2008
174 MaliMali 82.84 2008
175 PakistanPakistan 82.6 2008
176 EritreaEritrea 82.37 2008
177 AngolaAngola 81.08 2008
178 NigerNiger 79.66 2009
179 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 79.39 2008
180 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 70.5 2008
181 ChadChad 70.2 2008
182 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 67.46 2000
183 AfghanistanAfghanistan 66.36 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 64.18 1985
184 SomaliaSomalia 55.05 2007

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  • All of the top 2 countries by elementary school > gender ratio are Hot countries.
  • 4 of the top 5 countries by elementary school > gender ratio are Former British Colonies'.
  • 58 of the top 99 countries by elementary school > gender ratio are Christian.
  • 3 of the top 4 countries by elementary school > gender ratio are Muslim.
  • 3 of the top 6 countries by elementary school > gender ratio are Tourist destination.
  • Mauritania has ranked in the top 2 for elementary school > gender ratio since 2005.
  • All of the bottom 6 countries by elementary school > gender ratio are Failed states’ .
  • 22 of the bottom 29 countries by elementary school > gender ratio are Sub-Saharan African.
  • 21 of the top 53 countries by elementary school > gender ratio are European.
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