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Education > Female enrolment share > Primary level: Countries Compared

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DEFINITION: Girls' enrolment share, primary level is the number of girls enrolled in primary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of pupils in primary school.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 62% 2000
2 LesothoLesotho 50.6% 2000
3 MongoliaMongolia 50.1% 2000
=4 RwandaRwanda 50% 2000
=4 NamibiaNamibia 50% 2000
6 TanzaniaTanzania 49.9% 2000
=7 VanuatuVanuatu 49.7% 2000
=7 BotswanaBotswana 49.7% 2000
=9 GabonGabon 49.6% 2000
=9 BermudaBermuda 49.6% 2000
=9 HondurasHonduras 49.6% 2000
12 KenyaKenya 49.5% 2000
13 NicaraguaNicaragua 49.4% 2000
=14 SwedenSweden 49.3% 2000
=14 SeychellesSeychelles 49.3% 2000
=14 BurmaBurma 49.3% 2000
=17 LibyaLibya 49.2% 2000
=17 MauritiusMauritius 49.2% 2000
=17 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 49.2% 2000
=20 BarbadosBarbados 49.1% 2000
=20 EcuadorEcuador 49.1% 2000
=20 ZimbabweZimbabwe 49.1% 2000
=20 ArgentinaArgentina 49.1% 2000
=24 KiribatiKiribati 49% 2002
=24 PeruPeru 49% 2002
=24 MadagascarMadagascar 49% 2000
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 49% 2000
=27 KuwaitKuwait 48.9% 2002
=27 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 48.9% 2002
=27 MalawiMalawi 48.9% 2000
=27 BahrainBahrain 48.9% 2000
=27 BangladeshBangladesh 48.9% 2000
=27 PhilippinesPhilippines 48.9% 2000
=27 MoldovaMoldova 48.9% 2000
=27 ColombiaColombia 48.9% 2000
=27 SurinameSuriname 48.9% 2000
=27 Cape VerdeCape Verde 48.9% 2000
=27 JamaicaJamaica 48.9% 2000
=38 JordanJordan 48.8% 2002
=38 CanadaCanada 48.8% 2002
=38 FinlandFinland 48.8% 2000
=38 GeorgiaGeorgia 48.8% 2000
=38 QatarQatar 48.8% 2000
=38 MexicoMexico 48.8% 2000
=38 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 48.8% 2000
=38 JapanJapan 48.8% 2000
=38 KazakhstanKazakhstan 48.8% 2000
=38 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 48.8% 2000
=48 SlovakiaSlovakia 48.7% 2000
=48 NorwayNorway 48.7% 2000
=48 MalaysiaMalaysia 48.7% 2000
=48 LuxembourgLuxembourg 48.7% 2000
=48 DenmarkDenmark 48.7% 2000
=48 IsraelIsrael 48.7% 2000
=48 BoliviaBolivia 48.7% 2000
=48 ArmeniaArmenia 48.7% 2000
=48 United StatesUnited States 48.7% 2000
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 48.65% 2000
=57 UkraineUkraine 48.6% 2002
=57 MaltaMalta 48.6% 2002
=57 GuyanaGuyana 48.6% 2002
=57 SwazilandSwaziland 48.6% 2000
=57 FranceFrance 48.6% 2000
=57 IndonesiaIndonesia 48.6% 2000
=57 AustraliaAustralia 48.6% 2000
=57 MaldivesMaldives 48.6% 2000
=57 ArubaAruba 48.6% 2000
=57 New ZealandNew Zealand 48.6% 2000
=57 AlbaniaAlbania 48.6% 2000
=57 RussiaRussia 48.6% 2000
=57 South AfricaSouth Africa 48.6% 2000
=57 LatviaLatvia 48.6% 2000
=57 BelgiumBelgium 48.6% 2000
=57 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 48.6% 2000
=57 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 48.6% 2000
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 48.57% 2000
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 48.51% 2000
=74 Sri LankaSri Lanka 48.5% 2002
=74 MonacoMonaco 48.5% 2002
=74 BelizeBelize 48.5% 2000
=74 ItalyItaly 48.5% 2000
=74 VenezuelaVenezuela 48.5% 2000
=74 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 48.5% 2000
=74 LithuaniaLithuania 48.5% 2000
=74 SloveniaSlovenia 48.5% 2000
=74 CyprusCyprus 48.5% 2000
=74 AustriaAustria 48.5% 2000
=74 BelarusBelarus 48.5% 2000
=74 ChileChile 48.5% 2000
=74 CroatiaCroatia 48.5% 2000
=74 UruguayUruguay 48.5% 2000
=74 IcelandIceland 48.5% 2000
=74 GermanyGermany 48.5% 2000
=74 PolandPoland 48.5% 2000
=74 UzbekistanUzbekistan 48.5% 1997
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 48.49% 2000
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 48.48% 2000
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 48.44% 2000
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 48.42% 2000
=92 IrelandIreland 48.4% 2002
=92 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 48.4% 2000
=92 PortugalPortugal 48.4% 2000
=92 ThailandThailand 48.4% 2000
=92 HungaryHungary 48.4% 2000
=92 GreeceGreece 48.4% 2000
=92 ParaguayParaguay 48.4% 2000
=92 SpainSpain 48.4% 2000
=92 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 48.4% 2000
=92 GrenadaGrenada 48.4% 2000
=102 FijiFiji 48.3% 2002
=102 The BahamasThe Bahamas 48.3% 2002
=102 DominicaDominica 48.3% 2000
=102 NetherlandsNetherlands 48.3% 2000
=102 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 48.3% 2000
=102 RomaniaRomania 48.3% 2000
=108 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 48.2% 2002
=108 PanamaPanama 48.2% 2000
=108 LebanonLebanon 48.2% 2000
=108 MauritaniaMauritania 48.2% 2000
=108 OmanOman 48.2% 2000
=113 Costa RicaCosta Rica 48.1% 2000
=113 El SalvadorEl Salvador 48.1% 2000
=113 BulgariaBulgaria 48.1% 2000
=113 BrazilBrazil 48.1% 2000
=113 ZambiaZambia 48.1% 2000
=118 ChinaChina 48% 2002
=118 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 48% 2000
=118 United Arab EmiratesUAE 48% 2000
=118 HaitiHaiti 48% 1995
122 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 47.9% 2000
123 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 47.8% 1995
=124 EstoniaEstonia 47.7% 2000
=124 SamoaSamoa 47.7% 2000
=124 CubaCuba 47.7% 2000
=124 VietnamVietnam 47.7% 2000
=128 The GambiaThe Gambia 47.6% 2000
=128 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 47.6% 2000
=128 TunisiaTunisia 47.6% 2000
=128 SingaporeSingapore 47.6% 1997
=132 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 47.5% 2000
=132 BruneiBrunei 47.5% 2000
=134 TajikistanTajikistan 47.4% 2000
=134 GhanaGhana 47.4% 2000
=134 UgandaUganda 47.4% 2000
137 MacauMacau 47.3% 2000
138 SyriaSyria 47.2% 2000
139 TurkeyTurkey 47% 2000
140 AngolaAngola 46.9% 2000
=141 GuatemalaGuatemala 46.8% 2000
=141 AlgeriaAlgeria 46.8% 2000
143 SenegalSenegal 46.5% 2000
144 TongaTonga 46.4% 2000
145 CambodiaCambodia 46.3% 2000
146 CameroonCameroon 46.2% 2000
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 46.13% 2000
147 BhutanBhutan 46.1% 2000
=148 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 45.9% 2000
=148 ComorosComoros 45.9% 2000
150 MoroccoMorocco 45.6% 2000
151 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 45.4% 2002
152 SudanSudan 45.1% 2002
153 EritreaEritrea 45% 2000
154 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 44.8% 1997
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 44.62% 2000
155 NigeriaNigeria 44.5% 1995
156 BurundiBurundi 44.4% 2000
157 TogoTogo 44.3% 2000
158 NepalNepal 44.1% 2000
159 IraqIraq 44% 2002
160 IndiaIndia 43.6% 2002
=161 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 43.3% 2000
=161 MozambiqueMozambique 43.3% 2000
163 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 43.2% 2000
164 DjiboutiDjibouti 42.8% 2000
165 MaliMali 41.7% 2000
166 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 41.3% 2000
167 GuineaGuinea 41.1% 2000
=168 LiberiaLiberia 40.8% 2002
=168 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 40.8% 2000
=170 EthiopiaEthiopia 40.6% 2000
=170 BeninBenin 40.6% 2000
172 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 40.2% 2002
173 NigerNiger 39.6% 2000
174 ChadChad 38.7% 2000
175 PakistanPakistan 35.9% 2002
176 AfghanistanAfghanistan 32% 1995

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Interesting observations about Education > Female enrolment share > Primary level

  • All of the top 2 countries by female enrolment share > primary level are Christian.
  • 3 of the top 4 countries by female enrolment share > primary level are Landlocked.
  • All of the top 2 countries by female enrolment share > primary level are Former British Colonies'.
  • 27 of the top 38 countries by female enrolment share > primary level are Hot countries.
  • 4 of the top 6 countries by female enrolment share > primary level are Sub-Saharan African.
  • All of the bottom 3 countries by female enrolment share > primary level are Failed states’ .
  • Argentina ranked first for female enrolment share > primary level amongst Emerging markets in 2000.
  • All of the bottom 4 countries by female enrolment share > primary level are Muslim.
  • Afghanistan ranked last for female enrolment share > primary level amongst South Asia in 1995.
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