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Education > Ratio of female to male primary enrollment: 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 IranIran 122.22 2005
2 The GambiaThe Gambia 105.69 2004
3 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 105.57 2005
4 ArmeniaArmenia 104.27 2005
5 BermudaBermuda 103.31 2005
6 BangladeshBangladesh 103.22 2004
7 MongoliaMongolia 102.38 2005
8 MalawiMalawi 102.37 2005
9 BurmaBurma 101.95 2005
10 KiribatiKiribati 101.73 2005
11 RwandaRwanda 101.66 2005
12 NamibiaNamibia 101.56 2005
13 GeorgiaGeorgia 101.12 2005
14 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 100.89 2004
15 JordanJordan 100.72 2004
16 MauritaniaMauritania 100.58 2005
17 IsraelIsrael 100.57 2004
18 SeychellesSeychelles 100.47 2004
19 SurinameSuriname 100.41 2005
20 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 100.34 2005
21 OmanOman 100.31 2005
22 JamaicaJamaica 100.27 2004
23 MauritiusMauritius 100.21 2005
24 JapanJapan 100.19 2004
25 DenmarkDenmark 100.08 2004
26 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 100.07 2001
=27 UkraineUkraine 100.02 2005
=27 AustriaAustria 100.02 2004
29 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 99.93 2004
30 NorwayNorway 99.91 2004
31 BarbadosBarbados 99.84 2005
32 LesothoLesotho 99.82 2005
=33 HondurasHonduras 99.79 2004
=33 SwedenSweden 99.79 2004
=35 EcuadorEcuador 99.78 2005
=35 GermanyGermany 99.78 2004
37 BoliviaBolivia 99.76 2004
38 New ZealandNew Zealand 99.75 2004
39 UgandaUganda 99.68 2005
40 ChinaChina 99.64 2004
41 MalaysiaMalaysia 99.63 2003
42 The BahamasThe Bahamas 99.62 2005
43 SamoaSamoa 99.58 2005
44 CanadaCanada 99.57 2002
45 AustraliaAustralia 99.56 2004
46 BruneiBrunei 99.55 2005
47 RussiaRussia 99.54 2004
48 LuxembourgLuxembourg 99.53 2004
=49 CyprusCyprus 99.51 2004
=49 ItalyItaly 99.51 2004
51 SloveniaSlovenia 99.48 2004
=52 GabonGabon 99.47 2004
=52 PeruPeru 99.47 2004
=52 PolandPoland 99.47 2004
55 South KoreaSouth Korea 99.43 2005
56 BelgiumBelgium 99.34 2004
57 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 99.32 2004
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 99.31 2004
58 ArgentinaArgentina 99.3 2003
59 LithuaniaLithuania 99.28 2004
60 CroatiaCroatia 99.27 2003
=61 FranceFrance 99.21 2004
=61 FinlandFinland 99.21 2004
63 UzbekistanUzbekistan 99.17 2004
64 BahrainBahrain 99.14 2005
65 QatarQatar 99.11 2005
66 AlbaniaAlbania 99.06 2004
67 MaltaMalta 98.95 2004
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 98.9 2004
68 GreeceGreece 98.88 2004
69 DominicaDominica 98.87 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 98.87 2004
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 98.83 2004
70 IrelandIreland 98.81 2004
=71 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 98.8 2005
=71 KazakhstanKazakhstan 98.8 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 98.78 2004
=73 Costa RicaCosta Rica 98.78 2005
=73 Sri LankaSri Lanka 98.78 2003
75 MoldovaMoldova 98.72 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 98.67 2004
76 SlovakiaSlovakia 98.6 2004
77 HungaryHungary 98.59 2004
78 BotswanaBotswana 98.55 2005
79 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 98.51 2004
80 PhilippinesPhilippines 98.5 2004
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 98.5 2004
=81 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 98.37 2005
=81 RomaniaRomania 98.37 2004
83 LibyaLibya 98.34 2005
84 IndonesiaIndonesia 98.27 2004
=85 SpainSpain 98.25 2004
=85 ZimbabweZimbabwe 98.25 2003
87 BulgariaBulgaria 98.22 2004
=88 KuwaitKuwait 98.19 2005
=88 ColombiaColombia 98.19 2005
90 GuyanaGuyana 98.17 2004
91 MexicoMexico 98.11 2004
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 98.1 2003
92 VenezuelaVenezuela 97.99 2005
93 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 97.92 2003
94 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 97.91 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 97.83 2004
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 97.77 2003
95 UruguayUruguay 97.76 2003
96 FijiFiji 97.63 2005
97 BelizeBelize 97.61 2005
98 MaldivesMaldives 97.6 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 97.58 2004
99 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 97.44 2005
100 NetherlandsNetherlands 97.43 2004
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 97.4 2005
101 IcelandIceland 97.27 2004
102 United StatesUnited States 97.22 2004
103 NicaraguaNicaragua 97.17 2005
104 SingaporeSingapore 97.12 1991
105 VanuatuVanuatu 97.11 2005
=106 United Arab EmiratesUAE 97.07 2005
=106 PanamaPanama 97.07 2005
108 EstoniaEstonia 97.06 2004
109 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 96.99 2005
110 LatviaLatvia 96.96 2004
111 ParaguayParaguay 96.74 2003
112 LebanonLebanon 96.69 2005
113 TunisiaTunisia 96.67 2004
114 SenegalSenegal 96.64 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 96.63 2004
115 BelarusBelarus 96.57 2005
116 ArubaAruba 96.52 2005
117 South AfricaSouth Africa 96.47 2004
118 El SalvadorEl Salvador 96.44 2005
119 TanzaniaTanzania 96.41 2005
120 GhanaGhana 96.23 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 96.16 2004
121 TajikistanTajikistan 96.11 2005
122 KenyaKenya 96.06 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 95.96 2003
123 GrenadaGrenada 95.86 2005
124 MadagascarMadagascar 95.85 2005
125 EgyptEgypt 95.73 2004
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 95.71 2004
126 PortugalPortugal 95.59 2004
127 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 95.57 2004
128 SyriaSyria 95.4 2005
129 ChileChile 95.38 2004
130 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 95.37 2005
131 CubaCuba 95.36 2005
132 AndorraAndorra 95.24 2005
133 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 95.22 2005
134 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 95.16 2005
135 ThailandThailand 95.06 2005
136 TongaTonga 95.05 2005
137 Cape VerdeCape Verde 94.67 2005
138 ZambiaZambia 94.55 2005
139 BrazilBrazil 94.49 2003
140 HaitiHaiti 94.4 1991
=141 Hong KongHong Kong 94.07 2005
=141 TurkeyTurkey 94.07 2004
143 VietnamVietnam 93.62 2005
144 IndiaIndia 93.44 2004
145 PalauPalau 93.4 2005
146 SwazilandSwaziland 93.37 2004
147 East TimorEast Timor 92.82 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 92.67 2003
148 AlgeriaAlgeria 92.61 2005
149 CambodiaCambodia 92.41 2005
150 GuatemalaGuatemala 92.33 2005
151 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 92.28 2005
152 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 92.16 2005
153 MacauMacau 91.94 2005
154 NepalNepal 91.16 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 91.1 2003
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 90.85 2004
155 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 89.76 2005
156 MoroccoMorocco 89.36 2005
157 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 88.73 2005
158 LaosLaos 88.18 2005
159 ComorosComoros 88.1 2005
160 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 87.82 2003
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 87.79 2002
161 SudanSudan 87.04 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 86.17 2004
162 AngolaAngola 85.89 1999
163 BurundiBurundi 85.78 2005
164 EthiopiaEthiopia 85.67 2005
165 NigeriaNigeria 85.56 2005
166 CameroonCameroon 85.12 2005
167 TogoTogo 84.74 2005
168 MozambiqueMozambique 84.59 2005
169 GuineaGuinea 83.95 2005
170 IraqIraq 82.53 2005
171 DjiboutiDjibouti 81.7 2005
172 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 81.29 2005
173 EritreaEritrea 80.55 2005
174 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 80.02 2005
175 BeninBenin 79.86 2005
176 MaliMali 79.74 2005
177 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 79.21 2003
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 78.32 2004
178 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 78.26 2003
179 PakistanPakistan 76.04 2005
180 NigerNiger 73.02 2005
181 LiberiaLiberia 72.69 2000
182 YemenYemen 70.74 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 67.65 1991
=183 ChadChad 66.93 2005
=183 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 66.93 2001
185 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 66.21 2005
186 AfghanistanAfghanistan 59.28 2005

Citation

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Interesting observations about Education > Ratio of female to male primary enrollment

  • Iran ranked first for ratio of female to male primary enrollment amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Bermuda ranked first for ratio of female to male primary enrollment amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Afghanistan has ranked last for ratio of female to male primary enrollment since 1999.
  • Armenia ranked first for ratio of female to male primary enrollment amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • The Gambia ranked first for ratio of female to male primary enrollment amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2004.
  • Mauritania ranked first for ratio of female to male primary enrollment amongst Former French colonies in 2005.
  • Iraq ranked last for ratio of female to male primary enrollment amongst OPEC countries in 2005.
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis ranked first for ratio of female to male primary enrollment amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2005.
  • Mongolia ranked first for ratio of female to male primary enrollment amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2005.
  • Israel ranked third for ratio of female to male primary enrollment amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2004.
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