School enrollment, primary, female (% net) - Human development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators
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Break in series between 1997 and 1998 due to due to change from International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED76) to ISCED97. Recent data are provisional. Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music. Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
| School enrollment, primary, female (% net) - Human development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  Seychelles (2004) | 99.98 |
| 2 | Madagascar (2007) | 98.87 |
| 3 | Tanzania (2006) | 97.22 |
| 4 | Sao Tome and Principe (2008) | 96.52 |
| 5 | Mauritius (2007) | 96.09 |
| 6 | Uganda (2007) | 96.08 |
| 7 | Tunisia (2007) | 95.49 |
| 8 | Rwanda (2007) | 94.89 |
| 9 | Algeria (2007) | 94.52 |
| 10 | Zambia (2007) | 94.39 |
| 11 | Egypt (2007) | 93.5 |
| 12 | North Africa (2007) | 92.45 |
| 13 | Libya (1991) | 90.37 |
| 14 | Malawi (2007) | 90.11 |
| 15 | Namibia (2007) | 88.97 |
| 16 | Zimbabwe (2006) | 88.36 |
| 17 | Swaziland (2007) | 87.85 |
| 18 | Gabon (2001) | 87.69 |
| 19 | Morocco (2007) | 86.44 |
| 20 | Kenya (2007) | 86.3 |
| 21 | South Africa (2007) | 85.95 |
| 22 | Botswana (2005) | 85.37 |
| 23 | Cape Verde (2007) | 83.74 |
| 24 | Mauritania (2007) | 82.89 |
| 25 | Burundi (2007) | 80.28 |
| 26 | Africa (2006) | 74.62 |
| 27 | Lesotho (2006) | 73.93 |
| 28 | Ghana (2008) | 73.28 |
| 29 | Mozambique (2006) | 73.09 |
| 30 | Benin (2006) | 72.96 |
| 31 | Togo (2007) | 72.21 |
| 32 | Senegal (2007) | 71.89 |
| 33 | Sub-Saharan Africa (2006) | 70.12 |
| 34 | Gambia (2008) | 69.28 |
| 35 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2006) | 68.74 |
| 36 | Guinea (2007) | 68.54 |
| 37 | Ethiopia (2007) | 68.48 |
| 38 | Equatorial Guinea (2007) | 66.2 |
| 39 | Cameroon (1991) | 64.74 |
| 40 | Nigeria (2006) | 59.62 |
| 41 | Mali (2007) | 56.19 |
| 42 | Burkina Faso (2008) | 53.87 |
| 43 | Republic of the Congo (2007) | 51.64 |
| 44 | Comoros (2000) | 50.5 |
| 45 | Chad (2003) | 49.46 |
| 46 | Angola (1998) | 48.89 |
| 47 | Ivory Coast (2003) | 48.84 |
| 48 | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2000) | 48.73 |
| 49 | Central African Republic (2008) | 47.85 |
| 50 | Djibouti (2008) | 42.69 |
| 51 | Eritrea (2007) | 38.49 |
| 52 | Niger (2007) | 38.35 |
| 53 | Guinea-Bissau (2001) | 37.45 |
| 54 | Sudan (2000) | 37.24 |
| 55 | Sierra Leone (1991) | 36.41 |
| 56 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1999) | 32.26 |
| 57 | Liberia (2008) | 29.76 |
| 58 | Somalia (1991) | 5.15 |
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