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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Primary education, pupils (% female) - Gender Statistics (Most Recent Data)
Rank
Country
Value
1
Iran (2007)
55.12
2
Gambia (2008)
51.15
3
Turks and Caicos Islands (2005)
51.08
4
Rwanda (2009)
50.8
5
Senegal (2009)
50.61
6
Bangladesh (2008)
50.51
7
Mauritania (2009)
50.43
8
Malawi (2009)
50.25
9
Kiribati (2008)
50.11
10
Liechtenstein (2008)
50.05
11
Uganda (2009)
49.99
12
St. Kitts and Nevis (2009)
49.83
13
Bhutan (2009)
49.74
14
Tanzania (2009)
49.67
15
Sao Tome and Principe (2009)
49.66
16
Burma (2008)
49.63
17
Zimbabwe (2006)
49.61
18
Zambia (2009)
49.53
19
Seychelles (2009)
49.48
20
Nepal (2009)
49.46
21
Lesotho (2007)
49.44
22
Gabon (2004)
49.44
23
Ecuador (2009)
49.39
24
Namibia (2009)
49.37
25
Madagascar (2009)
49.36
26
Netherlands Antilles (2003)
49.19
27
Belarus (2008)
49.19
28
Kenya (2009)
49.16
29
Mongolia (2009)
49.16
30
Burundi (2009)
49.16
31
Mauritius (2009)
49.16
32
Oman (2008)
49.15
33
Bahamas (2008)
49.1
34
Iceland (2008)
49.09
35
Sri Lanka (2008)
49.08
36
Peru (2008)
49.05
37
Honduras (2008)
49.04
38
St. Lucia (2009)
49.03
39
Barbados (2008)
49.02
40
Jordan (2008)
49
41
Micronesia (2007)
48.98
42
Luxembourg (2008)
48.95
43
Botswana (2007)
48.94
44
Monaco (2009)
48.94
45
Puerto Rico (2009)
48.93
46
Israel (2008)
48.93
47
United States (2008)
48.92
48
Belgium (2008)
48.92
49
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009)
48.91
50
Kuwait (2009)
48.9
51
Kyrgyzstan (2009)
48.9
52
Qatar (2009)
48.89
53
Denmark (2008)
48.87
54
Colombia (2009)
48.86
55
Jamaica (2008)
48.86
56
Bolivia (2008)
48.86
57
Russia (2008)
48.86
58
West Bank and Gaza (2009)
48.85
59
South Africa (2007)
48.84
60
Kazakhstan (2009)
48.81
61
Mexico (2008)
48.8
62
Argentina (2007)
48.8
63
Equatorial Guinea (2009)
48.79
64
Dominica (2009)
48.78
65
Japan (2008)
48.78
66
Norway (2008)
48.77
67
Bahrain (2009)
48.76
68
Finland (2008)
48.76
69
New Zealand (2008)
48.76
70
Gibraltar (2009)
48.76
71
Ukraine (2009)
48.75
72
Cyprus (2008)
48.75
73
Malta (2008)
48.74
74
Ireland (2008)
48.74
75
United Kingdom (2008)
48.73
76
Croatia (2008)
48.73
77
Belize (2009)
48.7
78
Guyana (2009)
48.68
79
High income: OECD (2008)
48.66
80
High income (2008)
48.66
81
High income: nonOECD (2008)
48.65
82
Aruba (2009)
48.64
83
Canada (2006)
48.64
84
Saudi Arabia (2009)
48.64
85
Serbia (2009)
48.63
86
Australia (2008)
48.62
87
Germany (2008)
48.61
88
Greece (2007)
48.6
89
Slovakia (2008)
48.59
90
Uzbekistan (2009)
48.57
91
Sweden (2008)
48.57
92
Ghana (2009)
48.56
93
Malaysia (2007)
48.55
94
Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2008)
48.54
95
Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2008)
48.53
96
Lebanon (2009)
48.53
97
Bulgaria (2008)
48.5
98
Poland (2008)
48.49
99
France (2008)
48.48
100
Switzerland (2008)
48.48
101
Philippines (2008)
48.47
102
Trinidad and Tobago (2008)
48.46
103
Indonesia (2008)
48.45
104
Czech Republic (2008)
48.45
105
Nicaragua (2008)
48.44
106
Macedonia (2008)
48.42
107
Thailand (2009)
48.41
108
Togo (2009)
48.41
109
Slovenia (2008)
48.39
110
Turkey (2008)
48.39
111
Spain (2008)
48.38
112
Costa Rica (2009)
48.37
113
Austria (2008)
48.34
114
Netherlands (2008)
48.34
115
Antigua and Barbuda (2009)
48.33
116
Hungary (2008)
48.32
117
Italy (2008)
48.32
118
Romania (2008)
48.31
119
Upper middle income (2008)
48.3
120
Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2008)
48.28
121
Moldova (2009)
48.26
122
Venezuela (2008)
48.26
123
Paraguay (2008)
48.26
124
Suriname (2008)
48.25
125
Estonia (2008)
48.22
126
Uruguay (2008)
48.22
127
Singapore (2008)
48.18
128
Panama (2008)
48.18
129
United Arab Emirates (2009)
48.16
130
Marshall Islands (2009)
48.14
131
Fiji (2008)
48.13
132
Tajikistan (2008)
48.1
133
Brunei Darussalam (2009)
48.1
134
Cuba (2009)
48.09
135
El Salvador (2009)
48.09
136
Lithuania (2008)
48.06
137
Maldives (2009)
48.05
138
Guatemala (2008)
48.02
139
Republic of the Congo (2009)
47.97
140
Tuvalu (2006)
47.95
141
Syria (2009)
47.93
142
Vietnam (2009)
47.93
143
Swaziland (2007)
47.91
144
Cape Verde (2009)
47.9
145
Hong Kong (2009)
47.86
146
Cayman Islands (2008)
47.86
147
Tunisia (2008)
47.82
148
Palau (2007)
47.8
149
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2009)
47.78
150
Chile (2008)
47.77
151
Latvia (2008)
47.77
152
North Korea (2008)
47.71
153
South Korea (2008)
47.71
154
Low income (2008)
47.69
155
Libya (2006)
47.66
156
Albania (2009)
47.61
157
Egypt (2007)
47.6
158
San Marino (2009)
47.58
159
Andorra (2009)
47.56
160
Ethiopia (2009)
47.54
161
Sierra Leone (2007)
47.53
162
Timor-Leste (2009)
47.51
163
Western Samoa (2009)
47.51
164
Grenada (2009)
47.46
165
Portugal (2008)
47.42
166
Cambodia (2008)
47.39
167
Vanuatu (2007)
47.36
168
Low & middle income (2008)
47.34
169
Algeria (2009)
47.29
170
Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2008)
47.27
171
Macau (2009)
47.26
172
Middle income (2008)
47.25
173
Arab World (2007)
47.23
174
Brazil (2008)
47.18
175
East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (2008)
47.17
176
Mozambique (2009)
47.15
177
Tonga (2006)
47.12
178
Comoros (2008)
47.1
179
Solomon Islands (2007)
47.07
180
Morocco (2009)
47.03
181
Lower middle income (2008)
47.01
182
India (2007)
46.99
183
Georgia (2009)
46.92
184
Liberia (2008)
46.92
185
Armenia (2009)
46.83
186
South Asia (2007)
46.79
187
Laos (2008)
46.62
188
Azerbaijan (2009)
46.51
189
China (2008)
46.47
190
Sudan (2009)
46.47
191
Bermuda (2006)
46.22
192
Burkina Faso (2009)
46.15
193
Cameroon (2009)
46.06
194
Nigeria (2007)
45.99
195
Democratic Republic of the Congo (2009)
45.95
196
Djibouti (2007)
45.78
197
Benin (2008)
45.53
198
Dominican Republic (2009)
45.5
199
Guinea (2008)
45.16
200
Mali (2009)
45.13
201
Angola (2008)
45.05
202
Eritrea (2009)
44.99
203
Ivory Coast (2009)
44.7
204
Iraq (2007)
44.35
205
Papua New Guinea (2006)
44.34
206
Pakistan (2009)
44.1
207
Yemen (2008)
43.64
208
Niger (2009)
43.14
209
Central African Republic (2009)
41.79
210
Chad (2009)
41.19
211
Guinea-Bissau (2000)
40.25
212
Afghanistan (2008)
38.23
213
Somalia (2007)
35.46
Country Comparison Graph