Primary education, pupils (% female) - Gender Statistics



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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

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