Primary education, pupils (% female) - Participation - Education - World Development Indicators

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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) - Participation - Education - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Iran (2008)57.11
2Gambia (2008)51.15
3Rwanda (2008)50.87
4Liechtenstein (2007)50.85
5Bangladesh (2008)50.51
6Mauritania (2008)50.31
7Malawi (2008)50.22
8Senegal (2008)50.18
9Uganda (2008)49.94
10St. Kitts and Nevis (2008)49.81
11Bhutan (2009)49.74
12Sao Tome and Principe (2009)49.66
13Zimbabwe (2006)49.61
14Burma (2006)49.57
15Namibia (2008)49.49
16Lesotho (2007)49.44
17Gabon (2004)49.44
18Kiribati (2005)49.37
19Tanzania (2008)49.33
20Jordan (2007)49.29
21Seychelles (2007)49.27
22Mongolia (2008)49.25
23Zambia (2008)49.25
24Madagascar (2008)49.22
25Kenya (2008)49.2
26Netherlands Antilles (2003)49.19
27Belarus (2008)49.19
28Oman (2008)49.15
29Botswana (2006)49.11
30St. Lucia (2008)49.11
31Bahamas (2007)49.05
32Honduras (2008)49.04
33Iceland (2007)49.03
34Barbados (2008)49.02
35Qatar (2008)49.02
36Sri Lanka (2007)49.01
37Peru (2007)49.01
38Mauritius (2008)49.01
39Ecuador (2007)49
40Jamaica (2007)48.98
41Micronesia (2007)48.98
42Bolivia (2007)48.98
43West Bank and Gaza (2007)48.96
44Monaco (2009)48.94
45Israel (2007)48.94
46Antigua and Barbuda (2007)48.91
47United Kingdom (2007)48.91
48Belgium (2007)48.9
49Finland (2007)48.89
50Nepal (2008)48.88
51Colombia (2008)48.84
52South Africa (2007)48.84
53Kuwait (2008)48.83
54Bahrain (2008)48.82
55Serbia (2008)48.82
56Kazakhstan (2009)48.81
57Russia (2007)48.81
58Kyrgyzstan (2008)48.8
59Japan (2007)48.8
60Ukraine (2008)48.79
61Guyana (2008)48.78
62Mexico (2007)48.78
63United States (2007)48.77
64Argentina (2006)48.77
65New Zealand (2007)48.75
66Denmark (2007)48.74
67Burundi (2008)48.73
68Luxembourg (2007)48.73
69Norway (2007)48.7
70Dominica (2008)48.7
71Croatia (2007)48.69
72High income: nonOECD (2007)48.67
73Saudi Arabia (2008)48.66
74Germany (2007)48.66
75Canada (2006)48.64
76Sweden (2007)48.64
77Belize (2008)48.62
78Slovakia (2007)48.61
79High income (2007)48.61
80High income: OECD (2007)48.61
81Greece (2007)48.6
82Cyprus (2007)48.6
83Australia (2007)48.6
84Equatorial Guinea (2007)48.6
85Ghana (2008)48.55
86Malaysia (2006)48.55
87Poland (2007)48.55
88Ireland (2007)48.54
89Aruba (2008)48.53
90Switzerland (2007)48.52
91Uzbekistan (2007)48.52
92United Arab Emirates (2007)48.51
93Philippines (2007)48.5
94France (2007)48.49
95Romania (2007)48.49
96Trinidad and Tobago (2008)48.46
97Malta (2007)48.46
98Czech Republic (2007)48.46
99Austria (2007)48.44
100Nicaragua (2008)48.44
101Costa Rica (2008)48.42
102Lebanon (2008)48.4
103Thailand (2008)48.36
104Paraguay (2006)48.36
105Slovenia (2007)48.35
106Spain (2007)48.34
107Bulgaria (2007)48.34
108Lithuania (2007)48.32
109Italy (2007)48.32
110Moldova (2008)48.3
111Netherlands (2007)48.29
112Latin America & Caribbean (2007)48.29
113Estonia (2007)48.29
114Uruguay (2007)48.29
115Europe & Central Asia (2007)48.26
116Venezuela (2008)48.26
117Suriname (2008)48.25
118Macedonia (2007)48.24
119Hungary (2007)48.24
120Upper middle income (2007)48.22
121Albania (2004)48.21
122Cape Verde (2008)48.2
123Singapore (2008)48.18
124Panama (2008)48.18
125El Salvador (2008)48.16
126Fiji (2008)48.13
127Tajikistan (2008)48.1
128Middle East & North Africa (2007)48.1
129Indonesia (2007)48.06
130Cuba (2008)48.04
131Guatemala (2008)48.02
132Republic of the Congo (2008)47.98
133Samoa (2007)47.96
134Syria (2008)47.91
135Swaziland (2007)47.91
136Brunei Darussalam (2008)47.89
137Cayman Islands (2008)47.86
138Marshall Islands (2007)47.85
139Hong Kong (2008)47.84
140Maldives (2008)47.83
141Chile (2007)47.83
142Palau (2007)47.8
143Latvia (2007)47.76
144Tunisia (2007)47.74
145Turkey (2007)47.72
146Grenada (2008)47.7
147Libya (2006)47.66
148Egypt (2007)47.6
149Low income (2007)47.58
150North Korea (2007)47.56
151South Korea (2007)47.56
152San Marino (2008)47.55
153Sierra Leone (2007)47.53
154Portugal (2007)47.47
155Dominican Republic (2008)47.42
156St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2008)47.39
157Cambodia (2008)47.39
158Vanuatu (2007)47.36
159Algeria (2008)47.31
160Low & middle income (2007)47.3
161Timor-Leste (2008)47.3
162East Asia & Pacific (2007)47.24
163Middle income (2007)47.22
164Brazil (2007)47.21
165Andorra (2008)47.2
166Sub-Saharan Africa (2007)47.14
167Tonga (2006)47.12
168Macau (2008)47.09
169Solomon Islands (2007)47.07
170Georgia (2008)47.03
171Ethiopia (2008)47.01
172India (2007)46.99
173Lower middle income (2007)46.99
174Liberia (2008)46.92
175Azerbaijan (2008)46.87
176Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007)46.86
177South Asia (2007)46.79
178Armenia (2008)46.74
179Mozambique (2008)46.72
180Morocco (2008)46.69
181China (2007)46.63
182Laos (2008)46.62
183Djibouti (2008)46.51
184Sudan (2009)46.47
185Togo (2007)46.4
186Bermuda (2006)46.22
187Vietnam (2008)46.22
188Comoros (2005)46.16
189Burkina Faso (2009)46
190Nigeria (2007)45.99
191Cameroon (2008)45.87
192Angola (1998)45.58
193Benin (2008)45.53
194Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008)45.46
195Guinea (2008)45.16
196Mali (2008)44.84
197Eritrea (2008)44.83
198Papua New Guinea (2006)44.34
199Iraq (2005)44.31
200Ivory Coast (2008)44.1
201Pakistan (2008)43.84
202Yemen (2008)43.64
203Niger (2009)43.14
204Central African Republic (2008)41.86
205Chad (2008)41.1
206Guinea-Bissau (2000)40.25
207Afghanistan (2008)38.23
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