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DEFINITION:
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Qatar | 119.78% | 2008 | ||
2 | Kiribati | 109.34% | 2007 | ||
3 | Seychelles | 108.33% | 2008 | ||
4 | Suriname | 107.41% | 2008 | ||
5 | Honduras | 107.29% | 2008 | ||
6 | Bangladesh | 106.13% | 2007 | ||
7 | Libya | 105.4% | 2006 | ||
8 | Tuvalu | 104.83% | 2001 | ||
9 | Lesotho | 104.68% | 2007 | ||
10 | Samoa | 104.53% | 2005 | ||
11 | Argentina | 104.5% | 2007 | ||
12 | Colombia | 104.31% | 2008 | ||
13 | Mongolia | 104.17% | 2008 | ||
14 | China | 104% | 2008 | ||
15 | Namibia | 103.59% | 2008 | ||
16 | Sri Lanka | 103.53% | 2003 | ||
17 | Armenia | 103.52% | 2008 | ||
18 | New Zealand | 103.38% | 2008 | ||
19 | Tunisia | 103.34% | 2008 | ||
20 | Lebanon | 103.32% | 2008 | ||
21 | Sao Tome and Principe | 103.16% | 2009 | ||
22 | Dominican Republic | 102.93% | 2008 | ||
23 | Ireland | 102.84% | 2008 | ||
24 | Fiji | 102.76% | 2008 | ||
25 | Mauritania | 102.65% | 2007 | ||
26 | Malaysia | 102.63% | 2007 | ||
27 | Thailand | 102.61% | 2008 | ||
28 | Spain | 102.59% | 2008 | ||
29 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 102.55% | 2005 | ||
30 | Brazil | 102.53% | 2008 | ||
31 | Nicaragua | 102.49% | 2008 | ||
32 | Netherlands Antilles | 102.46% | 2003 | ||
33 | Luxembourg | 102.36% | 2008 | ||
34 | Finland | 102.22% | 2008 | ||
35 | Venezuela | 102.2% | 2008 | ||
36 | Jordan | 102.17% | 2008 | ||
37 | Costa Rica | 102.03% | 2008 | ||
38 | Croatia | 102.01% | 2007 | ||
39 | Serbia and Montenegro | 101.92% | 2008 | ||
40 | Iceland | 101.88% | 2008 | ||
41 | Moldova | 101.7% | 2008 | ||
42 | Philippines | 101.69% | 2008 | ||
43 | The Gambia | 101.67% | 2008 | ||
44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 101.64% | 2008 | ||
45 | Denmark | 101.62% | 2007 | ||
46 | Mexico | 101.51% | 2008 | ||
47 | Israel | 101.37% | 2008 | ||
48 | United Kingdom | 101.28% | 2008 | ||
49 | Bahrain | 101.2% | 2008 | ||
=50 | Estonia | 101.17% | 2008 | ||
=50 | The Bahamas | 101.17% | 2008 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 101.17% | 2007 | |||
52 | Kuwait | 101.13% | 2008 | ||
53 | Brunei | 101.12% | 2008 | ||
54 | Malta | 101.1% | 2007 | ||
55 | Panama | 101.09% | 2008 | ||
56 | Belarus | 101.08% | 2007 | ||
57 | Belize | 101.05% | 2008 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 100.91% | 2007 | |||
58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.79% | 2008 | ||
=59 | Dominica | 100.64% | 2008 | ||
=59 | European Union | 100.64% | 1991 | ||
61 | United Arab Emirates | 100.63% | 2007 | ||
62 | Czech Republic | 100.62% | 2008 | ||
63 | Portugal | 100.55% | 2007 | ||
64 | Botswana | 100.49% | 2006 | ||
65 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.48% | 2008 | ||
66 | Mauritius | 100.47% | 2008 | ||
67 | Bhutan | 100.45% | 2009 | ||
=68 | Slovakia | 100.41% | 2008 | ||
=68 | Ecuador | 100.41% | 2008 | ||
70 | Cape Verde | 100.23% | 2004 | ||
71 | Aruba | 100.18% | 2008 | ||
72 | Rwanda | 100.15% | 2008 | ||
73 | Saint Lucia | 100.13% | 2008 | ||
74 | United States | 100.09% | 2008 | ||
75 | Jamaica | 100.08% | 2008 | ||
76 | Cyprus | 100.06% | 2008 | ||
77 | Japan | 100.05% | 2008 | ||
78 | Latvia | 100.03% | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 100.01% | 2007 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 100% | 2007 | |||
European Union average (profile) | 99.97% | 2007 | |||
79 | Tonga | 99.89% | 2006 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 99.82% | 2007 | |||
80 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 99.76% | 2008 | ||
81 | Guyana | 99.61% | 2008 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 99.58% | 2007 | |||
=82 | France | 99.56% | 2008 | ||
=82 | South Africa | 99.56% | 2007 | ||
84 | Lithuania | 99.55% | 2008 | ||
85 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 99.53% | 2005 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 99.48% | 2007 | |||
86 | Peru | 99.38% | 2008 | ||
87 | Malawi | 99.37% | 2008 | ||
=88 | Slovenia | 99.31% | 2008 | ||
=88 | Algeria | 99.31% | 2005 | ||
90 | Paraguay | 99.29% | 2007 | ||
91 | Sweden | 99.28% | 2008 | ||
92 | Poland | 99.26% | 2007 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 99.09% | 2007 | |||
=93 | Palau | 99.07% | 2007 | ||
=93 | Italy | 99.07% | 2007 | ||
95 | Norway | 99.01% | 2008 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 98.99% | 2003 | |||
96 | Uganda | 98.94% | 2008 | ||
=97 | Romania | 98.89% | 2008 | ||
=97 | Marshall Islands | 98.89% | 2007 | ||
=97 | Tanzania | 98.89% | 1999 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 98.87% | 2008 | |||
100 | Burma | 98.87% | 2006 | ||
101 | Oman | 98.86% | 2008 | ||
102 | Ukraine | 98.81% | 2008 | ||
103 | Cuba | 98.79% | 2008 | ||
=104 | Bolivia | 98.66% | 2007 | ||
=104 | Canada | 98.66% | 2006 | ||
106 | Chile | 98.63% | 2007 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 98.57% | 2003 | |||
107 | Kazakhstan | 98.47% | 2009 | ||
108 | Hungary | 98.39% | 2008 | ||
109 | Uzbekistan | 98.29% | 2008 | ||
110 | El Salvador | 98.28% | 2008 | ||
111 | Belgium | 98.25% | 2008 | ||
112 | Netherlands | 98.19% | 2008 | ||
113 | Maldives | 98.18% | 2006 | ||
=114 | Monaco | 98.14% | 2009 | ||
=114 | Germany | 98.14% | 2008 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 98.1% | 2006 | |||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 98.08% | 2005 | |||
=116 | Indonesia | 98.04% | 2008 | ||
=116 | Russia | 98.04% | 2008 | ||
118 | Uruguay | 97.93% | 2007 | ||
119 | Azerbaijan | 97.81% | 2008 | ||
120 | Albania | 97.67% | 2004 | ||
121 | Bulgaria | 97.41% | 2008 | ||
122 | Australia | 97.3% | 2008 | ||
123 | Greece | 97.29% | 2007 | ||
124 | Switzerland | 97.26% | 2008 | ||
125 | Zimbabwe | 97.11% | 2006 | ||
126 | Syria | 96.8% | 2008 | ||
127 | Austria | 96.73% | 2008 | ||
128 | Madagascar | 96.52% | 2008 | ||
129 | Georgia | 96.46% | 2008 | ||
=130 | Senegal | 95.88% | 2008 | ||
=130 | Kenya | 95.88% | 2008 | ||
132 | Gabon | 95.87% | 2000 | ||
133 | Ghana | 95.65% | 2008 | ||
134 | Zambia | 95.06% | 2008 | ||
=135 | Bermuda | 94.77% | 2006 | ||
=135 | East Timor | 94.77% | 2005 | ||
137 | Vanuatu | 94.76% | 2004 | ||
138 | Haiti | 94.64% | 1997 | ||
139 | Solomon Islands | 94% | 2007 | ||
140 | Guatemala | 93.78% | 2008 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 93.5% | 2005 | |||
141 | Vietnam | 93.22% | 2001 | ||
142 | Grenada | 93.19% | 2008 | ||
143 | Turkey | 92.87% | 2008 | ||
144 | Antigua and Barbuda | 92.24% | 2008 | ||
145 | India | 92.18% | 2007 | ||
146 | Swaziland | 92.1% | 2007 | ||
147 | Congo, Republic of the | 91.88% | 2004 | ||
148 | Cayman Islands | 91.47% | 2008 | ||
149 | Burundi | 91.32% | 2008 | ||
150 | Liechtenstein | 91.1% | 2008 | ||
151 | Saudi Arabia | 90.89% | 2008 | ||
152 | Tajikistan | 90.56% | 2008 | ||
153 | Cambodia | 89.65% | 2007 | ||
154 | Sudan | 89.4% | 2009 | ||
155 | Morocco | 88.07% | 2007 | ||
156 | Laos | 87.22% | 2008 | ||
157 | Mozambique | 86.52% | 2008 | ||
158 | Liberia | 85.95% | 2008 | ||
159 | Burkina Faso | 85.2% | 2009 | ||
160 | Ethiopia | 85.19% | 2008 | ||
161 | Nigeria | 85.11% | 2007 | ||
162 | Cameroon | 84.25% | 2008 | ||
163 | Comoros | 84.19% | 2005 | ||
164 | Papua New Guinea | 84.01% | 1995 | ||
165 | Sierra Leone | 83.98% | 2007 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 83.96% | 2007 | |||
166 | Equatorial Guinea | 82.52% | 2002 | ||
167 | Nepal | 82.48% | 2002 | ||
168 | Angola | 82.05% | 1998 | ||
169 | Pakistan | 80.21% | 2008 | ||
170 | Djibouti | 79.97% | 2008 | ||
171 | Iraq | 78.91% | 2005 | ||
172 | Mali | 77.62% | 2008 | ||
173 | Eritrea | 77.21% | 2008 | ||
174 | Guinea | 77.07% | 2008 | ||
175 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 75.82% | 2008 | ||
176 | Togo | 75.28% | 2007 | ||
177 | Niger | 73.94% | 2008 | ||
178 | Benin | 73.5% | 2005 | ||
179 | Central African Republic | 68.64% | 2008 | ||
180 | Cote d'Ivoire | 68.63% | 2002 | ||
181 | Guinea-Bissau | 65.49% | 2000 | ||
182 | Chad | 64.17% | 2007 | ||
183 | Afghanistan | 57.74% | 2007 | ||
184 | Somalia | 53.45% | 2007 |