Share of Female Pupils in Primary Education
This key economic indicator for the Education sector has been recently updated.
- Senegal Share of Female Pupils in Primary Education was up 0.8points in 2019, compared to the previous year.
- Since 2014 India Share of Female Pupils in Primary Education jumped by 0.6points year on year at 51.47 Percent of Pupils in Primary Education.
- In 2019 Gambia was number 2 in Share of Female Pupils in Primary Education.
- In 2019 Nepal was ranked number 8 in Share of Female Pupils in Primary Education totalising 50.61 Percent of Pupils in Primary Education, moving from 174 in 2018.
Top Countries in Share of Female Pupils in Primary Education
# | 187 Countries | Percent of Pupils in Primary Education | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
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1 |
#1
Senegal
|
52.96 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.3 % | View data |
2 |
#2
Gambia
|
51.98 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.4 % | View data |
3 |
#3
India
|
51.47 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
4 |
#4
Mauritania
|
50.91 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.1 % | View data |
5 |
#5
Sierra Leone
|
50.90 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | NA | View data |
6 |
#6
Kiribati
|
50.81 % | 2017 | +2.1 % | NA | View data |
7 |
#7
Bangladesh
|
50.75 % | 2018 | +0.1 % | NA | View data |
8 |
#8
Nepal
|
50.61 % | 2019 | NA | -0.0 % | View data |
9 |
#9
Iran
|
50.61 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.2 % | View data |
10 |
#10
San Marino
|
50.53 % | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
11 |
#11
Uganda
|
50.50 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | NA | View data |
12 |
#12
Zambia
|
50.40 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.2 % | View data |
13 |
#13
Burundi
|
50.39 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | -0.1 % | View data |
14 |
#14
Oman
|
50.26 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.1 % | View data |
15 |
#15
Tanzania
|
50.24 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | -0.2 % | View data |
16 |
#16
Seychelles
|
50.15 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.4 % | View data |
17 |
#17
Malawi
|
50.13 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | -0.1 % | View data |
18 |
#18
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
50.08 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +1.2 % | View data |
19 |
#19
Madagascar
|
49.84 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
20 |
#20
Bahamas
|
49.69 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.0 % | View data |
21 |
#21
Mauritius
|
49.69 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
22 |
#22
Rwanda
|
49.69 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.4 % | View data |
23 |
#23
Kenya
|
49.61 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
24 |
#24
Monaco
|
49.57 % | 2019 | -0.6 % | +0.0 % | View data |
25 |
#25
Saudi Arabia
|
49.54 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.4 % | View data |
26 |
#26
Saint Lucia
|
49.50 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | +0.4 % | View data |
27 |
#27
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
49.46 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
28 |
#28
Bahrain
|
49.42 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
29 |
#29
Bhutan
|
49.39 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | -0.1 % | View data |
30 |
#30
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
49.37 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.3 % | View data |
31 |
#31
Ghana
|
49.31 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
32 |
#32
Ecuador
|
49.30 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
33 |
#33
Sri Lanka
|
49.24 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
34 |
#34
Antigua and Barbuda
|
49.20 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.4 % | View data |
35 |
#35
Togo
|
49.18 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.3 % | View data |
36 |
#36
Gibraltar
|
49.15 % | 2017 | +0.2 % | NA | View data |
37 |
#37
Costa Rica
|
49.13 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.2 % | View data |
38 |
#38
Sweden
|
49.13 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.4 % | View data |
39 |
#39
Burkina Faso
|
49.11 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.3 % | View data |
40 |
#40
Peru
|
49.11 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
41 |
#41
Equatorial Guinea
|
49.10 % | 2015 | NA | +0.0 % | View data |
42 |
#42
Comoros
|
49.08 % | 2018 | +2.2 % | +0.6 % | View data |
43 |
#43
Mexico
|
49.06 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
44 |
#44
Argentina
|
49.06 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
45 |
#45
Kazakhstan
|
48.99 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
46 |
#46
Palestine
|
48.95 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
47 |
#47
Jordan
|
48.95 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.1 % | View data |
48 |
#48
Latvia
|
48.94 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
49 |
#49
Lithuania
|
48.93 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
50 |
#50
Honduras
|
48.93 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
51 |
#51
Maldives
|
48.92 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.2 % | View data |
52 |
#52
Ukraine
|
48.92 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
53 |
#53
Malaysia
|
48.92 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
54 |
#54
Qatar
|
48.91 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
55 |
#55
United Arab Emirates
|
48.90 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
56 |
#56
North Korea
|
48.90 % | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
57 |
#57
Belgium
|
48.89 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
58 |
#58
Singapore
|
48.88 % | 2017 | -0.1 % | NA | View data |
59 |
#59
Israel
|
48.87 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
60 |
#60
Czech Republic
|
48.86 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
61 |
#61
Botswana
|
48.86 % | 2015 | +0.3 % | NA | View data |
62 |
#62
Liberia
|
48.86 % | 2017 | -0.1 % | NA | View data |
63 |
#63
Spain
|
48.85 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
64 |
#64
Marshall Islands
|
48.85 % | 2016 | +0.9 % | +0.4 % | View data |
65 |
#65
Turkey
|
48.85 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
66 |
#66
United States
|
48.83 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
67 |
#67
Luxembourg
|
48.81 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
68 |
#68
Cyprus
|
48.80 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
69 |
#69
Mongolia
|
48.80 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.1 % | View data |
70 |
#70
United Kingdom
|
48.80 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
71 |
#71
Ireland
|
48.79 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
72 |
#72
Kyrgyzstan
|
48.78 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
73 |
#73
Finland
|
48.78 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
74 |
#74
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
48.78 % | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
75 |
#75
Croatia
|
48.78 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
76 |
#76
Canada
|
48.77 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
77 |
#77
Kuwait
|
48.77 % | 2019 | -0.4 % | -0.1 % | View data |
78 |
#78
Norway
|
48.77 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
79 |
#79
Russia
|
48.76 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
80 |
#80
Japan
|
48.75 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
81 |
#81
France
|
48.74 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
82 |
#82
Egypt
|
48.72 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.1 % | View data |
83 |
#83
Poland
|
48.71 % | 2017 | NA | -0.0 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Lesotho
|
48.68 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.1 % | View data |
85 |
#85
Australia
|
48.67 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
86 |
#86
Bolivia
|
48.65 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
87 |
#87
Slovakia
|
48.63 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
88 |
#88
Netherlands
|
48.62 % | 2017 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
89 |
#89
Hungary
|
48.62 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
90 |
#90
New Zealand
|
48.60 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
91 |
#91
Estonia
|
48.60 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
92 |
#92
South Africa
|
48.59 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
93 |
#93
Iceland
|
48.59 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.1 % | View data |
94 |
#94
Slovenia
|
48.58 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
95 |
#95
Brunei
|
48.57 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
96 |
#96
Sao Tome and Principe
|
48.57 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
97 |
#97
Switzerland
|
48.55 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
98 |
#98
Germany
|
48.54 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
99 |
#99
Bermuda
|
48.54 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
100 |
#100
Thailand
|
48.53 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.2 % | View data |
101 |
#101
Belarus
|
48.52 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
102 |
#102
Austria
|
48.52 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
103 |
#103
Greece
|
48.51 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
104 |
#104
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
48.50 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
105 |
#105
Myanmar
|
48.49 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.2 % | View data |
106 |
#106
Dominica
|
48.48 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.3 % | View data |
107 |
#107
South Korea
|
48.48 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.2 % | View data |
108 |
#108
Panama
|
48.45 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
109 |
#109
Bulgaria
|
48.45 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
110 |
#110
Serbia
|
48.44 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
111 |
#111
Uruguay
|
48.43 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
112 |
#112
Denmark
|
48.43 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
113 |
#113
Chile
|
48.42 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
114 |
#114
Cayman Islands
|
48.38 % | 2018 | NA | -0.5 % | View data |
115 |
#115
Malta
|
48.35 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.2 % | View data |
116 |
#116
Macedonia
|
48.35 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
117 |
#117
East Timor
|
48.34 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | -0.1 % | View data |
118 |
#118
Barbados
|
48.31 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.2 % | View data |
119 |
#119
Solomon Islands
|
48.31 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.2 % | View data |
120 |
#120
Tajikistan
|
48.31 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
121 |
#121
Cambodia
|
48.30 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.1 % | View data |
122 |
#122
Mozambique
|
48.29 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.2 % | View data |
123 |
#123
Uzbekistan
|
48.29 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
124 |
#124
Guatemala
|
48.28 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
125 |
#125
Laos
|
48.28 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.2 % | View data |
126 |
#126
Romania
|
48.28 % | 2017 | -0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
127 |
#127
Moldova
|
48.27 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.1 % | View data |
128 |
#128
Venezuela
|
48.26 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
129 |
#129
Jamaica
|
48.26 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | -0.1 % | View data |
130 |
#130
Ethiopia
|
48.23 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.4 % | View data |
131 |
#131
Federated States of Micronesia
|
48.23 % | 2015 | +0.6 % | NA | View data |
132 |
#132
Lebanon
|
48.20 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
133 |
#133
Nigeria
|
48.17 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | -0.2 % | View data |
134 |
#134
Suriname
|
48.17 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.2 % | View data |
135 |
#135
Fiji
|
48.17 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | NA | View data |
136 |
#136
Aruba
|
48.17 % | 2014 | -0.5 % | -0.2 % | View data |
137 |
#137
Puerto Rico
|
48.16 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
138 |
#138
Paraguay
|
48.16 % | 2016 | NA | +0.0 % | View data |
139 |
#139
Portugal
|
48.11 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
140 |
#140
Tunisia
|
48.10 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
141 |
#141
El Salvador
|
48.10 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
142 |
#142
Colombia
|
48.08 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
143 |
#143
Ivory Coast
|
48.06 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.7 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Samoa
|
48.05 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.1 % | View data |
145 |
#145
Benin
|
48.03 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.3 % | View data |
146 |
#146
Grenada
|
48.03 % | 2019 | -0.4 % | -0.1 % | View data |
147 |
#147
Sudan
|
48.02 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.3 % | View data |
148 |
#148
Brazil
|
47.99 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
149 |
#149
Italy
|
47.90 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.2 % | View data |
150 |
#150
Philippines
|
47.89 % | 2017 | +0.1 % | NA | View data |
151 |
#151
Andorra
|
47.88 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.3 % | View data |
152 |
#152
Algeria
|
47.87 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
153 |
#153
Vietnam
|
47.87 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
154 |
#154
Cape Verde
|
47.78 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
155 |
#155
Morocco
|
47.72 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.1 % | View data |
156 |
#156
Indonesia
|
47.69 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.1 % | View data |
157 |
#157
Belize
|
47.68 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.2 % | View data |
158 |
#158
Georgia
|
47.65 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | +0.3 % | View data |
159 |
#159
Nauru
|
47.64 % | 2019 | -0.4 % | +0.0 % | View data |
160 |
#160
Tonga
|
47.62 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
161 |
#161
Swaziland
|
47.58 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Dominican Republic
|
47.51 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | +0.3 % | View data |
163 |
#163
Cuba
|
47.37 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | +0.0 % | View data |
164 |
#164
Vanuatu
|
47.33 % | 2015 | NA | +0.0 % | View data |
165 |
#165
Albania
|
47.31 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | +0.0 % | View data |
166 |
#166
Cameroon
|
47.11 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.1 % | View data |
167 |
#167
Angola
|
46.86 % | 2015 | NA | +0.9 % | View data |
168 |
#168
Mali
|
46.78 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.2 % | View data |
169 |
#169
Armenia
|
46.61 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.1 % | View data |
170 |
#170
British Virgin Islands
|
46.54 % | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.4 % | View data |
171 |
#171
Tuvalu
|
46.53 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.4 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Montenegro
|
46.50 % | 2018 | -2.3 % | NA | View data |
173 |
#173
China
|
46.45 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
174 |
#174
Liechtenstein
|
46.37 % | 2019 | -0.5 % | -1.2 % | View data |
175 |
#175
Djibouti
|
46.36 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.2 % | View data |
176 |
#176
Azerbaijan
|
46.30 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
177 |
#177
Papua New Guinea
|
46.16 % | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
178 |
#178
Niger
|
46.11 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.5 % | View data |
179 |
#179
Palau
|
45.70 % | 2014 | -0.9 % | NA | View data |
180 |
#180
Yemen
|
45.60 % | 2016 | NA | +0.7 % | View data |
181 |
#181
Guinea
|
45.36 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | -0.1 % | View data |
182 |
#182
Eritrea
|
45.10 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
183 |
#183
Pakistan
|
44.31 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.1 % | View data |
184 |
#184
Chad
|
44.28 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.6 % | View data |
185 |
#185
Central African Republic
|
43.61 % | 2016 | NA | +0.6 % | View data |
186 |
#186
South Sudan
|
40.88 % | 2015 | NA | +1.0 % | View data |
187 |
#187
Afghanistan
|
39.78 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | -0.1 % | View data |
Source: World Bank