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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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.
Education Statistics > Participation > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Qatar :
119.78 %
2008
Education in Qatar
# 2
Kiribati :
109.34 %
2007
Education in Kiribati
# 3
Seychelles :
108.33 %
2008
Education in Seychelles
# 4
Suriname :
107.41 %
2008
Education in Suriname
# 5
Honduras :
107.29 %
2008
Education in Honduras
# 6
Bangladesh :
106.13 %
2007
Education in Bangladesh
# 7
Libya :
105.4 %
2006
Education in Libya
# 8
Tuvalu :
104.83 %
2001
Education in Tuvalu
# 9
Lesotho :
104.68 %
2007
Education in Lesotho
# 10
Samoa :
104.53 %
2005
Education in Samoa
# 11
Argentina :
104.5 %
2007
Education in Argentina
# 12
Colombia :
104.31 %
2008
Education in Colombia
# 13
Mongolia :
104.17 %
2008
Education in Mongolia
# 14
China :
104 %
2008
Education in China
# 15
Namibia :
103.59 %
2008
Education in Namibia
# 16
Sri Lanka :
103.53 %
2003
Education in Sri Lanka
# 17
Armenia :
103.52 %
2008
Education in Armenia
# 18
New Zealand :
103.38 %
2008
Education in New Zealand
# 19
Tunisia :
103.34 %
2008
Education in Tunisia
# 20
Lebanon :
103.32 %
2008
Education in Lebanon
# 21
São Tomé and Príncipe :
103.16 %
2009
Education in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 22
Dominican Republic :
102.93 %
2008
Education in Dominican Republic
# 23
Ireland :
102.84 %
2008
Education in Ireland
# 24
Fiji :
102.76 %
2008
Education in Fiji
# 25
Mauritania :
102.65 %
2007
Education in Mauritania
# 26
Malaysia :
102.63 %
2007
Education in Malaysia
# 27
Thailand :
102.61 %
2008
Education in Thailand
# 28
Spain :
102.59 %
2008
Education in Spain
# 29
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
102.55 %
2005
Education in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 30
Brazil :
102.53 %
2008
Education in Brazil
# 31
Nicaragua :
102.49 %
2008
Education in Nicaragua
# 32
Netherlands Antilles :
102.46 %
2003
Education in Netherlands Antilles
# 33
Luxembourg :
102.36 %
2008
Education in Luxembourg
# 34
Finland :
102.22 %
2008
Education in Finland
# 35
Venezuela :
102.2 %
2008
Education in Venezuela
# 36
Jordan :
102.17 %
2008
Education in Jordan
# 37
Costa Rica :
102.03 %
2008
Education in Costa Rica
# 38
Croatia :
102.01 %
2007
Education in Croatia
# 39
Serbia and Montenegro :
101.92 %
2008
Education in Serbia and Montenegro
# 40
Iceland :
101.88 %
2008
Education in Iceland
# 41
Moldova :
101.7 %
2008
Education in Moldova
# 42
Philippines :
101.69 %
2008
Education in Philippines
# 43
Gambia, The :
101.67 %
2008
Education in Gambia, The
# 44
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
101.64 %
2008
Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 45
Denmark :
101.62 %
2007
Education in Denmark
# 46
Mexico :
101.51 %
2008
Education in Mexico
# 47
Israel :
101.37 %
2008
Education in Israel
# 48
United Kingdom :
101.28 %
2008
Education in United Kingdom
# 49
Bahrain :
101.2 %
2008
Education in Bahrain
= 50
Bahamas, The :
101.17 %
2008
Education in Bahamas, The
= 50
Estonia :
101.17 %
2008
Education in Estonia
# 52
Kuwait :
101.13 %
2008
Education in Kuwait
# 53
Brunei :
101.12 %
2008
Education in Brunei
# 54
Malta :
101.1 %
2007
Education in Malta
# 55
Panama :
101.09 %
2008
Education in Panama
# 56
Belarus :
101.08 %
2007
Education in Belarus
# 57
Belize :
101.05 %
2008
Education in Belize
# 58
Trinidad and Tobago :
100.79 %
2008
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
= 59
Dominica :
100.64 %
2008
Education in Dominica
# 60
United Arab Emirates :
100.63 %
2007
Education in United Arab Emirates
# 61
Czech Republic :
100.62 %
2008
Education in Czech Republic
# 62
Portugal :
100.55 %
2007
Education in Portugal
# 63
Botswana :
100.49 %
2006
Education in Botswana
# 64
Kyrgyzstan :
100.48 %
2008
Education in Kyrgyzstan
# 65
Mauritius :
100.47 %
2008
Education in Mauritius
# 66
Bhutan :
100.45 %
2009
Education in Bhutan
= 67
Ecuador :
100.41 %
2008
Education in Ecuador
= 67
Slovakia :
100.41 %
2008
Education in Slovakia
# 69
Cape Verde :
100.23 %
2004
Education in Cape Verde
# 70
Aruba :
100.18 %
2008
Education in Aruba
# 71
Rwanda :
100.15 %
2008
Education in Rwanda
# 72
Saint Lucia :
100.13 %
2008
Education in Saint Lucia
# 73
United States :
100.09 %
2008
Education in United States
# 74
Jamaica :
100.08 %
2008
Education in Jamaica
# 75
Cyprus :
100.06 %
2008
Education in Cyprus
# 76
Japan :
100.05 %
2008
Education in Japan
# 77
Latvia :
100.03 %
2008
Education in Latvia
# 78
Tonga :
99.89 %
2006
Education in Tonga
# 79
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
99.76 %
2008
Education in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 80
Guyana :
99.61 %
2008
Education in Guyana
= 81
France :
99.56 %
2008
Education in France
= 81
South Africa :
99.56 %
2007
Education in South Africa
# 83
Lithuania :
99.55 %
2008
Education in Lithuania
# 84
Turks and Caicos Islands :
99.53 %
2005
Education in Turks and Caicos Islands
# 85
Peru :
99.38 %
2008
Education in Peru
# 86
Malawi :
99.37 %
2008
Education in Malawi
= 87
Algeria :
99.31 %
2005
Education in Algeria
= 87
Slovenia :
99.31 %
2008
Education in Slovenia
# 89
Paraguay :
99.29 %
2007
Education in Paraguay
# 90
Sweden :
99.28 %
2008
Education in Sweden
# 91
Poland :
99.26 %
2007
Education in Poland
= 92
Italy :
99.07 %
2007
Education in Italy
= 92
Palau :
99.07 %
2007
Education in Palau
# 94
Norway :
99.01 %
2008
Education in Norway
# 95
Uganda :
98.94 %
2008
Education in Uganda
= 96
Romania :
98.89 %
2008
Education in Romania
= 96
Marshall Islands :
98.89 %
2007
Education in Marshall Islands
= 96
Tanzania :
98.89 %
1999
Education in Tanzania
# 99
Burma :
98.87 %
2006
Education in Burma
# 100
Oman :
98.86 %
2008
Education in Oman
# 101
Ukraine :
98.81 %
2008
Education in Ukraine
# 102
Cuba :
98.79 %
2008
Education in Cuba
= 103
Bolivia :
98.66 %
2007
Education in Bolivia
= 103
Canada :
98.66 %
2006
Education in Canada
# 105
Chile :
98.63 %
2007
Education in Chile
# 106
Kazakhstan :
98.47 %
2009
Education in Kazakhstan
# 107
Macedonia, Republic of :
98.41 %
2007
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
# 108
Hungary :
98.39 %
2008
Education in Hungary
# 109
Uzbekistan :
98.29 %
2008
Education in Uzbekistan
# 110
El Salvador :
98.28 %
2008
Education in El Salvador
# 111
Belgium :
98.25 %
2008
Education in Belgium
# 112
Netherlands :
98.19 %
2008
Education in Netherlands
# 113
Maldives :
98.18 %
2006
Education in Maldives
= 114
Monaco :
98.14 %
2009
Education in Monaco
= 114
Germany :
98.14 %
2008
Education in Germany
= 116
Indonesia :
98.04 %
2008
Education in Indonesia
= 116
Russia :
98.04 %
2008
Education in Russia
# 118
Uruguay :
97.93 %
2007
Education in Uruguay
# 119
Azerbaijan :
97.81 %
2008
Education in Azerbaijan
# 120
Albania :
97.67 %
2004
Education in Albania
# 121
Bulgaria :
97.41 %
2008
Education in Bulgaria
# 122
Australia :
97.3 %
2008
Education in Australia
# 123
Greece :
97.29 %
2007
Education in Greece
# 124
Switzerland :
97.26 %
2008
Education in Switzerland
# 125
Zimbabwe :
97.11 %
2006
Education in Zimbabwe
# 126
Syria :
96.8 %
2008
Education in Syria
# 127
Austria :
96.73 %
2008
Education in Austria
# 128
Madagascar :
96.52 %
2008
Education in Madagascar
# 129
Georgia :
96.46 %
2008
Education in Georgia
= 130
Kenya :
95.88 %
2008
Education in Kenya
= 130
Senegal :
95.88 %
2008
Education in Senegal
# 132
Gabon :
95.87 %
2000
Education in Gabon
# 133
Ghana :
95.65 %
2008
Education in Ghana
# 134
Zambia :
95.06 %
2008
Education in Zambia
= 135
Bermuda :
94.77 %
2006
Education in Bermuda
= 135
East Timor :
94.77 %
2005
Education in East Timor
# 137
Vanuatu :
94.76 %
2004
Education in Vanuatu
# 138
Haiti :
94.64 %
1997
Education in Haiti
# 139
Solomon Islands :
94 %
2007
Education in Solomon Islands
# 140
Guatemala :
93.78 %
2008
Education in Guatemala
# 141
Vietnam :
93.22 %
2001
Education in Vietnam
# 142
Grenada :
93.19 %
2008
Education in Grenada
# 143
Turkey :
92.87 %
2008
Education in Turkey
# 144
Antigua and Barbuda :
92.24 %
2008
Education in Antigua and Barbuda
# 145
India :
92.18 %
2007
Education in India
# 146
Swaziland :
92.1 %
2007
Education in Swaziland
# 147
Congo, Republic of the :
91.88 %
2004
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 148
Cayman Islands :
91.47 %
2008
Education in Cayman Islands
# 149
Burundi :
91.32 %
2008
Education in Burundi
# 150
Liechtenstein :
91.1 %
2008
Education in Liechtenstein
# 151
Saudi Arabia :
90.89 %
2008
Education in Saudi Arabia
# 152
Tajikistan :
90.56 %
2008
Education in Tajikistan
# 153
Cambodia :
89.65 %
2007
Education in Cambodia
# 154
Sudan :
89.4 %
2009
Education in Sudan
# 155
Morocco :
88.07 %
2007
Education in Morocco
# 156
Laos :
87.22 %
2008
Education in Laos
# 157
Mozambique :
86.52 %
2008
Education in Mozambique
# 158
Liberia :
85.95 %
2008
Education in Liberia
# 159
Burkina Faso :
85.2 %
2009
Education in Burkina Faso
# 160
Ethiopia :
85.19 %
2008
Education in Ethiopia
# 161
Nigeria :
85.11 %
2007
Education in Nigeria
# 162
Cameroon :
84.25 %
2008
Education in Cameroon
# 163
Comoros :
84.19 %
2005
Education in Comoros
# 164
Papua New Guinea :
84.01 %
1995
Education in Papua New Guinea
# 165
Sierra Leone :
83.98 %
2007
Education in Sierra Leone
# 166
Equatorial Guinea :
82.52 %
2002
Education in Equatorial Guinea
# 167
Nepal :
82.48 %
2002
Education in Nepal
# 168
Angola :
82.05 %
1998
Education in Angola
# 169
Pakistan :
80.21 %
2008
Education in Pakistan
# 170
Djibouti :
79.97 %
2008
Education in Djibouti
# 171
Iraq :
78.91 %
2005
Education in Iraq
# 172
Mali :
77.62 %
2008
Education in Mali
# 173
Eritrea :
77.21 %
2008
Education in Eritrea
# 174
Guinea :
77.07 %
2008
Education in Guinea
# 175
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
75.82 %
2008
Education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 176
Togo :
75.28 %
2007
Education in Togo
# 177
Niger :
73.94 %
2008
Education in Niger
# 178
Benin :
73.5 %
2005
Education in Benin
# 179
Central African Republic :
68.64 %
2008
Education in Central African Republic
# 180
Côte d'Ivoire :
68.63 %
2002
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
# 181
Guinea-Bissau :
65.49 %
2000
Education in Guinea-Bissau
# 182
Chad :
64.17 %
2007
Education in Chad
# 183
Afghanistan :
57.74 %
2007
Education in Afghanistan
# 184
Somalia :
53.45 %
2007
Education in Somalia
Weighted average:
95.6 %
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
100.64 %
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.
SOURCE: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.
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