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High income OECD countries Compared by Education > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education

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.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Estonia 114.2% 2004
2 New Zealand 112.83% 2004
3 Sweden 112.09% 2004
4 Iceland 111.36% 2004
5 Poland 109.36% 2004
6 Norway 109.32% 2004
7 Slovenia 109.09% 2004
8 Denmark 108.92% 2004
9 United States 108.83% 2004
10 Portugal 107.83% 2004
11 Spain 106.99% 2004
12 United Kingdom 106.95% 2004
13 Finland 106.64% 2004
14 Italy 105.63% 2004
15 Canada 105.62% 2002
16 Israel 105.37% 2004
17 Greece 105.28% 2004
18 France 104.82% 2004
19 Slovakia 103.53% 2004
20 Ireland 103.17% 2004
21 Belgium 102.76% 2004
22 Australia 102.19% 2004
23 Austria 102.11% 2004
24 Luxembourg 101.73% 2004
25 Czech Republic 101.31% 2004
26 Netherlands 99.32% 2004
27 Japan 97.7% 2004
28 Chile 97.66% 2004
29 Switzerland 94.03% 2004
30 South Korea 87.21% 2005

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High income OECD countries Compared by Education > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education

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Interesting observations about Education > Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education

  • United Arab Emirates ranked first for ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education amongst Muslim countries in 2003.
  • Qatar ranked first for ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Afghanistan has ranked last for ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education since 2002.
  • Tunisia ranked first for ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education amongst Former French colonies in 2004.
  • Mongolia ranked first for ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education amongst Landlocked countries in 2005.
  • Sweden ranked first for ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education amongst Christian countries in 2004.
  • All of the top 2 countries by ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education are Former British Colonies'.
  • Seychelles ranked first for ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2003.
  • Uruguay ranked first for ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2003.
  • Iraq ranked second last for ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2005.
  • All of the top 2 countries by ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education are Tourist destination.
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