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DEFINITION:
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritania | 107.19 | 2008 | ||
| 2 | Dominica | 106.14 | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Bangladesh | 105.71 | 2008 | ||
| 4 | The Gambia | 105.59 | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 105.57 | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 104.08 | 2005 | ||
| 7 | China | 103.84 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Malawi | 102.79 | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Belarus | 102.45 | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Palau | 102.36 | 2007 | ||
| 11 | Senegal | 102.35 | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Kiribati | 101.94 | 2007 | ||
| 13 | Armenia | 101.67 | 2008 | ||
| =14 | Rwanda | 101.48 | 2008 | ||
| =14 | Luxembourg | 101.48 | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Bhutan | 101.44 | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Israel | 101.43 | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Oman | 101.38 | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 101.16 | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Uganda | 101.13 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Sao Tome and Principe | 100.82 | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Jordan | 100.69 | 2008 | ||
| 23 | United States | 100.68 | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Ireland | 100.53 | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Ukraine | 100.5 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | New Zealand | 100.46 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 100.28 | 2009 | ||
| =28 | Iceland | 100.25 | 2008 | ||
| =28 | Serbia and Montenegro | 100.25 | 2008 | ||
| =30 | Sri Lanka | 100.21 | 2008 | ||
| =30 | Norway | 100.21 | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Russia | 100.19 | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Greece | 100.17 | 2007 | ||
| 34 | Denmark | 100.04 | 2007 | ||
| 35 | Japan | 100.02 | 2008 | ||
| 36 | The Bahamas | 99.99 | 2008 | ||
| 37 | United Kingdom | 99.95 | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Ecuador | 99.91 | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Belgium | 99.86 | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Australia | 99.85 | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Croatia | 99.81 | 2007 | ||
| 42 | Bolivia | 99.79 | 2007 | ||
| 43 | Honduras | 99.78 | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 99.74 | 2007 | |||
| 44 | Brunei | 99.73 | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Malta | 99.69 | 2007 | ||
| 46 | Peru | 99.65 | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Poland | 99.63 | 2007 | ||
| 48 | Germany | 99.62 | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Switzerland | 99.6 | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Liechtenstein | 99.59 | 2008 | ||
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 99.56 | 2007 | ||
| 52 | Bulgaria | 99.55 | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Albania | 99.54 | 2004 | ||
| 54 | Canada | 99.53 | 2006 | ||
| 55 | Malaysia | 99.5 | 2007 | ||
| 56 | Mongolia | 99.45 | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Burma | 99.44 | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.43 | 2008 | ||
| 59 | Mauritius | 99.42 | 2008 | ||
| 60 | Colombia | 99.41 | 2008 | ||
| 61 | Gabon | 99.4 | 2004 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 99.36 | 2007 | |||
| =62 | Sweden | 99.32 | 2008 | ||
| =62 | Czech Republic | 99.32 | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Samoa | 99.28 | 2007 | ||
| =65 | Slovenia | 99.23 | 2008 | ||
| =65 | Slovakia | 99.23 | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Costa Rica | 99.19 | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 99.19 | 2006 | |||
| 68 | Qatar | 99.16 | 2008 | ||
| 69 | Italy | 99.14 | 2007 | ||
| 70 | Seychelles | 99.1 | 2008 | ||
| 71 | Finland | 99.09 | 2008 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 99.08 | 2007 | |||
| 72 | Ghana | 99.03 | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Lesotho | 99.02 | 2007 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 99.01 | 2007 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 98.99 | 2007 | |||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 98.97 | 2008 | |||
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 98.96 | 2006 | ||
| 75 | Spain | 98.93 | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Guyana | 98.92 | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 98.9 | 2007 | |||
| 77 | Cyprus | 98.86 | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Namibia | 98.78 | 2008 | ||
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 98.74 | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Romania | 98.73 | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Estonia | 98.72 | 2008 | ||
| 82 | Netherlands Antilles | 98.69 | 2003 | ||
| =83 | France | 98.59 | 2008 | ||
| =83 | Tuvalu | 98.59 | 2006 | ||
| 85 | Tanzania | 98.56 | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Austria | 98.55 | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Argentina | 98.52 | 2007 | ||
| =88 | Hungary | 98.51 | 2008 | ||
| =88 | Fiji | 98.51 | 2008 | ||
| 90 | Bahrain | 98.43 | 2008 | ||
| 91 | Mexico | 98.37 | 2008 | ||
| 92 | Philippines | 98.34 | 2008 | ||
| 93 | Kuwait | 98.22 | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Netherlands | 98.18 | 2008 | ||
| 95 | Cuba | 98.13 | 2008 | ||
| 96 | Zambia | 97.91 | 2008 | ||
| =97 | Kenya | 97.89 | 2008 | ||
| =97 | Moldova | 97.89 | 2008 | ||
| =97 | Georgia | 97.89 | 2008 | ||
| =100 | Uzbekistan | 97.88 | 2008 | ||
| =100 | Botswana | 97.88 | 2006 | ||
| 102 | Thailand | 97.82 | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Nicaragua | 97.81 | 2008 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 97.77 | 2007 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 97.75 | 2007 | |||
| 104 | Tunisia | 97.68 | 2008 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 97.65 | 2007 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 97.64 | 2005 | |||
| 105 | Lithuania | 97.64 | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 97.5 | 2007 | |||
| 106 | Turkey | 97.38 | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Indonesia | 97.36 | 2008 | ||
| 108 | Venezuela | 97.34 | 2008 | ||
| 109 | El Salvador | 97.28 | 2008 | ||
| 110 | Barbados | 97.27 | 1971 | ||
| 111 | Solomon Islands | 97.26 | 2007 | ||
| 112 | Lebanon | 97.24 | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Uruguay | 97.19 | 2007 | ||
| 114 | Marshall Islands | 97.17 | 2007 | ||
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 97.14 | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Madagascar | 97.09 | 2008 | ||
| 117 | Panama | 97.05 | 2008 | ||
| 118 | Tonga | 97.01 | 2006 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 96.99 | 2007 | |||
| 119 | Belize | 96.99 | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Jamaica | 96.95 | 2008 | ||
| 121 | India | 96.83 | 2007 | ||
| 122 | Paraguay | 96.76 | 2007 | ||
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 96.56 | 2008 | ||
| 124 | South Africa | 96.37 | 2007 | ||
| =125 | Latvia | 96.18 | 2008 | ||
| =125 | Saudi Arabia | 96.18 | 2008 | ||
| =125 | Aruba | 96.18 | 2008 | ||
| 128 | Tajikistan | 96.08 | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Syria | 95.76 | 2008 | ||
| 130 | Haiti | 95.7 | 1997 | ||
| 131 | Vanuatu | 95.68 | 2007 | ||
| 132 | Suriname | 95.42 | 2008 | ||
| 133 | Libya | 95.18 | 2006 | ||
| =134 | Monaco | 95.05 | 2009 | ||
| =134 | Chile | 95.05 | 2007 | ||
| 136 | Equatorial Guinea | 95.03 | 2007 | ||
| 137 | Burundi | 95 | 2008 | ||
| 138 | Portugal | 94.96 | 2007 | ||
| 139 | Vietnam | 94.8 | 2001 | ||
| 140 | Grenada | 94.6 | 2008 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 94.41 | 2007 | |||
| 141 | Maldives | 94.38 | 2008 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 94.27 | 2005 | |||
| 142 | Guatemala | 94.22 | 2008 | ||
| 143 | Algeria | 93.92 | 2008 | ||
| 144 | East Timor | 93.86 | 2008 | ||
| 145 | Cape Verde | 93.83 | 2008 | ||
| 146 | Cambodia | 93.62 | 2008 | ||
| 147 | Congo, Republic of the | 93.57 | 2008 | ||
| 148 | Dominican Republic | 93.44 | 2008 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 93.33 | 2006 | |||
| 149 | Swaziland | 92.77 | 2007 | ||
| 150 | Brazil | 92.75 | 2008 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 91.84 | 2005 | |||
| 151 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 91.83 | 2008 | ||
| 152 | Comoros | 91.57 | 2008 | ||
| 153 | Antigua and Barbuda | 91.5 | 2008 | ||
| 154 | Laos | 90.57 | 2008 | ||
| 155 | Morocco | 90.52 | 2008 | ||
| 156 | Sudan | 89.95 | 2009 | ||
| 157 | Liberia | 89.53 | 2008 | ||
| 158 | Ethiopia | 89.38 | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 88.78 | 2008 | |||
| 159 | Djibouti | 88.35 | 2008 | ||
| 160 | Sierra Leone | 88.2 | 2007 | ||
| 161 | Burkina Faso | 88.15 | 2009 | ||
| 162 | Mozambique | 87.99 | 2008 | ||
| 163 | Nigeria | 87.53 | 2007 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 87.5 | 2002 | |||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 86.75 | 2006 | |||
| 164 | Benin | 86.63 | 2008 | ||
| 165 | Togo | 86.46 | 2007 | ||
| 166 | Nepal | 86.19 | 2002 | ||
| 167 | Cameroon | 85.85 | 2008 | ||
| 168 | Bermuda | 85.34 | 2006 | ||
| 169 | Guinea | 85.27 | 2008 | ||
| 170 | Papua New Guinea | 84.32 | 2006 | ||
| 171 | Iraq | 84.05 | 2005 | ||
| 172 | Cayman Islands | 83.85 | 2008 | ||
| 173 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 83.42 | 2008 | ||
| 174 | Mali | 82.84 | 2008 | ||
| 175 | Pakistan | 82.6 | 2008 | ||
| 176 | Eritrea | 82.37 | 2008 | ||
| 177 | Angola | 81.08 | 2008 | ||
| 178 | Niger | 79.66 | 2009 | ||
| 179 | Cote d'Ivoire | 79.39 | 2008 | ||
| 180 | Central African Republic | 70.5 | 2008 | ||
| 181 | Chad | 70.2 | 2008 | ||
| 182 | Guinea-Bissau | 67.46 | 2000 | ||
| 183 | Afghanistan | 66.36 | 2008 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 64.18 | 1985 | |||
| 184 | Somalia | 55.05 | 2007 |