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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
