Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
213
Highest
26.65 % change on previous year
Uzbekistan
Lowest
-34.46 % change on previous year
British Virgin Islands
Median
0.1728 % change on previous year
Years covered
55
1971–2025
Data points
19,263

What the numbers show

Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 26.65 % change on previous year in Uzbekistan; the lowest is -34.46 % change on previous year in British Virgin Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1728 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.5854 % change on previous year.

Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 118 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 25,795.0%), and the largest decrease in India (down 16,416.0%).

Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uzbekistan 26.65 % change on previous year 2025 up 438.3% volatile
2 Grenada 26.28 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,627.9% volatile
3 Suriname 16.11 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,517.4% volatile
4 Bahamas 14.18 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,491.1% volatile
5 Comoros 13.41 % change on previous year 2022 up 3,287.8% volatile
6 Papua New Guinea 9.99 % change on previous year 2023 volatile
7 Pakistan 9.49 % change on previous year 2024 up 54.8% volatile
8 Falkland Islands 8.33 % change on previous year 1980 up 126.4% volatile
9 Burkina Faso 7.97 % change on previous year 2024 up 43.1% volatile
10 Jamaica 7.85 % change on previous year 2024 up 438.3% volatile
11 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.8 % change on previous year 2021 up 63.2% volatile
12 Congo 7.76 % change on previous year 2012 up 56.7% volatile
13 Guinea-Bissau 7.05 % change on previous year 1998 up 514.0% volatile
14 Cote d'Ivoire 7.05 % change on previous year 2024 up 24.2% volatile
15 Saint Helena 6.35 % change on previous year 1986 up 104.5% volatile
16 Yemen 6.04 % change on previous year 2013 down 31.3% falling
17 Equatorial Guinea 5.85 % change on previous year 2012 up 668.7% volatile
18 Palau 5.78 % change on previous year 2024 up 415.1% volatile
19 Rwanda 5.74 % change on previous year 2024 up 6,239.1% volatile
20 Benin 5.39 % change on previous year 2022 down 23.9% volatile
21 Mauritania 5.35 % change on previous year 2024 up 20.4% volatile
22 Qatar 5.33 % change on previous year 2024 down 46.1% volatile
23 Haiti 5.27 % change on previous year 1998 up 153.5% volatile
24 United Arab Emirates 5.23 % change on previous year 2024 up 425.1% volatile
25 Botswana 4.91 % change on previous year 2022 up 423.9% volatile
26 Mozambique 4.85 % change on previous year 2020 up 13.1% volatile
27 Chad 4.7 % change on previous year 2024 up 4.3% volatile
28 Czechia 4.46 % change on previous year 2023 up 43.1% volatile
29 Namibia 4.46 % change on previous year 2024 up 255.9% volatile
30 Bahrain 4.4 % change on previous year 2024 up 1.4% volatile
31 Turks and Caicos Islands 4.23 % change on previous year 2024 up 251.8% volatile
32 Sudan 4.16 % change on previous year 2019 up 37.2% volatile
33 Guyana 4.15 % change on previous year 2024 up 215.8% volatile
34 Libya 4.14 % change on previous year 2006 volatile
35 Guinea 4.04 % change on previous year 2014 down 52.5% volatile
36 Afghanistan 4.02 % change on previous year 2019 up 170.2% volatile
37 Burundi 3.85 % change on previous year 2020 down 48.3% volatile
38 Madagascar 3.82 % change on previous year 2024 up 26.4% volatile
39 Armenia 3.79 % change on previous year 2024 up 158.2% volatile
40 Oman 3.71 % change on previous year 2024 down 29.2% volatile
41 Central African Republic 3.57 % change on previous year 2012 up 130.8% volatile
42 Bangladesh 3.13 % change on previous year 2024 down 7.6% volatile
43 Iran 3.11 % change on previous year 2023 down 92.0% volatile
44 Germany 3.07 % change on previous year 2024 up 425.9% volatile
45 Cyprus 3.04 % change on previous year 2024 up 266.3% volatile
46 Cambodia 2.94 % change on previous year 2024 up 207.3% volatile
47 East Timor 2.88 % change on previous year 2023 up 208.1% volatile
48 Bhutan 2.86 % change on previous year 2024 up 220.5% volatile
49 Malawi 2.79 % change on previous year 2024 down 23.3% volatile
50 Gambia 2.78 % change on previous year 2025 down 61.9% volatile
51 Cameroon 2.76 % change on previous year 2024 down 53.5% volatile
52 Venezuela 2.72 % change on previous year 2024 up 367.1% volatile
53 Zambia 2.69 % change on previous year 2017 down 24.6% volatile
54 Solomon Islands 2.67 % change on previous year 2024 up 397.8% volatile
55 Sao Tome and Principe 2.65 % change on previous year 2017 down 13.5% volatile
56 Ethiopia 2.55 % change on previous year 2024 up 6.7% volatile
57 Sierra Leone 2.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 41.7% volatile
58 Montenegro 2.52 % change on previous year 2023 up 298.9% volatile
59 Austria 2.51 % change on previous year 2024 up 978.3% volatile
60 Angola 2.32 % change on previous year 2011 volatile
61 Luxembourg 2.31 % change on previous year 2024 up 276.2% volatile
62 Panama 2.29 % change on previous year 2024 up 215.1% volatile
63 Egypt 2.24 % change on previous year 2024 up 336.2% volatile
64 Lebanon 2.23 % change on previous year 2024 up 7.7% volatile
65 Palestine 2 % change on previous year 2023 down 24.3% volatile
66 Uganda 1.92 % change on previous year 2017 down 20.0% volatile
67 Turkey 1.91 % change on previous year 2023 up 115.0% volatile
68 Martinique 1.88 % change on previous year 1996 up 116.7% volatile
69 Canada 1.79 % change on previous year 2023 up 60.7% volatile
70 Portugal 1.78 % change on previous year 2023 up 196.6% volatile
71 Bermuda 1.77 % change on previous year 2015 up 207.7% volatile
72 Kyrgyzstan 1.73 % change on previous year 2025 down 55.8% volatile
73 Latvia 1.68 % change on previous year 2024 up 146.8% volatile
74 Slovakia 1.37 % change on previous year 2024 down 0.7% volatile
75 Switzerland 1.33 % change on previous year 2024 up 417.0% volatile
76 Nigeria 1.32 % change on previous year 2021 down 91.8% volatile
77 China 1.31 % change on previous year 2024 up 138.3% volatile
78 Tunisia 1.3 % change on previous year 2023 up 1.0% volatile
79 Tajikistan 1.29 % change on previous year 2024 up 25,795.0% volatile
80 Vanuatu 1.28 % change on previous year 2024 down 84.3% volatile
81 Macao 1.23 % change on previous year 2024 down 61.6% volatile
82 Singapore 1.23 % change on previous year 2023 up 179.4% volatile
83 Philippines 1.19 % change on previous year 2024 up 513.6% volatile
84 Liberia 1.15 % change on previous year 2022 down 98.6% volatile
85 Hungary 1.13 % change on previous year 2024 down 45.2% volatile
86 Liechtenstein 1.09 % change on previous year 2021 up 184.8% volatile
87 Jordan 1.06 % change on previous year 2024 down 90.9% volatile
88 Nicaragua 0.9744 % change on previous year 2023 up 196.4% volatile
89 Malta 0.9555 % change on previous year 2023 up 115.1% volatile
90 Bulgaria 0.9399 % change on previous year 2024 down 56.1% volatile
91 New Zealand 0.9363 % change on previous year 2024 down 42.1% volatile
92 Iraq 0.8815 % change on previous year 2004 up 17.9% volatile
93 Israel 0.8027 % change on previous year 2024 down 48.3% volatile
94 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.7695 % change on previous year 2023 up 126.4% volatile
95 Kazakhstan 0.7456 % change on previous year 2025 down 88.6% volatile
96 Romania 0.7045 % change on previous year 2023 up 130.0% volatile
97 United States 0.6653 % change on previous year 2023 down 45.2% volatile
98 Eritrea 0.6251 % change on previous year 2018 up 110.4% volatile
99 Saudi Arabia 0.5853 % change on previous year 2022 down 81.6% volatile
100 Senegal 0.5111 % change on previous year 2024 down 89.3% volatile
101 Monaco 0.4955 % change on previous year 2024 up 139.6% volatile
102 Guatemala 0.4378 % change on previous year 2024 up 117.4% volatile
103 Australia 0.3914 % change on previous year 2024 down 79.2% volatile
104 Belize 0.2396 % change on previous year 2024 up 115.5% volatile
105 Paraguay 0.2106 % change on previous year 2024 up 118.1% volatile
106 Syria 0.1746 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.4% volatile
107 Laos 0.1728 % change on previous year 2025 up 108.6% volatile
108 Cape Verde 0.1397 % change on previous year 2022 up 106.3% volatile
109 Dominican Republic 0.1363 % change on previous year 2024 up 107.3% volatile
110 Niger 0.1123 % change on previous year 2024 down 98.1% volatile
111 Poland 0.1054 % change on previous year 2024 up 126.1% volatile
112 Netherlands 0.0845 % change on previous year 2023 up 107.6% volatile
113 Nepal 0.0828 % change on previous year 2025 up 108.9% volatile
114 United Kingdom 0.0164 % change on previous year 2023 down 99.2% volatile
115 Algeria 0 % change on previous year 2025 down 100.0% volatile
115 Mexico 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% volatile
117 Tanzania -0.0222 % change on previous year 2024 down 109.8% volatile
118 Brazil -0.1006 % change on previous year 2024 up 80.8% volatile
119 Belgium -0.1517 % change on previous year 2023 down 105.1% volatile
120 Kenya -0.1535 % change on previous year 2023 down 119.3% volatile
121 Moldova -0.2194 % change on previous year 2024 down 467.8% volatile
122 Micronesia (country) -0.2439 % change on previous year 2024 down 115.5% volatile
123 Eswatini -0.2558 % change on previous year 2023 down 7.4% volatile
124 Slovenia -0.2826 % change on previous year 2023 down 123.3% volatile
125 Togo -0.3872 % change on previous year 2024 down 194.9% volatile
126 Italy -0.4099 % change on previous year 2023 down 125.5% volatile
127 Turkmenistan -0.4269 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
128 Serbia -0.4462 % change on previous year 2022 down 613.4% volatile
129 Dominica -0.4755 % change on previous year 2025 up 85.3% volatile
130 Sweden -0.497 % change on previous year 2024 down 116.0% volatile
131 Georgia -0.5639 % change on previous year 2024 down 19.8% volatile
132 Russia -0.5942 % change on previous year 2023 down 124.0% volatile
133 Ghana -0.6091 % change on previous year 2022 down 26.0% volatile
134 Bolivia -0.613 % change on previous year 2024 up 43.6% volatile
135 Gabon -0.726 % change on previous year 2003 down 109.7% volatile
136 Zimbabwe -0.7548 % change on previous year 2024 down 161.9% volatile
137 Samoa -0.7558 % change on previous year 2024 down 145.8% volatile
138 Lithuania -0.7761 % change on previous year 2024 down 69.3% volatile
139 Denmark -0.788 % change on previous year 2024 down 47.5% volatile
140 Colombia -0.8347 % change on previous year 2022 up 77.2% volatile
141 Seychelles -0.8502 % change on previous year 2024 down 170.1% volatile
142 Norway -0.8692 % change on previous year 2024 down 458.4% volatile
143 Indonesia -0.9078 % change on previous year 2025 down 82.0% volatile
144 Mongolia -0.9635 % change on previous year 2024 up 54.0% volatile
145 Japan -0.9818 % change on previous year 2023 up 21.4% volatile
146 North Macedonia -1.04 % change on previous year 2023 down 140.0% volatile
147 Thailand -1.04 % change on previous year 2025 up 81.9% volatile
148 Iceland -1.06 % change on previous year 2023 down 2,655.9% volatile
149 Argentina -1.06 % change on previous year 2023 down 18.5% volatile
150 Spain -1.07 % change on previous year 2024 down 218.4% volatile
151 Croatia -1.07 % change on previous year 2023 down 414.3% volatile
152 Finland -1.13 % change on previous year 2024 down 197.5% volatile
153 Lesotho -1.13 % change on previous year 2024 down 3.7% volatile
154 Ireland -1.15 % change on previous year 2022 down 174.5% volatile
155 Myanmar -1.17 % change on previous year 2018 down 35.8% volatile
156 France -1.2 % change on previous year 2024 down 404.8% volatile
157 Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.27 % change on previous year 2023 up 49.0% volatile
158 South Africa -1.31 % change on previous year 2023 down 265.2% volatile
159 Morocco -1.46 % change on previous year 2024 down 947.5% volatile
160 Estonia -1.5 % change on previous year 2024 down 173.9% volatile
161 Fiji -1.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 324.4% volatile
162 Andorra -1.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,358.5% volatile
163 Trinidad and Tobago -1.62 % change on previous year 2024 down 421.4% volatile
164 Uruguay -1.69 % change on previous year 2023 down 26.9% volatile
165 Belarus -1.72 % change on previous year 2024 down 146.3% volatile
166 Greece -1.74 % change on previous year 2023 down 209.7% volatile
167 Peru -1.85 % change on previous year 2024 down 52.5% volatile
168 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -1.89 % change on previous year 1987 up 55.8% volatile
169 Kiribati -1.96 % change on previous year 2024 down 3,820.3% volatile
170 Cook Islands -1.96 % change on previous year 2024 down 187.2% volatile
171 El Salvador -1.98 % change on previous year 2024 up 58.8% volatile
172 Malaysia -2.01 % change on previous year 2024 up 3.8% volatile
173 Mali -2.07 % change on previous year 2018 down 128.8% volatile
174 French Polynesia -2.21 % change on previous year 1996 down 39.2% volatile
175 Hong Kong -2.24 % change on previous year 2024 down 280.6% volatile
176 Chile -2.25 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,143.2% volatile
177 Djibouti -2.33 % change on previous year 2023 down 61.6% volatile
178 Ecuador -2.64 % change on previous year 2024 down 324.8% volatile
179 Kuwait -2.7 % change on previous year 2021 down 156.8% volatile
180 Brunei -2.72 % change on previous year 2024 down 21.7% volatile
181 Anguilla -2.79 % change on previous year 2023 up 48.3% volatile
182 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -2.79 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,042.0% volatile
183 New Caledonia -2.87 % change on previous year 1991 down 586.4% volatile
184 Maldives -2.88 % change on previous year 2024 down 193.0% volatile
185 Sri Lanka -2.9 % change on previous year 2023 down 461.8% volatile
186 Gibraltar -2.94 % change on previous year 2024 down 283.4% volatile
187 Tonga -3.09 % change on previous year 2024 down 134.1% volatile
188 American Samoa -3.36 % change on previous year 1992 down 250.6% volatile
189 Vietnam -3.46 % change on previous year 2024 down 195.2% volatile
190 Azerbaijan -3.56 % change on previous year 2024 down 170.2% volatile
191 Costa Rica -3.6 % change on previous year 2024 down 395.4% volatile
192 Puerto Rico -3.73 % change on previous year 2024 down 77.6% volatile
193 Cuba -3.8 % change on previous year 2024 down 22.3% volatile
194 Cayman Islands -3.86 % change on previous year 2024 down 41.7% volatile
195 Albania -3.87 % change on previous year 2024 down 211.8% volatile
196 Honduras -3.9 % change on previous year 2024 down 111.9% volatile
197 Saint Lucia -4.07 % change on previous year 2024 down 31.9% volatile
198 South Korea -4.18 % change on previous year 2024 down 142.6% volatile
199 Barbados -4.45 % change on previous year 2024 down 197.4% volatile
200 Mauritius -5.53 % change on previous year 2024 down 75.9% volatile
201 Marshall Islands -5.73 % change on previous year 2024 down 113.4% volatile
202 San Marino -6.74 % change on previous year 2024 down 148.7% volatile
203 Montserrat -6.77 % change on previous year 2023 up 26.1% volatile
204 Tuvalu -7.22 % change on previous year 2024 down 80.1% volatile
205 Ukraine -8.14 % change on previous year 2024 down 373.7% volatile
206 Nauru -8.42 % change on previous year 2025 down 118.2% volatile
207 India -8.64 % change on previous year 2025 down 16,416.0% volatile
208 Tokelau -8.64 % change on previous year 2025 down 808.6% volatile
209 Aruba -8.76 % change on previous year 2022 down 227.0% volatile
210 Niue -10 % change on previous year 2025 down 36.2% volatile
211 Somalia -10.08 % change on previous year 1986 down 164.2% volatile
212 Antigua and Barbuda -11.94 % change on previous year 2023 down 478.6% volatile
213 British Virgin Islands -34.46 % change on previous year 2024 down 2,051.2% volatile

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The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
434 places, 19,263 data points, 1971–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.