Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education by country

The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.

Countries reporting
186
Highest
100.0%
Algeria
Lowest
11.2%
Somalia
Median
95.1%
Years covered
206
1820–2025
Data points
7,246

What the numbers show

Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Algeria; the lowest is 11.2% in Somalia.

The median across all reporting countries is 95.1%, and the mean is 89.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.

Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 65.7%), and the largest decrease in Tokelau (down 57.1%).

Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Algeria 100.0% 2024 up 1.0% volatile
2 France 100.0% 2016 up 3.8% rising
3 Azerbaijan 100.0% 2024 up 3.7% rising
4 Australia 99.9% 2023 up 1.8% rising
5 United Arab Emirates 99.9% 2023 up 1.0% rising
6 Switzerland 99.9% 2024 down 0.1% rising
7 United Kingdom 99.7% 2018 up 0.2% rising
8 Saudi Arabia 99.7% 2024 up 3.1% rising
9 Cyprus 99.7% 2017 up 0.1% volatile
10 Netherlands 99.6% 2023 down 0.3% rising
12 Kenya 99.6% 2023 up 18.3% volatile
13 Tunisia 99.5% 2023 up 2.0% volatile
14 Turkey 99.5% 2017 volatile
16 Sweden 99.4% 2024 up 0.7% rising
17 Myanmar 99.4% 2009 up 6.2% volatile
18 Uruguay 99.4% 2015 down 0.2% volatile
19 Denmark 99.2% 2024 down 0.4% rising
20 Czechia 99.2% 2023 down 0.1% rising
21 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.2% 2007 down 0.6% rising
22 Slovakia 99.0% 2024 up 5.5% flat
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.9% 2023 up 10.3% rising
24 Japan 98.9% 2013 volatile
25 South Korea 98.8% 2022 up 0.1% volatile
26 Thailand 98.7% 2025 volatile
27 Portugal 98.7% 2019 down 0.5% volatile
28 Spain 98.7% 2024 up 1.2% volatile
29 Namibia 98.7% 2012 up 8.1% rising
30 Slovenia 98.7% 2023 up 0.5% flat
31 Mauritius 98.7% 2023 up 3.8% volatile
32 Norway 98.6% 2024 down 0.9% rising
33 Poland 98.6% 2020 up 1.4% rising
34 Nepal 98.5% 2025 volatile
35 Austria 98.5% 2024 up 0.0% rising
36 Iran 98.5% 2020 up 3.3% volatile
37 Malawi 98.5% 2007 volatile
38 Germany 98.5% 2022 down 0.8% rising
39 India 98.4% 2023 down 0.5% volatile
40 Jordan 98.4% 2024 up 5.6% volatile
41 Belgium 98.3% 2023 up 0.2% rising
42 Finland 98.3% 2024 down 0.5% volatile
43 Iceland 98.2% 2023 down 0.5% volatile
44 Maldives 98.2% 2023 down 0.5% flat
45 Brazil 98.2% 2024 up 3.0% volatile
46 Rwanda 98.1% 2019 rising
47 Montenegro 98.1% 2016 up 3.6% flat
48 Vanuatu 98.0% 2024 rising
49 Italy 97.8% 2023 down 1.3% rising
50 Peru 97.8% 2003 up 9.3% volatile
51 Latvia 97.8% 2024 down 0.6% flat
52 Bangladesh 97.6% 2018 up 11.4% volatile
53 Sierra Leone 97.5% 2012 volatile
54 New Zealand 97.5% 2024 down 1.6% rising
55 Hong Kong 97.5% 2007 up 1.6% volatile
56 Israel 97.4% 2024 down 2.1% flat
58 Hungary 97.3% 2024 up 0.8% rising
59 Kyrgyzstan 97.3% 2025 up 2.9% rising
60 Morocco 97.2% 2019 up 11.0% volatile
61 Andorra 97.1% 2024 up 7.3% flat
62 Cook Islands 97.1% 2015 up 6.9% flat
63 Chile 97.0% 2024 up 0.3% volatile
64 Taiwan 97.0% 1980 unchanged volatile
65 Samoa 97.0% 2024 down 1.6% flat
66 Ecuador 96.8% 2023 down 2.3% volatile
67 Uganda 96.6% 2013 volatile
68 Estonia 96.6% 2024 down 1.1% flat
69 Brunei 96.6% 2024 rising
70 Argentina 96.5% 1991 up 2.3% volatile
71 Egypt 96.5% 2024 up 13.2% volatile
72 North Macedonia 96.5% 2023 down 0.0% flat
73 Qatar 96.4% 2024 up 3.4% rising
74 Sao Tome and Principe 96.3% 2017 up 3.5% flat
75 United States 96.2% 2022 down 0.7% rising
76 Greece 96.0% 2021 down 1.8% volatile
77 Papua New Guinea 96.0% 2020 up 42.1% rising
78 Bahrain 95.9% 2024 down 3.0% rising
79 Cayman Islands 95.9% 2024 down 1.2% flat
80 Ghana 95.9% 2024 up 6.8% volatile
81 Madagascar 95.8% 2020 down 4.0% rising
82 Russia 95.8% 2023 down 1.7% volatile
83 Cuba 95.7% 2024 down 1.8% volatile
84 Jamaica 95.7% 2024 up 7.1% rising
85 Togo 95.5% 2021 up 13.9% volatile
86 French Polynesia 95.5% 1996 up 7.8% rising
87 Cambodia 95.4% 2024 up 4.8% volatile
88 Nauru 95.4% 2025 up 5.5% rising
89 Eswatini 95.4% 2022 up 10.4% volatile
90 Grenada 95.4% 2021 rising
91 East Timor 95.3% 2023 up 0.4% rising
92 Uzbekistan 95.3% 2023 up 0.5% flat
93 Dominican Republic 95.2% 2024 up 3.5% volatile
94 Mozambique 95.2% 2018 up 10.8% volatile
95 Costa Rica 95.2% 2024 up 5.2% volatile
96 Canada 95.1% 2023 down 4.3% rising
97 San Marino 95.1% 2024 up 4.3% flat
98 Fiji 95.1% 2016 up 4.7% volatile
99 Libya 94.9% 1983 up 33.5% volatile
100 Armenia 94.9% 2023 up 2.8% flat
101 Belarus 94.5% 2024 down 3.4% rising
102 Oman 94.4% 2024 down 4.0% rising
103 Bulgaria 94.2% 2024 down 3.2% volatile
104 Georgia 94.1% 2024 rising
105 Serbia 94.1% 2024 down 5.6% volatile
106 Dominica 94.1% 2023 down 3.3% rising
107 South Africa 94.1% 2023 down 2.4% volatile
108 Trinidad and Tobago 93.8% 2024 down 0.7% rising
109 Saint Lucia 93.6% 2024 up 1.2% flat
110 Seychelles 93.5% 2024 flat
111 Nicaragua 93.5% 2023 down 2.0% volatile
112 Tajikistan 93.4% 2017 down 2.0% flat
113 Bhutan 93.4% 2024 down 0.7% rising
114 China 93.4% 1997 up 1.7% volatile
115 Colombia 93.2% 2022 down 5.2% volatile
116 Panama 92.8% 2024 up 0.7% volatile
117 New Caledonia 92.4% 1991 up 2.3% flat
118 Mongolia 92.2% 2024 down 2.3% rising
119 Mexico 92.1% 1980 up 13.7% volatile
121 Guatemala 91.6% 2024 up 2.0% volatile
122 Sri Lanka 91.4% 2023 down 1.6% volatile
123 Kazakhstan 91.3% 2025 down 0.1% flat
124 Bolivia 90.7% 2024 up 2.5% volatile
125 Indonesia 90.4% 2018 down 6.8% volatile
126 Zimbabwe 90.4% 2024 up 0.1% volatile
127 Palestine 90.1% 2023 down 2.5% flat
128 Gambia 89.8% 2025 up 21.9% volatile
129 Belize 89.8% 2024 down 8.6% volatile
130 Mauritania 89.7% 2024 up 24.4% rising
131 Laos 89.6% 2025 down 4.9% rising
132 Kiribati 89.4% 2024 falling
133 Macao 89.4% 2024 down 8.1% flat
134 Malaysia 88.9% 2024 down 5.4% volatile
135 Venezuela 88.6% 2017 down 7.2% volatile
136 Botswana 88.6% 2014 down 0.1% rising
137 Tonga 87.9% 1999 up 0.9% falling
138 Puerto Rico 87.8% 2024 down 8.8% falling
139 Cameroon 87.7% 2019 up 3.0% volatile
140 Benin 87.6% 2022 down 0.7% volatile
141 Ukraine 87.4% 2024 down 2.2% falling
142 Philippines 87.2% 2024 down 4.3% volatile
143 Cote d'Ivoire 86.8% 2024 up 27.3% volatile
144 Kuwait 86.7% 2021 down 13.2% volatile
145 Paraguay 86.6% 2024 down 12.2% volatile
146 Tanzania 86.5% 2024 up 2.8% rising
147 Zambia 86.2% 2017 down 6.4% volatile
148 Albania 86.2% 2023 down 10.8% volatile
149 Turks and Caicos Islands 86.0% 2015 down 5.5% falling
150 El Salvador 86.0% 2024 down 9.1% volatile
151 Senegal 84.6% 2024 up 6.9% volatile
152 Romania 84.3% 2023 down 9.8% volatile
153 Bahamas 83.7% 2024 down 7.0% falling
154 Reunion 83.5% 1987 down 16.5% volatile
155 Iraq 83.2% 2007 up 20.8% volatile
156 Suriname 83.2% 2024 down 0.8% falling
157 Congo 83.1% 2023 down 9.8% falling
158 Barbados 82.6% 2024 down 12.5% rising
159 Guyana 81.5% 2023 down 13.5% volatile
160 Pakistan 81.1% 2024 volatile
161 Comoros 79.5% 2024 down 14.3% rising
162 Guinea 78.9% 2020 up 20.2% rising
163 Syria 78.6% 2024 up 23.6% volatile
164 Micronesia (country) 78.4% 2024 down 7.2% falling
165 Lebanon 77.6% 2024 up 6.0% falling
166 Burundi 75.1% 2025 down 17.0% volatile
167 Ethiopia 74.9% 2024 down 4.6% rising
168 Nigeria 74.5% 2023 up 32.9% rising
169 Honduras 74.4% 2024 down 5.9% volatile
170 British Virgin Islands 70.0% 2024 down 25.1% falling
171 Chad 69.4% 2024 up 4.5% rising
172 Solomon Islands 69.2% 2024 down 28.4% falling
173 Guinea-Bissau 68.3% 2010 up 65.7% rising
174 Lesotho 68.2% 2024 down 20.1% volatile
175 Burkina Faso 66.3% 2024 up 2.4% volatile
176 Yemen 65.1% 2016 up 9.8% volatile
177 Angola 63.1% 2023 down 18.4% rising
178 Mali 62.8% 2023 up 8.4% volatile
179 Liberia 62.7% 2022 down 32.8% volatile
180 Haiti 59.0% 1997 up 38.2% volatile
181 Niger 58.3% 2024 up 5.8% volatile
182 Sudan 58.1% 2019 up 12.4% volatile
183 Eritrea 56.5% 2022 down 8.0% rising
184 Central African Republic 55.6% 2012 up 53.2% rising
185 Cape Verde 48.7% 2022 down 48.8% rising
186 Equatorial Guinea 34.8% 2015 down 28.0% falling
187 Tokelau 34.1% 2025 down 57.1% falling
188 Democratic Republic of Congo 33.7% 1999 down 38.2% volatile
189 Afghanistan 15.6% 1993 up 42.1% volatile
190 Somalia 11.2% 1980 falling

About this data

Indicator
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed

The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.