Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
194
Highest
135.9%
Turks and Caicos Islands
Lowest
31.2%
Central African Republic
Median
94.7%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
13,124
What the numbers show
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 135.9% in Turks and Caicos Islands; the lowest is 31.2% in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 94.7%, and the mean is 89.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 174.1%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 44.4%).
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 135.9% | 2024 | up 100.6% | rising |
| 2 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 115.2% | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 3 | Fiji | 113.8% | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 4 | Vanuatu | 113.2% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 5 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 111.3% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 6 | Montserrat | 110.7% | 2014 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 7 | Hungary | 110.0% | 2024 | up 12.5% | flat |
| 8 | Tonga | 109.8% | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 9 | Nepal | 108.9% | 2025 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 10 | Cayman Islands | 108.8% | 2024 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 11 | Montenegro | 108.7% | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 12 | Tuvalu | 108.2% | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 13 | Republic of Moldova | 107.8% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 14 | Albania | 107.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Morocco | 107.1% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 16 | Myanmar | 106.8% | 2018 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 17 | Palau | 106.2% | 2024 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 18 | Thailand | 106.2% | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 105.9% | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 20 | Cook Islands | 105.8% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 21 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 105.3% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 22 | Cyprus | 105.1% | 2024 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 23 | Antigua and Barbuda | 104.6% | 2022 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 24 | Portugal | 104.4% | 2023 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 25 | China | 103.9% | 2010 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 26 | Botswana | 103.5% | 2022 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 27 | Bermuda | 103.5% | 2013 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 28 | Guyana | 103.3% | 2012 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 29 | Georgia | 102.9% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 102.8% | 2024 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 102.8% | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 32 | Korea | 102.6% | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 33 | Kenya | 102.1% | 2016 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 102.0% | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 101.8% | 2024 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 36 | Uruguay | 101.6% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 37 | Ecuador | 101.5% | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 38 | Saint Lucia | 101.3% | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 39 | Brunei Darussalam | 101.3% | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 40 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 101.0% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 100.9% | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 42 | Lithuania | 100.4% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 43 | Estonia | 100.3% | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 44 | Croatia | 100.2% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 45 | Cape Verde | 100.1% | 2022 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Argentina | 99.9% | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 47 | Sweden | 99.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 99.7% | 2019 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 99.7% | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 50 | Greece | 99.6% | 2023 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 51 | Denmark | 99.4% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 52 | Indonesia | 98.8% | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 53 | Norway | 98.8% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 54 | Viet Nam | 98.7% | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 55 | Spain | 98.6% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 56 | Slovakia | 98.5% | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 57 | Egypt | 98.5% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 58 | Samoa | 98.4% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 59 | Iceland | 98.4% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 60 | Latvia | 98.3% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 61 | Maldives | 98.1% | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 62 | Ghana | 98.1% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 63 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 98.0% | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 64 | Czechia | 97.9% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 65 | Chile | 97.9% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 66 | Jordan | 97.8% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 67 | Qatar | 97.5% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 68 | Marshall Islands | 97.4% | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 69 | Israel | 97.4% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 70 | Italy | 97.4% | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 71 | Germany | 97.3% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 72 | Algeria | 97.3% | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 97.3% | 2025 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 74 | Finland | 97.2% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 75 | Malta | 97.0% | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 76 | Austria | 96.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 77 | Slovenia | 96.8% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 78 | Colombia | 96.8% | 2022 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 79 | Singapore | 96.7% | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 80 | Armenia | 96.6% | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 81 | Belize | 96.4% | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 82 | Serbia | 96.4% | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 96.2% | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 84 | Tunisia | 96.2% | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 85 | Belarus | 96.2% | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 86 | Panama | 96.2% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 87 | Gibraltar | 96.1% | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 88 | New Caledonia | 95.9% | 1990 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 95.7% | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 90 | Ukraine | 95.6% | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 91 | Switzerland | 95.5% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 95.4% | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 93 | Eswatini | 95.3% | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 94 | North Macedonia | 95.2% | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 95 | Ireland | 94.9% | 2022 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 96 | Bhutan | 94.8% | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 97 | Peru | 94.8% | 2019 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 98 | Liechtenstein | 94.7% | 2021 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 99 | Mongolia | 94.7% | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 100 | Bahrain | 94.6% | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 101 | Grenada | 94.6% | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 102 | San Marino | 94.6% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 94.6% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 104 | South Africa | 94.5% | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 105 | Aruba | 94.4% | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 106 | Poland | 94.3% | 2019 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 107 | United States of America | 94.1% | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 108 | Macau, China | 93.9% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 109 | Seychelles | 93.8% | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 110 | Timor-Leste | 93.3% | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 111 | Cambodia | 93.2% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 112 | Gambia | 93.1% | 2025 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Naoero | 92.7% | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 92.6% | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 115 | Oman | 92.1% | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 116 | Cuba | 92.0% | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 117 | Kuwait | 91.3% | 2021 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 118 | India | 91.0% | 2025 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 119 | Togo | 91.0% | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 90.9% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 121 | Philippines | 90.9% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 122 | Hong Kong, China | 90.7% | 2024 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 123 | Dominican Republic | 90.7% | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 124 | Namibia | 90.4% | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 125 | Palestine, State of | 90.3% | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 126 | Malaysia | 89.9% | 2024 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 127 | Dominica | 89.8% | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 128 | Tajikistan | 89.5% | 2017 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 129 | Türkiye | 89.4% | 2023 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 130 | Barbados | 89.1% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 131 | Anguilla | 89.0% | 2019 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 132 | Bahamas | 88.4% | 2019 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 133 | Kiribati | 88.3% | 2024 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 134 | Paraguay | 88.3% | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 135 | Zimbabwe | 88.0% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 136 | Guatemala | 87.8% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 137 | Sao Tome and Principe | 87.2% | 2017 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 138 | Libya | 86.1% | 1983 | up 129.7% | rising |
| 139 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 85.6% | 2025 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 140 | Niue | 84.6% | 2025 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 141 | Jamaica | 84.3% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 142 | El Salvador | 84.2% | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 143 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 84.0% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 144 | Mauritius | 83.2% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 145 | Uzbekistan | 83.1% | 2025 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 146 | Nicaragua | 82.9% | 2022 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 147 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 82.6% | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 81.2% | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 149 | Romania | 81.0% | 2023 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 150 | Côte d'Ivoire | 80.8% | 2024 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 151 | Suriname | 80.3% | 2021 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 152 | Zambia | 79.8% | 2013 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 153 | Luxembourg | 77.3% | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 154 | Afghanistan | 76.7% | 2023 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Mauritania | 74.5% | 2020 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Malawi | 74.5% | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 157 | Senegal | 73.9% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 158 | Honduras | 73.9% | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 159 | Comoros | 73.5% | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 160 | Rwanda | 73.3% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 161 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 72.9% | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 162 | Pakistan | 72.9% | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 163 | Cameroon | 72.4% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 164 | Solomon Islands | 71.9% | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 165 | Lesotho | 71.9% | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 166 | Congo | 71.0% | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 167 | Gabon | 68.6% | 2003 | up 18.1% | flat |
| 168 | Lebanon | 68.6% | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 169 | Mozambique | 68.6% | 2022 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 170 | Nigeria | 65.5% | 2010 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 171 | Andorra | 65.2% | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 172 | Madagascar | 63.7% | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 173 | Syrian Arab Republic | 61.4% | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 174 | Sudan | 59.7% | 2019 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 175 | Benin | 59.1% | 2022 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Liberia | 59.0% | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 177 | Burkina Faso | 57.4% | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Tokelau | 56.5% | 2025 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 179 | Guinea-Bissau | 55.8% | 2010 | up 174.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Eritrea | 55.8% | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 181 | Ethiopia | 54.2% | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 182 | British Virgin Islands | 54.0% | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 183 | Uganda | 54.0% | 2017 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 184 | Yemen | 53.9% | 2016 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 185 | Iraq | 53.7% | 2007 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 186 | Guinea | 52.7% | 2020 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Burundi | 51.3% | 2020 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Haiti | 50.5% | 1997 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 189 | Angola | 48.8% | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 190 | Mali | 47.1% | 2023 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Niger | 40.6% | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Chad | 36.3% | 2021 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Equatorial Guinea | 34.1% | 2015 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 194 | Central African Republic | 31.2% | 2016 | up 75.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 109.9%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 107.5%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 107.5%
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 103.3%
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 101.7%
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 100.0%
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 100.0%
- MDG: Northern Africa 99.9%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 99.9%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 99.8%
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 99.5%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 99.0%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 98.7%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 98.4%
- WB: Oecd Members 98.1%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 98.0%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 98.0%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 98.0%
- SDG: Europe 97.9%
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 97.8%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 97.8%
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 97.5%
- WB: Euro Area 97.5%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 97.5%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 97.5%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 97.4%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 97.4%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 97.4%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 97.4%
- WB: European Union 97.4%
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 97.3%
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 97.3%
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 97.3%
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 97.3%
- SDG: South-eastern Asia 97.3%
- MDG: Latin America 97.2%
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 97.1%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 97.1%
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 97.1%
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 97.0%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release