Net enrollment pre primary boys vs girls by country
Countries reporting
162
Highest
100
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
7.99
Congo
Median
85.63
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
2,488
What the numbers show
Net enrollment pre primary boys vs girls is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 100 in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 7.99 in Congo.
The median across all reporting countries is 85.63, and the mean is 77.7.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 226.3%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 61.2%).
Net enrollment pre primary boys vs girls: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 1 | Belarus | 100 | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100 | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 100 | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 100 | 2021 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 100 | 2015 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 1 | Turkey | 100 | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 8 | Cook Islands | 99.94 | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 9 | Portugal | 99.86 | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 10 | Cayman Islands | 99.75 | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 10 | Cyprus | 99.75 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 99.72 | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 13 | Peru | 99.61 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 14 | France | 99.53 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Lithuania | 99.51 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 99.5 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 99.44 | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 99.39 | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 19 | Mexico | 99.19 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 98.88 | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 98.68 | 2014 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 98.52 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 23 | Germany | 98.44 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 98.21 | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Mongolia | 98.15 | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 26 | Netherlands | 97.89 | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 27 | Switzerland | 97.88 | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 97.38 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 29 | Norway | 97.29 | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 30 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 97.18 | 2024 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 31 | Cuba | 97.17 | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 32 | Iceland | 97.05 | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 33 | Denmark | 96.98 | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 34 | Colombia | 96.83 | 2018 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 35 | Austria | 96.8 | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 36 | Jamaica | 96.68 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 37 | Dominica | 96.35 | 2022 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 96.25 | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 39 | Nauru | 96.15 | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 39 | San Marino | 96.15 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 41 | Israel | 95.96 | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 42 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 95.8 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 43 | Albania | 95.63 | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 44 | Italy | 95.52 | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 45 | Slovenia | 95.33 | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 95.26 | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 47 | Indonesia | 95.25 | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 48 | Australia | 94.91 | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 49 | South Korea | 94.45 | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 94.4 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 93.87 | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 52 | Andorra | 93.79 | 2024 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 53 | Czechia | 93.73 | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 54 | Ireland | 93.4 | 2022 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 55 | Canada | 93.13 | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 56 | Argentina | 93.08 | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 57 | British Virgin Islands | 93.06 | 2024 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 58 | Malta | 92.99 | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 59 | Slovakia | 92.9 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 60 | Estonia | 92.63 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 92.61 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 62 | Brazil | 92 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 63 | Mauritius | 91.79 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 64 | Togo | 91.77 | 2019 | up 155.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Namibia | 91.76 | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 66 | Ecuador | 91.66 | 2022 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 67 | Fiji | 91.52 | 2024 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 68 | Thailand | 90.97 | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 69 | Montserrat | 90.48 | 2023 | up 50.8% | falling |
| 70 | Kenya | 90.47 | 2023 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 89.81 | 2024 | up 226.3% | rising |
| 72 | Chile | 89.68 | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 73 | Uruguay | 89.07 | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 74 | Puerto Rico | 88.45 | 2024 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 75 | Macao | 88.03 | 2024 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 76 | Gibraltar | 88 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 77 | Oman | 86.89 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 78 | Morocco | 86.64 | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 79 | Lebanon | 86.34 | 2024 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 80 | Marshall Islands | 85.68 | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 81 | United States | 85.66 | 2022 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 82 | New Zealand | 85.61 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 83 | Venezuela | 85.23 | 2017 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 84 | Suriname | 85 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 85 | Serbia | 84.97 | 2022 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 84.66 | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 87 | Guatemala | 84.31 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 88 | Nepal | 84.02 | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 83.7 | 2024 | up 214.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Saint Lucia | 83.69 | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 91 | Montenegro | 83.59 | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 92 | El Salvador | 83.49 | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 93 | Russia | 83.29 | 2023 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 94 | Seychelles | 83.04 | 2024 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 95 | Cape Verde | 82.63 | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 96 | Ghana | 81.34 | 2021 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 97 | Romania | 80.93 | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 98 | Rwanda | 80.75 | 2024 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 99 | Qatar | 80.2 | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 100 | Bolivia | 79.93 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 79.71 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 102 | Barbados | 79.63 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 103 | Guyana | 78.9 | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 104 | South Africa | 78.62 | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 105 | Ukraine | 77.36 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 106 | Maldives | 77.31 | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 107 | Brunei | 76.62 | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 108 | Philippines | 76.39 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 109 | Panama | 75.72 | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 110 | Belize | 75.25 | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 111 | Paraguay | 74.44 | 2024 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 74.23 | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 113 | Grenada | 73.78 | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 114 | Algeria | 72.44 | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 115 | Bahrain | 71.79 | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 116 | Cambodia | 70.5 | 2024 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 117 | Jordan | 67.38 | 2024 | up 15.9% | flat |
| 118 | Palestine | 67.3 | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 119 | Tanzania | 67.14 | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 66.16 | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 121 | Papua New Guinea | 65.28 | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 122 | Liberia | 64.82 | 2022 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 123 | Laos | 64.76 | 2025 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Ethiopia | 63.84 | 2024 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 125 | Kyrgyzstan | 63.23 | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 126 | Madagascar | 63.04 | 2024 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 127 | Saudi Arabia | 62.73 | 2024 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 128 | Sierra Leone | 60.62 | 2024 | up 85.6% | rising |
| 129 | Gambia | 58.91 | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 130 | Iran | 58.86 | 2020 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 131 | Honduras | 58.16 | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 132 | East Timor | 56.23 | 2020 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 133 | Zimbabwe | 55.89 | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 134 | Micronesia (country) | 55.8 | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 135 | Botswana | 55.1 | 2022 | up 109.6% | rising |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 53.74 | 2015 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 53.4 | 2023 | up 38.8% | falling |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 53.19 | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 139 | Angola | 51.61 | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 140 | Tokelau | 50 | 2025 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 141 | Guinea | 48.26 | 2020 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 142 | Syria | 46.22 | 2024 | up 35.1% | falling |
| 143 | Bahamas | 44.47 | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 144 | Kuwait | 42.55 | 2021 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 145 | Cameroon | 40.96 | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 146 | Comoros | 40.51 | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 147 | Eritrea | 38.84 | 2022 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 148 | Egypt | 38.02 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.51 | 2023 | up 169.5% | rising |
| 150 | Armenia | 31.99 | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 151 | Mali | 30.36 | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 152 | Lesotho | 30.27 | 2020 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 153 | Samoa | 28.01 | 2024 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 154 | Burundi | 27.76 | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 155 | Senegal | 22.78 | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 156 | Niger | 19.79 | 2024 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 157 | Chad | 19.19 | 2024 | up 126.8% | rising |
| 158 | Burkina Faso | 16.11 | 2024 | up 79.0% | falling |
| 159 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16.05 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 160 | Tajikistan | 12.51 | 2017 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 161 | Myanmar | 11.78 | 2018 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 162 | Congo | 7.99 | 2023 | down 61.2% | falling |