Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions, female (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
200
Highest
56.1%
Tokelau
Lowest
19.2%
Suriname
Median
48.6%
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
3,165
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions, female (%) is currently reported for 200 countries. The highest value is 56.1% in Tokelau; the lowest is 19.2% in Suriname.
The median across all reporting countries is 48.6%, and the mean is 48.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 26.4%), and the largest decrease in Suriname (down 60.5%).
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokelau | 56.1% | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 54.6% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 3 | Senegal | 54.1% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 4 | Gambia | 53.4% | 2021 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 5 | Nepal | 52.8% | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 6 | Qatar | 52.2% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 7 | Jordan | 51.9% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 8 | Kuwait | 51.4% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 9 | Montserrat | 50.8% | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 10 | India | 50.8% | 2020 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 50.8% | 2021 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 50.7% | 2018 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 13 | Malawi | 50.5% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 50.5% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 50.4% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 16 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 50.4% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Bahrain | 50.3% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 18 | Burundi | 50.2% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 19 | Mauritania | 50.2% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 20 | Uganda | 50.1% | 2017 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 21 | Madagascar | 50.1% | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 22 | Niue | 50.0% | 2024 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 50.0% | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 24 | Palestine, State of | 50.0% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 25 | Oman | 49.9% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 26 | Zambia | 49.9% | 2013 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 27 | Kenya | 49.8% | 2014 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 49.7% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 29 | Cayman Islands | 49.7% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | Bhutan | 49.7% | 2020 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 31 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 49.6% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 32 | Peru | 49.6% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 33 | Saint Lucia | 49.4% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 34 | Ecuador | 49.4% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 49.4% | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 36 | Monaco | 49.3% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 37 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 49.3% | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 38 | Lebanon | 49.3% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Algeria | 49.2% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 40 | Gibraltar | 49.2% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 41 | Mexico | 49.2% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 42 | Ireland | 49.1% | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 43 | British Virgin Islands | 49.1% | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 44 | Andorra | 49.1% | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 49.1% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 46 | Namibia | 49.1% | 2018 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 49.1% | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 48 | Mauritius | 49.0% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 49 | Jamaica | 49.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 49.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 51 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 49.0% | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 52 | Honduras | 49.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 53 | Singapore | 49.0% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 49.0% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 55 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.0% | 2018 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 56 | Rwanda | 49.0% | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 57 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 48.9% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 58 | Switzerland | 48.9% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 59 | Germany | 48.9% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 60 | Turkmenistan | 48.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 61 | Argentina | 48.9% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 62 | Botswana | 48.9% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 63 | Egypt | 48.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 64 | Angola | 48.9% | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 65 | Ukraine | 48.9% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 66 | Guyana | 48.9% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 67 | Syrian Arab Republic | 48.9% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 68 | France | 48.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 69 | Mongolia | 48.9% | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 70 | San Marino | 48.8% | 2024 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 71 | Guatemala | 48.8% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 72 | Finland | 48.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 48.8% | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 74 | Iceland | 48.8% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 75 | Slovakia | 48.8% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 76 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 48.8% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 77 | Togo | 48.8% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 78 | Naoero | 48.8% | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 79 | Lithuania | 48.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 80 | Czechia | 48.7% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 81 | Korea | 48.7% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 83 | Portugal | 48.7% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 84 | Russian Federation | 48.7% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 85 | Sudan | 48.7% | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 48.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 87 | Maldives | 48.7% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 88 | United States of America | 48.7% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 89 | Israel | 48.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 90 | Barbados | 48.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 91 | Malaysia | 48.7% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 92 | Canada | 48.7% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 93 | Myanmar | 48.7% | 2018 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 94 | Brazil | 48.6% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 95 | Poland | 48.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 96 | Panama | 48.6% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 97 | Japan | 48.6% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 98 | Ghana | 48.6% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 99 | New Zealand | 48.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 100 | Netherlands | 48.6% | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 101 | Türkiye | 48.6% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 102 | Norway | 48.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 103 | Estonia | 48.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 104 | Paraguay | 48.6% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 105 | El Salvador | 48.5% | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 48.5% | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 107 | Kiribati | 48.5% | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 108 | Mozambique | 48.5% | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 109 | Sao Tome and Principe | 48.5% | 2017 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 110 | Croatia | 48.5% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 111 | Belgium | 48.5% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 112 | Serbia | 48.5% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 113 | Greece | 48.5% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 114 | South Africa | 48.5% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 115 | Latvia | 48.5% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 116 | Georgia | 48.5% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 117 | Timor-Leste | 48.5% | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 48.4% | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 119 | Belarus | 48.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 120 | Hungary | 48.4% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 121 | North Macedonia | 48.4% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 122 | Cook Islands | 48.4% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 123 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 48.4% | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 124 | Slovenia | 48.4% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 125 | Anguilla | 48.4% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 126 | Belize | 48.4% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 127 | Seychelles | 48.4% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 128 | Spain | 48.4% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 48.3% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 130 | Puerto Rico | 48.3% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 131 | Romania | 48.3% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 48.3% | 2020 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 48.3% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 134 | Thailand | 48.3% | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 135 | Montenegro | 48.3% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 136 | Lesotho | 48.3% | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 137 | Republic of Moldova | 48.3% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 138 | Denmark | 48.3% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 139 | Philippines | 48.3% | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 140 | Italy | 48.3% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 141 | Solomon Islands | 48.3% | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 142 | Austria | 48.3% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 143 | Colombia | 48.2% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 144 | Uruguay | 48.2% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 145 | Dominican Republic | 48.2% | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 146 | Bahamas | 48.2% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 147 | Uzbekistan | 48.1% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 148 | Albania | 48.1% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 149 | Samoa | 48.1% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 150 | Grenada | 48.1% | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 151 | Morocco | 48.1% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 152 | Eswatini | 48.1% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 153 | Cyprus | 48.1% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 154 | Niger | 48.1% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 155 | Tunisia | 48.1% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 156 | Nigeria | 48.0% | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 157 | Fiji | 48.0% | 2020 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 158 | Tuvalu | 48.0% | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 159 | Australia | 48.0% | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 160 | Cape Verde | 48.0% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 161 | Gabon | 48.0% | 2019 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 162 | Cambodia | 48.0% | 2019 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 163 | Cuba | 47.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 164 | Libya | 47.9% | 2006 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 165 | Indonesia | 47.9% | 2018 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 166 | Hong Kong, China | 47.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 167 | Viet Nam | 47.7% | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 168 | Brunei Darussalam | 47.6% | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 169 | Vanuatu | 47.6% | 2020 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 170 | Bermuda | 47.6% | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 171 | Armenia | 47.6% | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 172 | Congo | 47.6% | 2018 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 173 | Pakistan | 47.5% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 174 | Comoros | 47.5% | 2017 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 175 | China | 47.3% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 176 | Aruba | 47.3% | 2014 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 177 | Benin | 47.1% | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 178 | Ethiopia | 47.0% | 2021 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 46.9% | 2018 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 180 | Cameroon | 46.9% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 181 | Azerbaijan | 46.8% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 182 | Djibouti | 46.8% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 183 | Chile | 46.7% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 184 | Liberia | 46.6% | 2020 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 185 | Liechtenstein | 46.6% | 2021 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 186 | Marshall Islands | 46.5% | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 187 | Mali | 46.3% | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 188 | Tonga | 46.2% | 2020 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 189 | Equatorial Guinea | 46.1% | 2015 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 190 | Malta | 46.1% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 191 | Yemen | 46.0% | 2016 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 192 | Dominica | 45.8% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 193 | Chad | 45.7% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 194 | Eritrea | 44.8% | 2018 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 195 | Guinea | 44.6% | 2020 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 196 | Iraq | 44.4% | 2007 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 197 | Macau, China | 44.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 198 | Afghanistan | 43.7% | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 199 | Central African Republic | 43.0% | 2016 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 200 | Suriname | 19.2% | 2023 | down 60.5% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release