Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
180
Highest
100.0%
Algeria
Lowest
11.2%
Somalia
Median
95.1%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
3,613

What the numbers show

Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) is currently reported for 180 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 89.3%.

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

Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 65.7%), and the largest decrease in Tokelau (down 57.1%).

Total net enrolment rate, primary, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Algeria 100.0% 2024 up 1.0% rising
1 Cook Islands 97.1% 2015 up 6.9% flat
2 France 100.0% 2016 up 3.8% flat
2 Tokelau 34.1% 2025 down 57.1% falling
3 Azerbaijan, Republic of 100.0% 2024 up 3.7% rising
4 Australia 99.9% 2023 up 1.8% flat
5 United Arab Emirates 99.9% 2023 up 1.0% rising
6 Switzerland 99.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
7 United Kingdom 99.7% 2018 up 0.2% flat
8 Saudi Arabia 99.7% 2024 up 3.1% rising
9 Cyprus 99.7% 2017 up 0.1% flat
10 Netherlands 99.6% 2023 down 0.3% flat
11 Luxembourg 99.6% 2023 up 1.8% flat
12 Kenya 99.6% 2023 up 18.3% rising
13 Tunisia 99.5% 2023 up 2.0% rising
14 Türkiye 99.5% 2017 rising
15 Sweden 99.4% 2024 up 0.7% flat
16 Myanmar 99.4% 2009 up 6.2% rising
17 Uruguay 99.4% 2015 down 0.2% rising
18 Denmark 99.2% 2024 down 0.4% flat
19 Czechia 99.2% 2023 down 0.1% flat
20 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 99.2% 2007 down 0.6% rising
21 Slovak Republic 99.0% 2024 up 5.5% flat
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.9% 2023 up 10.3% rising
23 Korea 98.8% 2022 up 0.1% flat
24 Thailand 98.7% 2025 rising
25 Portugal 98.7% 2019 down 0.5% flat
26 Spain 98.7% 2024 up 1.2% flat
27 Namibia 98.7% 2012 up 8.1% rising
28 Slovenia 98.7% 2023 up 0.5% flat
29 Mauritius 98.7% 2023 up 3.8% rising
30 Norway 98.6% 2024 down 0.9% flat
31 Poland 98.6% 2020 up 1.4% flat
32 Nepal 98.5% 2025 rising
33 Austria 98.5% 2024 up 0.0% flat
34 Iran, Islamic Republic of 98.5% 2020 up 3.3% rising
35 Germany 98.5% 2022 down 0.8% flat
36 India 98.4% 2023 down 0.5% rising
37 Jordan 98.4% 2024 up 5.6% rising
38 Belgium 98.3% 2023 up 0.2% flat
39 Finland 98.3% 2024 down 0.5% flat
40 Iceland 98.2% 2023 down 0.5% flat
41 Maldives 98.2% 2023 down 0.5% flat
42 Brazil 98.2% 2024 up 3.0% flat
43 Rwanda 98.1% 2019 rising
44 Montenegro 98.1% 2016 up 3.6% flat
45 Vanuatu 98.0% 2024 rising
46 Italy 97.8% 2023 down 1.3% flat
47 Peru 97.8% 2003 up 9.3% rising
48 Latvia 97.8% 2024 down 0.6% flat
49 Bangladesh 97.6% 2018 up 11.4% rising
50 New Zealand 97.5% 2024 down 1.6% flat
51 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 97.5% 2007 up 1.6% flat
52 Israel 97.4% 2024 down 2.1% flat
53 Malta 97.3% 2023 down 1.3% flat
54 Hungary 97.3% 2024 up 0.8% flat
55 Kyrgyz Republic 97.3% 2025 up 2.9% rising
56 Morocco 97.2% 2019 up 11.0% rising
57 Andorra, Principality of 97.1% 2024 up 7.3% flat
58 Chile 97.0% 2024 up 0.3% flat
59 Samoa 97.0% 2024 down 1.6% flat
60 Ecuador 96.8% 2023 down 2.3% flat
61 Uganda 96.6% 2013 rising
62 Estonia 96.6% 2024 down 1.1% flat
63 Brunei Darussalam 96.6% 2024 rising
64 Egypt, Arab Republic of 96.5% 2024 up 13.2% rising
65 North Macedonia, Republic of 96.5% 2023 down 0.0% flat
66 Qatar 96.4% 2024 up 3.4% rising
67 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 96.3% 2017 up 3.5% flat
68 United States 96.2% 2022 down 0.7% flat
69 Greece 96.0% 2021 down 1.8% flat
70 Papua New Guinea 96.0% 2020 up 42.1% rising
71 Bahrain, Kingdom of 95.9% 2024 down 3.0% rising
72 Cayman Islands 95.9% 2024 down 1.2% flat
73 Ghana 95.9% 2024 up 6.8% rising
74 Madagascar, Republic of 95.8% 2020 down 4.0% rising
75 Russian Federation 95.8% 2023 down 1.7% rising
76 Cuba 95.7% 2024 down 1.8% flat
77 Jamaica 95.7% 2024 up 7.1% falling
78 Togo 95.5% 2021 up 13.9% rising
79 French Polynesia 95.5% 1996 up 7.8% rising
80 Cambodia 95.4% 2024 up 4.8% rising
81 Naoero 95.4% 2025 up 5.5% rising
82 Eswatini, Kingdom of 95.4% 2022 up 10.4% rising
83 Grenada 95.4% 2021 rising
84 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 95.3% 2023 up 0.4% rising
85 Uzbekistan, Republic of 95.3% 2023 up 0.5% flat
86 Dominican Republic 95.2% 2024 up 3.5% rising
87 Mozambique, Republic of 95.2% 2018 up 10.8% rising
88 Costa Rica 95.2% 2024 up 5.2% flat
89 Canada 95.1% 2023 down 4.3% falling
90 San Marino, Republic of 95.1% 2024 up 4.3% flat
91 Fiji, Republic of 95.1% 2016 up 4.7% flat
92 Libya 94.9% 1983 up 33.5% rising
93 Armenia, Republic of 94.9% 2023 up 2.8% flat
94 Belarus, Republic of 94.5% 2024 down 3.4% rising
95 Oman 94.4% 2024 down 4.0% rising
96 Bulgaria 94.2% 2024 down 3.2% falling
97 Georgia 94.1% 2024 rising
98 Serbia, Republic of 94.1% 2024 down 5.6% flat
99 Dominica 94.1% 2023 down 3.3% rising
100 South Africa 94.1% 2023 down 2.4% rising
101 Trinidad and Tobago 93.8% 2024 down 0.7% flat
102 St. Lucia 93.6% 2024 up 1.2% flat
103 Seychelles 93.5% 2024 flat
104 Nicaragua 93.5% 2023 down 2.0% rising
105 Tajikistan, Republic of 93.4% 2017 down 2.0% flat
106 Bhutan 93.4% 2024 down 0.7% rising
107 China (People’s Republic of) 93.4% 1997 up 1.7% flat
108 Colombia 93.2% 2022 down 5.2% flat
109 Panama 92.8% 2024 up 0.7% rising
110 New Caledonia 92.4% 1991 up 2.3% flat
111 Mongolia 92.2% 2024 down 2.3% rising
112 Martinique 92.1% 1996 down 7.5% falling
113 Guatemala 91.6% 2024 up 2.0% rising
114 Sri Lanka 91.4% 2023 down 1.6% flat
115 Kazakhstan, Republic of 91.3% 2025 down 0.1% flat
116 Bolivia 90.7% 2024 up 2.5% flat
117 Indonesia 90.4% 2018 down 6.8% rising
118 Zimbabwe 90.4% 2024 up 0.1% falling
119 Palestine, State of 90.1% 2023 down 2.5% flat
120 Gambia, The 89.8% 2025 up 21.9% rising
121 Belize 89.8% 2024 down 8.6% falling
122 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 89.7% 2024 up 24.4% rising
123 Lao People's Democratic Republic 89.6% 2025 down 4.9% rising
124 Kiribati 89.4% 2024 falling
125 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 89.4% 2024 down 8.1% flat
126 Malaysia 88.9% 2024 down 5.4% flat
127 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 88.6% 2017 down 7.2% flat
128 Botswana 88.6% 2014 down 0.1% rising
129 Tonga 87.9% 1999 up 0.9% falling
130 Puerto Rico 87.8% 2024 down 8.8% falling
131 Cameroon 87.7% 2019 up 3.0% rising
132 Benin 87.6% 2022 down 0.7% rising
133 Ukraine 87.4% 2024 down 2.2% falling
134 Philippines 87.2% 2024 down 4.3% flat
135 Côte d'Ivoire 86.8% 2024 up 27.3% rising
136 Kuwait 86.7% 2021 down 13.2% rising
137 Paraguay 86.6% 2024 down 12.2% rising
138 Tanzania, United Republic of 86.5% 2024 up 2.8% rising
139 Zambia 86.2% 2017 down 6.4% rising
140 Albania 86.2% 2023 down 10.8% falling
141 Turks and Caicos Islands 86.0% 2015 down 5.5% falling
142 El Salvador 86.0% 2024 down 9.1% rising
143 Senegal 84.6% 2024 up 6.9% rising
144 Romania 84.3% 2023 down 9.8% falling
145 Bahamas, The 83.7% 2024 down 7.0% falling
146 Iraq 83.2% 2007 up 20.8% rising
147 Suriname 83.2% 2024 down 0.8% falling
148 Congo, Republic of 83.1% 2023 down 9.8% falling
149 Barbados 82.6% 2024 down 12.5% flat
150 Guyana 81.5% 2023 down 13.5% falling
151 Comoros, Union of the 79.5% 2024 down 14.3% rising
152 Guinea 78.9% 2020 up 20.2% rising
153 Syrian Arab Republic 78.6% 2024 up 23.6% rising
154 Micronesia, Federated States of 78.4% 2024 down 7.2% falling
155 Lebanon 77.6% 2024 up 6.0% falling
156 Burundi 75.1% 2025 down 17.0% volatile
157 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 74.9% 2024 down 4.6% rising
158 Nigeria 74.5% 2023 up 32.9% rising
159 Honduras 74.4% 2024 down 5.9% falling
160 British Virgin Islands 70.0% 2024 down 25.1% falling
161 Chad 69.4% 2024 up 4.5% rising
162 Solomon Islands 69.2% 2024 down 28.4% falling
163 Guinea-Bissau 68.3% 2010 up 65.7% rising
164 Lesotho, Kingdom of 68.2% 2024 down 20.1% rising
165 Burkina Faso 66.3% 2024 up 2.4% volatile
166 Yemen, Republic of 65.1% 2016 up 9.8% rising
167 Angola 63.1% 2023 down 18.4% rising
168 Mali 62.8% 2023 up 8.4% rising
169 Liberia 62.7% 2022 down 32.8% rising
170 Haiti 59.0% 1997 up 38.2% rising
171 Niger 58.3% 2024 up 5.8% rising
172 Sudan 58.1% 2019 up 12.4% rising
173 Eritrea, The State of 56.5% 2022 down 8.0% rising
174 Central African Republic 55.6% 2012 up 53.2% rising
175 Cabo Verde 48.7% 2022 down 48.8% rising
176 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 34.8% 2015 down 28.0% falling
177 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 33.7% 1999 down 38.2% falling
178 Somalia 11.2% 1980 falling

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
180 places, 3,613 data points, 1970–2025
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February 2026 Data Release