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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 2 | France | 100.0% | 2016 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 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 | Turkey | 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 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 99.2% | 2007 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 99.0% | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 98.9% | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 23 | South 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 | 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 | 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 | Kyrgyzstan | 97.3% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 56 | Morocco | 97.2% | 2019 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 57 | Andorra | 97.1% | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 58 | Cook Islands | 97.1% | 2015 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 59 | Chile | 97.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 60 | Samoa | 97.0% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 61 | Ecuador | 96.8% | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 62 | Uganda | 96.6% | 2013 | — | rising |
| 63 | Estonia | 96.6% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 64 | Brunei | 96.6% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 65 | Egypt | 96.5% | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 96.5% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 67 | Qatar | 96.4% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 68 | Sao Tome and Principe | 96.3% | 2017 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 69 | United States | 96.2% | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 70 | Greece | 96.0% | 2021 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 96.0% | 2020 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 72 | Bahrain | 95.9% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 73 | Cayman Islands | 95.9% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 74 | Ghana | 95.9% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 75 | Madagascar | 95.8% | 2020 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 76 | Russia | 95.8% | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 77 | Cuba | 95.7% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 78 | Jamaica | 95.7% | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 79 | Togo | 95.5% | 2021 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 80 | French Polynesia | 95.5% | 1996 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 81 | Cambodia | 95.4% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 82 | Nauru | 95.4% | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 83 | Eswatini | 95.4% | 2022 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 84 | Grenada | 95.4% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 85 | East Timor | 95.3% | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 95.3% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 95.2% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 88 | Mozambique | 95.2% | 2018 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 95.2% | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 90 | Canada | 95.1% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 91 | San Marino | 95.1% | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 92 | Fiji | 95.1% | 2016 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 93 | Libya | 94.9% | 1983 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 94 | Armenia | 94.9% | 2023 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 95 | Belarus | 94.5% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 96 | Oman | 94.4% | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 94.2% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 98 | Georgia | 94.1% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 99 | Serbia | 94.1% | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 100 | Dominica | 94.1% | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 101 | South Africa | 94.1% | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 102 | Trinidad and Tobago | 93.8% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 93.6% | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 104 | Seychelles | 93.5% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 93.5% | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 106 | Tajikistan | 93.4% | 2017 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 107 | Bhutan | 93.4% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 108 | China | 93.4% | 1997 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 109 | Colombia | 93.2% | 2022 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 110 | Panama | 92.8% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 111 | New Caledonia | 92.4% | 1991 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 112 | Mongolia | 92.2% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 113 | Martinique | 92.1% | 1996 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 114 | Guatemala | 91.6% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 91.4% | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 116 | Kazakhstan | 91.3% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 117 | Bolivia | 90.7% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 118 | Indonesia | 90.4% | 2018 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 119 | Zimbabwe | 90.4% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 120 | Palestine | 90.1% | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 121 | Gambia | 89.8% | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 122 | Belize | 89.8% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 123 | Mauritania | 89.7% | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 124 | Laos | 89.6% | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 125 | Kiribati | 89.4% | 2024 | — | falling |
| 126 | Macao | 89.4% | 2024 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 127 | Malaysia | 88.9% | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 128 | Venezuela | 88.6% | 2017 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 129 | Botswana | 88.6% | 2014 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 130 | Tonga | 87.9% | 1999 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 131 | Puerto Rico | 87.8% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 132 | Cameroon | 87.7% | 2019 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 133 | Benin | 87.6% | 2022 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 134 | Ukraine | 87.4% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 135 | Philippines | 87.2% | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 136 | Cote d'Ivoire | 86.8% | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 137 | Kuwait | 86.7% | 2021 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 138 | Paraguay | 86.6% | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 139 | Tanzania | 86.5% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 140 | Zambia | 86.2% | 2017 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 141 | Albania | 86.2% | 2023 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 142 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 86.0% | 2015 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 143 | El Salvador | 86.0% | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 144 | Senegal | 84.6% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 145 | Romania | 84.3% | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 146 | Bahamas | 83.7% | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 147 | Iraq | 83.2% | 2007 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 148 | Suriname | 83.2% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 149 | Congo | 83.1% | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 150 | Barbados | 82.6% | 2024 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 151 | Guyana | 81.5% | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 152 | Comoros | 79.5% | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 153 | Guinea | 78.9% | 2020 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 154 | Syria | 78.6% | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 155 | Micronesia (country) | 78.4% | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 156 | Lebanon | 77.6% | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 157 | Burundi | 75.1% | 2025 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Ethiopia | 74.9% | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 159 | Nigeria | 74.5% | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 160 | Honduras | 74.4% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 161 | British Virgin Islands | 70.0% | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 162 | Chad | 69.4% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 163 | Solomon Islands | 69.2% | 2024 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 164 | Guinea-Bissau | 68.3% | 2010 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 165 | Lesotho | 68.2% | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 166 | Burkina Faso | 66.3% | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Yemen | 65.1% | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 168 | Angola | 63.1% | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 169 | Mali | 62.8% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 170 | Liberia | 62.7% | 2022 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 171 | Haiti | 59.0% | 1997 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 172 | Niger | 58.3% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 173 | Sudan | 58.1% | 2019 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 174 | Eritrea | 56.5% | 2022 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 175 | Central African Republic | 55.6% | 2012 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 48.7% | 2022 | down 48.8% | rising |
| 177 | Equatorial Guinea | 34.8% | 2015 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 178 | Tokelau | 34.1% | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 179 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 33.7% | 1999 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 180 | Somalia | 11.2% | 1980 | — | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release