Female to male ratio, primary school pupils - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Ratio of female to male pupils in primary school, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 66 countries was 0.99 percent. The highest value was in Senegal: 1.16 percent and the lowest value was in Chad: 0.8 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO

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Countries	Female to male ratio, primary school pupils, 2021	Global rank	Available data
Senegal	1.16	1	1971 - 2021
Kuwait	1.15	2	1971 - 2021
Gambia	1.13	3	1971 - 2022
Gibraltar	1.07	4	1971 - 2021
Bhutan	1.04	5	1970 - 2021
Hong Kong	1.04	6	1971 - 2021
Sierra Leone	1.04	7	1971 - 2021
Tanzania	1.04	8	1970 - 2021
Seychelles	1.03	9	1970 - 2021
Albania	1.02	10	1976 - 2021
Bangladesh	1.02	11	1970 - 2021
Burkina Faso	1.02	12	1971 - 2021
Ecuador	1.02	13	1971 - 2021
India	1.02	14	1971 - 2021
Mauritius	1.02	15	1970 - 2021
Qatar	1.02	16	1971 - 2021
Vietnam	1.02	17	1976 - 2021
Armenia	1.01	18	1991 - 2021
Azerbaijan	1.01	19	1991 - 2021
China	1.01	20	1974 - 2021
Georgia	1.01	21	1981 - 2021
Saudi Arabia	1.01	22	1979 - 2021
Zimbabwe	1.01	23	1970 - 2021
Belarus	1	24	1993 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan	1	25	1981 - 2021
Micronesia	1	26	1971 - 2021
Montenegro	1	27	2003 - 2021
Oman	1	28	1971 - 2021
Samoa	1	29	1970 - 2021
Serbia	1	30	1999 - 2021
Costa Rica	0.99	31	1970 - 2021
Jordan	0.99	32	1971 - 2021
Moldova	0.99	33	2014 - 2021
Palestine	0.99	34	1995 - 2021
Panama	0.99	35	1970 - 2021
Rwanda	0.99	36	1971 - 2021
San Marino	0.99	37	2018 - 2021
Suriname	0.99	38	1971 - 2021
Thailand	0.99	39	1971 - 2022
Botswana	0.98	40	1970 - 2021
Cambodia	0.98	41	1971 - 2021
Guatemala	0.98	42	1970 - 2021
Macao	0.98	43	1971 - 2021
Mongolia	0.98	44	1975 - 2021
Philippines	0.98	45	1976 - 2021
Tunisia	0.98	46	1971 - 2021
Uzbekistan	0.98	47	1981 - 2021
Barbados	0.97	48	1971 - 2021
Domin. Rep.	0.97	49	1971 - 2021
Laos	0.97	50	1971 - 2021
Morocco	0.97	51	1971 - 2021
Namibia	0.97	52	1989 - 2021
Palau	0.97	53	1999 - 2021
Peru	0.97	54	1970 - 2021
Belize	0.96	55	1971 - 2021
Fiji	0.96	56	1970 - 2021
Nepal	0.96	57	1970 - 2022
Togo	0.96	58	1971 - 2021
Tuvalu	0.96	59	1984 - 2021
Dominica	0.95	60	1971 - 2021
Ivory Coast	0.95	61	1970 - 2022
Benin	0.93	62	1971 - 2021
Djibouti	0.92	63	1971 - 2021
Ethiopia	0.91	64	1971 - 2021
Niger	0.91	65	1971 - 2021
Chad	0.8	66	1971 - 2021

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Definition: Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

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1. Senegal

2. Kuwait

3. Gambia

4. Gibraltar

5. Bhutan

6. Hong Kong

7. Sierra Leone

8. Tanzania

9. Seychelles

10. Albania

11. Bangladesh

12. Burkina Faso

13. Ecuador

14. India

15. Mauritius

16. Qatar

17. Vietnam

18. Armenia

19. Azerbaijan

20. China

21. Georgia

22. Saudi Arabia

23. Zimbabwe

24. Belarus

25. Kyrgyzstan

26. Micronesia

27. Montenegro

28. Oman

29. Samoa

30. Serbia

31. Costa Rica

32. Jordan

33. Moldova

34. Palestine

35. Panama

36. Rwanda

37. San Marino

38. Suriname

39. Thailand

40. Botswana

41. Cambodia

42. Guatemala

43. Macao

44. Mongolia

45. Philippines

46. Tunisia

47. Uzbekistan

48. Barbados

49. Domin. Rep.

50. Laos

51. Morocco

52. Namibia

53. Palau

54. Peru

55. Belize

56. Fiji

57. Nepal

58. Togo

59. Tuvalu

60. Dominica

61. Ivory Coast

62. Benin

63. Djibouti

64. Ethiopia

65. Niger

66. Chad

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1.07

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1.03

1.02

1.01

1.00

0.99

0.98

0.97

0.96

0.95

0.93

0.92

0.91

0.80

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0.9

1.16

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