* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

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

The average for 2021 based on 20 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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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Female to male ratio, primary school pupils, 2021 Global rank Available data
Senegal 1.16 1 1971 - 2021
Gambia 1.13 2 1971 - 2022
Sierra Leone 1.04 3 1971 - 2021
Tanzania 1.04 4 1970 - 2021
Seychelles 1.03 5 1970 - 2021
Burkina Faso 1.02 6 1971 - 2021
Mauritius 1.02 7 1970 - 2021
Zimbabwe 1.01 8 1970 - 2021
Rwanda 0.99 9 1971 - 2021
Botswana 0.98 10 1970 - 2021
Tunisia 0.98 11 1971 - 2021
Morocco 0.97 12 1971 - 2021
Namibia 0.97 13 1989 - 2021
Togo 0.96 14 1971 - 2021
Ivory Coast 0.95 15 1970 - 2022
Benin 0.93 16 1971 - 2021
Djibouti 0.92 17 1971 - 2021
Ethiopia 0.91 18 1971 - 2021
Niger 0.91 19 1971 - 2021
Chad 0.8 20 1971 - 2021



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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