Female to male ratio, primary school pupils - Country rankings
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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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Countries | Female to male ratio, primary school pupils, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
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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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