Primary education, pupils (% female)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2019. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 48.3value)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2019. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 52.5value |
| 2 | Republic of The Gambia | 51.8value |
| 3 | Republic of the Congo | 51.5value |
| 4 | India | 50.9value |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 50.9value |
| 6 | Kiribati | 50.8value |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 50.7value |
| 8 | Mauritania | 50.7value |
| 9 | Nepal | 50.6value |
| 10 | San Marino | 50.5value |
| 11 | Uganda | 50.3value |
| 12 | Zambia | 50.2value |
| 13 | Oman | 50.2value |
| 14 | Seychelles | 50.1value |
| 15 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 50.1value |
| 16 | Burundi | 50.1value |
| 17 | United Republic of Tanzania | 50.1value |
| 18 | Malawi | 49.9value |
| 19 | Madagascar | 49.8value |
| 20 | Mauritius | 49.7value |
| 21 | Rwanda | 49.7value |
| 22 | Kenya | 49.7value |
| 23 | Saint Lucia | 49.6value |
| 24 | Monaco | 49.6value |
| 25 | Bahamas | 49.6value |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 49.5value |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 49.5value |
| 28 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 49.5value |
| 29 | Bahrain | 49.4value |
| 30 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.3value |
| 31 | Ecuador | 49.3value |
| 32 | Ghana | 49.3value |
| 33 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 49.3value |
| 34 | Bhutan | 49.3value |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 49.2value |
| 36 | Namibia | 49.2value |
| 37 | Antigua and Barbuda | 49.2value |
| 38 | Guyana | 49.2value |
| 39 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 49.2value |
| 40 | Gibraltar | 49.2value |
| 41 | Peru | 49.1value |
| 42 | Equatorial Guinea | 49.1value |
| 43 | Comoros | 49.1value |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 49.1value |
| 45 | Argentina | 49.0value |
| 46 | Mexico | 49.0value |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 49.0value |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 49.0value |
| 49 | Kuwait | 49.0value |
| 50 | Sweden | 49.0value |
| 51 | Honduras | 49.0value |
| 52 | State of Palestine | 49.0value |
| 53 | Togo | 49.0value |
| 54 | Jordan | 48.9value |
| 55 | Turkmenistan | 48.9value |
| 56 | Latvia | 48.9value |
| 57 | Malaysia | 48.9value |
| 58 | North Korea | 48.9value |
| 59 | Ukraine | 48.9value |
| 60 | Qatar | 48.9value |
| 61 | Singapore | 48.9value |
| 62 | Lesotho | 48.9value |
| 63 | Belgium | 48.9value |
| 64 | Botswana | 48.9value |
| 65 | Israel | 48.9value |
| 66 | Liberia | 48.9value |
| 67 | Marshall Islands | 48.8value |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 48.8value |
| 69 | Mongolia | 48.8value |
| 70 | Lithuania | 48.8value |
| 71 | Gabon | 48.8value |
| 72 | Czech Republic | 48.8value |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 48.8value |
| 74 | United Kingdom | 48.8value |
| 75 | Ireland | 48.8value |
| 76 | Spain | 48.8value |
| 77 | Maldives | 48.8value |
| 78 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 48.8value |
| 79 | Finland | 48.8value |
| 80 | Cyprus | 48.8value |
| 81 | United States of America | 48.8value |
| 82 | Norway | 48.8value |
| 83 | Croatia | 48.8value |
| 84 | Japan | 48.8value |
| 85 | Canada | 48.7value |
| 86 | Haiti | 48.7value |
| 87 | France | 48.7value |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 48.7value |
| 89 | Poland | 48.7value |
| 90 | Türkiye | 48.7value |
| 91 | Russian Federation | 48.7value |
| 92 | Bolivia | 48.7value |
| 93 | Sao Tome and Principe | 48.7value |
| 94 | Australia | 48.7value |
| 95 | Slovakia | 48.7value |
| 96 | South Africa | 48.7value |
| 97 | Bermuda | 48.6value |
| 98 | Netherlands | 48.6value |
| 99 | New Zealand | 48.6value |
| 100 | Egypt | 48.6value |
| 101 | Iceland | 48.6value |
| 102 | Hungary | 48.6value |
| 103 | Brunei Darussalam | 48.6value |
| 104 | Myanmar | 48.6value |
| 105 | Switzerland | 48.5value |
| 106 | Germany | 48.5value |
| 107 | Slovenia | 48.5value |
| 108 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48.5value |
| 109 | Greece | 48.5value |
| 110 | Thailand | 48.5value |
| 111 | Estonia | 48.5value |
| 112 | Belarus | 48.5value |
| 113 | Nauru | 48.5value |
| 114 | Austria | 48.5value |
| 115 | Denmark | 48.5value |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 48.5value |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 48.5value |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 48.5value |
| 119 | Uruguay | 48.5value |
| 120 | Serbia | 48.4value |
| 121 | Dominica | 48.4value |
| 122 | Chile | 48.4value |
| 123 | Panama | 48.4value |
| 124 | Cayman Islands | 48.4value |
| 125 | South Korea | 48.4value |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau | 48.3value |
| 127 | Puerto Rico | 48.3value |
| 128 | Barbados | 48.3value |
| 129 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 48.3value |
| 130 | Uzbekistan | 48.3value |
| 131 | Moldova, Republic of | 48.3value |
| 132 | Solomon Islands | 48.3value |
| 133 | New Caledonia | 48.3value |
| 134 | Venezuela | 48.3value |
| 135 | Tajikistan | 48.3value |
| 136 | Romania | 48.3value |
| 137 | Guatemala | 48.3value |
| 138 | Timor-Leste | 48.3value |
| 139 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 48.2value |
| 140 | Malta | 48.2value |
| 141 | Grenada | 48.2value |
| 142 | Lebanon | 48.2value |
| 143 | Macao | 48.2value |
| 144 | Fiji | 48.2value |
| 145 | Aruba | 48.2value |
| 146 | Paraguay | 48.2value |
| 147 | Cambodia | 48.1value |
| 148 | Suriname | 48.1value |
| 149 | Colombia | 48.1value |
| 150 | El Salvador | 48.1value |
| 151 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 48.1value |
| 152 | Portugal | 48.1value |
| 153 | Mozambique | 48.1value |
| 154 | Syrian Arab Republic | 48.1value |
| 155 | Jamaica | 48.1value |
| 156 | Tunisia | 48.0value |
| 157 | Samoa | 48.0value |
| 158 | Curaçao | 48.0value |
| 159 | Guam | 48.0value |
| 160 | Brazil | 47.9value |
| 161 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.9value |
| 162 | Philippines | 47.9value |
| 163 | Vietnam | 47.8value |
| 164 | Andorra | 47.8value |
| 165 | Algeria | 47.8value |
| 166 | American Samoa | 47.8value |
| 167 | Cape Verde | 47.8value |
| 168 | Hong Kong | 47.8value |
| 169 | French Polynesia | 47.8value |
| 170 | Sudan | 47.8value |
| 171 | Italy | 47.8value |
| 172 | Indonesia | 47.8value |
| 173 | Belize | 47.7value |
| 174 | Georgia | 47.7value |
| 175 | Benin | 47.7value |
| 176 | Libya | 47.7value |
| 177 | Eswatini | 47.6value |
| 178 | Morocco | 47.6value |
| 179 | Dominican Republic | 47.6value |
| 180 | Nigeria | 47.5value |
| 181 | Cuba | 47.5value |
| 182 | Albania | 47.4value |
| 183 | Tonga | 47.4value |
| 184 | Vanuatu | 47.3value |
| 185 | Ethiopia | 47.1value |
| 186 | Cameroon | 47.0value |
| 187 | Virgin Islands, British | 46.9value |
| 188 | Angola | 46.9value |
| 189 | Armenia | 46.7value |
| 190 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 46.6value |
| 191 | Mali | 46.6value |
| 192 | Liechtenstein | 46.5value |
| 193 | Tuvalu | 46.5value |
| 194 | Montenegro | 46.5value |
| 195 | People's Republic of China | 46.5value |
| 196 | Djibouti | 46.4value |
| 197 | Azerbaijan | 46.3value |
| 198 | Papua New Guinea | 46.2value |
| 199 | Palau | 45.7value |
| 200 | Yemen | 45.6value |
| 201 | Niger | 45.6value |
| 202 | Eritrea | 45.1value |
| 203 | Guinea | 44.7value |
| 204 | Iraq | 44.4value |
| 205 | Pakistan | 44.0value |
| 206 | Central African Republic | 43.6value |
| 207 | Chad | 43.4value |
| 208 | South Sudan | 40.9value |
| 209 | Afghanistan | 39.0value |
| 210 | Somalia | 35.5value |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2019).
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