Turks and Caicos Islands: Primary education, pupils (% female)

Key figures

Since 1972 it is down 1.25 percentage points from 50.03% in 1972. The World Bank has no value for 32 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2018, Turks and Caicos Islands had the 37th highest value of the 88 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Turks and Caicos Islands in the 2018 ranking

• Qatar — 33rd of 88: 48.88%
• Mongolia — 34th of 88: 48.84%
• Kyrgyz Republic — 35th of 88: 48.8%
• Burkina Faso — 37th of 88: 48.72%
• Bolivia — 38th of 88: 48.68%
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 39th of 88: 48.6%

What this measures

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Limitations: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 15 values

Primary education, pupils (% female) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 49.2% (2018)
• Argentina — 49.04% (2017)
• Bahamas, The — 49.57% (2018)
• Barbados — 48.32% (2018)
• Belize — 47.74% (2018)
• Bolivia — 48.68% (2018)
• Brazil — 47.91% (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 46.91% (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 48.38% (2018)
• Chile — 48.4% (2017)
• Colombia

More education data for Turks and Caicos Islands

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Compulsory education, duration (years) — 13 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 3,673 (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 125.06% (2024)
• Preprimary education, duration (years) — 2 (2025)
• Secondary education, pupils — 3,004 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Turks and Caicos Islands's primary education, pupils (% female)?

48.78% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is down 1.25 percentage points from 50.03% in 1972. The highest value was 51.43% in 1994 and the lowest 47.4% in 1978.

How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank?

37th highest of 88 economies with data for 2018.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.ENRL.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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