School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) by country

What this measures

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Limitations: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.

Ranking

Regions and income groups

More education indicators

• Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
• Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
• Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
• Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
• Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
• Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
• Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
• Compulsory education, duration (years)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
• School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
• School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
• School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

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Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, SE.PRM.ENRR.FE, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.