East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Primary education, pupils (% female)

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools. Development relevance: The share of girls allows an assessment on gender composition in school enrollment. A value greater than 50% indicates participation of more girls at a specific level or programme of education. Limitations and exceptions: 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. Statistical concept and methodology: Percentage of female enrollment is calculated by dividing the total number of female students at a given level of education by the total enrollment at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
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The World Bank
Origin
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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63
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East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Primary education, pupils (% female)
1960
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1965
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1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973 42.32653
1974 42.2166
1975 44.58387
1976 45.78015
1977 45.99426
1978 45.82362
1979 45.54292
1980 45.49513
1981 45.27681
1982 44.9818
1983 44.96515
1984 45.0766
1985 45.16981
1986 45.81399
1987 46.0873
1988 46.29474
1989 46.53506
1990 46.70589
1991 47.02211
1992 47.25484
1993 47.25974
1994 47.42477
1995 47.50774
1996 47.62198
1997 47.76507
1998 47.75064
1999 47.83245
2000 47.86125
2001 47.88649
2002 47.78859
2003 47.722
2004 47.60116
2005 47.45236
2006 47.36664
2007 47.24516
2008 47.22288
2009 47.12091
2010 47.26592
2011 47.23846
2012 47.10341
2013 47.12378
2014 47.07714
2015 46.98998
2016 47.03053
2017 47.04842
2018 47.07546
2019
2020
2021
2022

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Primary education, pupils (% female)

Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools. Development relevance: The share of girls allows an assessment on gender composition in school enrollment. A value greater than 50% indicates participation of more girls at a specific level or programme of education. Limitations and exceptions: 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. Statistical concept and methodology: Percentage of female enrollment is calculated by dividing the total number of female students at a given level of education by the total enrollment at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
Source