IDA & IBRD total | 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
IDA & IBRD total
Records
63
Source
IDA & IBRD total | Primary education, pupils (% female)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970 42.10998
1971 42.09364
1972 42.12146
1973 42.10093
1974 42.06183
1975 43.20799
1976 43.84907
1977 44.05537
1978 44.04834
1979 44.06519
1980 44.12498
1981 44.138
1982 44.06661
1983 43.98003
1984 44.13042
1985 44.29998
1986 44.74266
1987 44.93878
1988 45.04541
1989 45.09894
1990 45.24112
1991 45.49736
1992 45.6797
1993 45.84396
1994 45.94895
1995 46.0062
1996 46.06495
1997 46.19775
1998 46.23076
1999 46.31665
2000 46.35762
2001 46.44423
2002 46.45913
2003 47.02521
2004 46.98545
2005 47.04979
2006 47.12993
2007 47.19422
2008 47.3846
2009 47.48173
2010 47.54916
2011 47.58537
2012 47.68455
2013 48.16726
2014 48.17655
2015 48.22523
2016 48.477
2017 48.42442
2018 48.39372
2019
2020
2021
2022

IDA & IBRD total | 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
IDA & IBRD total
Records
63
Source