Least developed countries: UN classification | 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
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Least developed countries: UN classification
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Least developed countries: UN classification | Primary education, pupils (% female)
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37.87693 1970
37.86133 1971
38.61918 1972
38.48552 1973
38.36486 1974
38.66261 1975
38.92004 1976
39.89006 1977
40.3645 1978
40.55882 1979
40.91042 1980
41.66949 1981
42.36029 1982
41.66008 1983
42.3736 1984
42.13389 1985
42.31738 1986
42.63816 1987
43.10924 1988
43.33287 1989
43.63937 1990
43.99376 1991
44.13088 1992
44.26922 1993
44.42993 1994
44.18021 1995
44.19113 1996
44.39767 1997
44.55361 1998
45.14485 1999
45.40058 2000
45.61463 2001
45.75785 2002
46.01169 2003
45.99428 2004
46.633 2005
46.9957 2006
47.15756 2007
47.34307 2008
47.55358 2009
47.75305 2010
47.63049 2011
47.77257 2012
47.91433 2013
48.0278 2014
48.28444 2015
48.3299 2016
48.31908 2017
48.2923 2018
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Least developed countries: UN classification | 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
Least developed countries: UN classification
Records
63
Source