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