South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 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
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Records
63
Source
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Primary education, pupils (% female)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
36.24649 1970
36.28215 1971
36.55105 1972
36.81691 1973
36.63448 1974
36.76023 1975
36.97058 1976
37.28237 1977
37.23299 1978
37.61849 1979
37.77982 1980
38.23783 1981
38.48782 1982
38.32852 1983
38.72383 1984
39.13955 1985
39.73614 1986
40.00551 1987
40.53118 1988
40.14603 1989
40.56484 1990
41.22006 1991
41.52793 1992
42.29934 1993
42.59504 1994
42.6888 1995
42.93376 1996
43.15013 1997
43.29874 1998
43.40101 1999
43.53812 2000
43.73743 2001
44.0791 2002
46.24622 2003
46.10308 2004
46.41209 2005
46.58468 2006
46.74221 2007
47.25678 2008
47.51667 2009
47.48296 2010
47.69336 2011
47.8021 2012
49.17337 2013
49.05704 2014
49.15078 2015
49.92541 2016
49.76301 2017
49.65607 2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 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
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Records
63
Source