Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%) by country
The number of female children of the age one year before the official entry age to primary education who participate in an organized learning programme expressed as a percentage of the total population of the same age. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website:...
Countries reporting
131
Highest
100.0%
Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Lowest
11.6%
Tajikistan, Republic of
Median
90.4%
Years covered
24
1997–2020
Data points
2,320
What the numbers show
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, female (%) is currently reported for 131 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands; the lowest is 11.6% in Tajikistan, Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 90.4%, and the mean is 79.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Algeria (up 909.2%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 39.8%).
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entr: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 100.0% | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2018 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 1 | Colombia | 100.0% | 2018 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 100.0% | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Indonesia | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 100.0% | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | St. Lucia | 100.0% | 2019 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 1 | Mexico | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100.0% | 2015 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% | 2018 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 1 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2017 | — | flat |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | 2018 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 16 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 99.9% | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Sweden | 99.8% | 2018 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Switzerland | 99.7% | 2018 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 19 | Netherlands, The | 99.7% | 2018 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 20 | Uruguay | 99.3% | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 21 | Peru | 99.2% | 2019 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 99.2% | 2018 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 23 | Germany | 99.0% | 2018 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 24 | Korea, Republic of | 98.7% | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 25 | Thailand | 98.7% | 2019 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 26 | Belgium | 98.4% | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 98.4% | 2017 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 28 | Argentina | 98.1% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 29 | Denmark | 97.8% | 2018 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 30 | Latvia, Republic of | 97.7% | 2018 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 97.7% | 2018 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 31 | Least developed countries | 50.6% | 2019 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 32 | Cuba | 97.6% | 2019 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 33 | Malta | 97.3% | 2018 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 34 | Norway | 97.2% | 2018 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 35 | Ecuador | 97.2% | 2018 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 36 | Iceland | 97.0% | 2018 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 37 | Lithuania, Republic of | 97.0% | 2018 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 96.8% | 2018 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 39 | Belarus, Republic of | 96.5% | 2018 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 40 | Cayman Islands | 96.5% | 2018 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 41 | Antigua and Barbuda | 95.8% | 2018 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 95.7% | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 43 | Greece | 95.4% | 2018 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 44 | Moldova, Republic of | 95.3% | 2019 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 45 | Croatia, Republic of | 95.2% | 2018 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 46 | Poland, Republic of | 95.2% | 2018 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 47 | Spain | 95.0% | 2018 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 48 | Maldives | 94.6% | 2019 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 49 | Mongolia | 94.5% | 2018 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 50 | Seychelles | 94.4% | 2019 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 51 | Guyana | 94.3% | 2012 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 52 | Jamaica | 94.1% | 2019 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 53 | Portugal | 93.8% | 2018 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 93.8% | 2019 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 55 | Slovenia, Republic of | 93.6% | 2018 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 56 | Togo | 93.4% | 2019 | up 196.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Dominica | 93.3% | 2019 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 58 | Italy | 92.8% | 2018 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 59 | Qatar | 92.6% | 2019 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 60 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 92.2% | 2019 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 61 | Mauritius | 91.9% | 2019 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 62 | Chile | 91.8% | 2018 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 63 | United States | 91.8% | 2018 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 91.3% | 2007 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 65 | Kyrgyz Republic | 90.5% | 2019 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 66 | Bolivia | 90.4% | 2018 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 67 | Serbia, Republic of | 90.4% | 2019 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 68 | Suriname | 90.1% | 2019 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 69 | Albania | 90.0% | 2015 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 70 | Czech Republic | 90.0% | 2018 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 71 | Brazil | 89.8% | 2011 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 89.6% | 2018 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 73 | Barbados | 89.2% | 2011 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 74 | Grenada | 88.5% | 2017 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 75 | Estonia, Republic of | 88.4% | 2018 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 76 | Oman | 87.2% | 2019 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 77 | Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 87.1% | 2019 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 78 | Algeria | 86.5% | 2010 | up 909.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Pakistan | 86.2% | 2019 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 80 | San Marino | 86.1% | 2019 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 81 | Hungary | 86.0% | 2018 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 82 | Australia | 85.8% | 2018 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 83 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 85.7% | 2017 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 84 | Philippines | 85.6% | 2018 | up 132.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Guatemala | 84.3% | 2019 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 86 | Belize | 83.8% | 2019 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 87 | Kuwait | 83.7% | 2018 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 88 | El Salvador | 83.1% | 2018 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 89 | Slovak Republic | 83.1% | 2018 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 90 | Nepal | 82.9% | 2019 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 91 | Brunei Darussalam | 82.2% | 2019 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 92 | Romania | 82.2% | 2018 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 93 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 81.1% | 2019 | up 209.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Cabo Verde | 80.9% | 2018 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 79.6% | 2018 | down 19.1% | flat |
| 96 | Honduras | 77.9% | 2019 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 97 | Panama | 76.5% | 2017 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 98 | Montenegro | 75.9% | 2019 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 99 | Türkiye, Republic of | 74.7% | 2018 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 100 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 71.8% | 2019 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 101 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 69.7% | 2019 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 102 | Palestine | 65.7% | 2019 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 103 | Morocco | 61.4% | 2019 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 104 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 58.3% | 2019 | up 90.8% | rising |
| 105 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 53.7% | 2015 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 106 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 51.8% | 2019 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 107 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 51.1% | 2016 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 108 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 48.9% | 2018 | up 46.2% | falling |
| 109 | Kenya | 46.2% | 2009 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 110 | Jordan | 45.3% | 2019 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 111 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 45.0% | 2019 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 112 | Cameroon | 43.5% | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 113 | Mali | 43.1% | 2018 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 114 | Sierra Leone | 43.0% | 2019 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 115 | Guinea | 39.7% | 2016 | up 139.4% | rising |
| 116 | Bahamas, The | 39.6% | 2018 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 117 | Syrian Arab Republic | 38.9% | 2013 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 118 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 36.8% | 2019 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 119 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 35.9% | 2015 | up 455.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Samoa | 35.3% | 2019 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 121 | Eritrea, The State of | 26.5% | 2018 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 122 | Niger | 24.0% | 2019 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 123 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21.9% | 2019 | up 49.2% | falling |
| 124 | Botswana | 21.5% | 2015 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 125 | Burkina Faso | 19.0% | 2019 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Iraq | 17.1% | 2007 | up 227.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Senegal | 17.1% | 2019 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 128 | Chad | 12.8% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 129 | Djibouti | 12.3% | 2020 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 11.6% | 2017 | up 57.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 96.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 43.5%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 96.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 96.3%
- Euro area 95.7%
- European Union 94.8%
- OECD members 92.8%
- Post-demographic dividend 92.4%
- North America 91.2%
- High income 90.6%
- Caribbean Small States 90.4%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 89.1%
About this data
The number of female children of the age one year before the official entry age to primary education who participate in an organized learning programme expressed as a percentage of the total population of the same age. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/