Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, female (% of female population aged 6-16) by country
Countries reporting
78
Highest
1.0%
Ireland
Lowest
0.2%
Montenegro
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
933
What the numbers show
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, female (% of female population aged 6-16) is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Ireland; the lowest is 0.2% in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 4,388.7%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 76.6%).
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 1.0% | 1991 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.0% | 2020 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 1.0% | 2019 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 6 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 1.0% | 2017 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 9 | Kenya | 1.0% | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% | 2019 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 12 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2021 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 13 | Brazil | 1.0% | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 14 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 15 | Georgia | 1.0% | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 1991 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 17 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2017 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 18 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2010 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.0% | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 20 | Panama | 1.0% | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 21 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 1.0% | 2020 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 23 | South Africa | 1.0% | 2020 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 24 | Republic of Moldova | 1.0% | 2021 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2013 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 26 | Paraguay | 1.0% | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 1.0% | 2021 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.0% | 2011 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 29 | Ecuador | 1.0% | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 30 | Palestine, State of | 1.0% | 2017 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 31 | Philippines | 1.0% | 2019 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 32 | Serbia | 1.0% | 2018 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 33 | Armenia | 1.0% | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 34 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 35 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.9% | 2006 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 36 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2020 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 37 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2019 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 38 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2014 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 39 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2016 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 40 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2021 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 41 | Egypt | 0.9% | 2019 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 42 | Jamaica | 0.9% | 2002 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 43 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2021 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 44 | India | 0.9% | 2019 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 45 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 46 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 47 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 48 | Albania | 0.9% | 2019 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 49 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9% | 2018 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 50 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 51 | Nigeria | 0.9% | 2018 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 52 | Belize | 0.9% | 1999 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 53 | Uganda | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 54 | Togo | 0.9% | 2018 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 0.9% | 2014 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 56 | Morocco | 0.9% | 2013 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 57 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2005 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 58 | Cambodia | 0.9% | 2012 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 59 | Nepal | 0.9% | 2014 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 60 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2019 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 61 | Honduras | 0.8% | 2019 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 62 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8% | 2020 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 63 | Madagascar | 0.8% | 2012 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 64 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2021 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 0.8% | 2013 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 66 | Guatemala | 0.8% | 2019 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 67 | Djibouti | 0.8% | 2017 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 68 | Senegal | 0.7% | 2018 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 69 | Zambia | 0.7% | 2015 | up 4,388.7% | rising |
| 70 | Gambia | 0.7% | 2020 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 71 | Kosovo | 0.7% | 2017 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 71 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.7% | 2017 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 73 | Guinea | 0.7% | 2018 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 74 | Ethiopia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Mali | 0.6% | 2018 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 76 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 77 | Niger | 0.6% | 2018 | up 45.3% | falling |
| 78 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2013 | down 76.6% | volatile |