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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, female (% of female population aged 6-16)
Unit
% of female population aged 6-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
78 places, 933 data points, 1970–2021
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