Based on a comparison of 148 countries in 2019, Senegal ranked the highest in female pupils in primary education as a share of total with 52.5% followed by Gambia and India. On the other end of the scale was Afghanistan with 39.0%, Pakistan with 44.0% and Eritrea with 45.1%.
Data for more countries are available at Female Pupils, Primary Education (As % of Total) indicator page.
Female Pupils, Primary Education (As % of Total) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
Bangladesh | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50.1% | 50.5% | 50.9% | 50.4% | 50.7% | ... | |||||||||
Burundi | % | 50.4% | 50.7% | 50.6% | 50.4% | 50.2% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Gambia | % | 50.7% | 50.9% | 51.2% | 51.4% | 51.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
India | % | 49.9% | 49.9% | 50.1% | 51.1% | 50.9% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Iran | % | 49.3% | 50.1% | 50.3% | 50.4% | 50.1% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Malawi | % | ... | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.4% | 50.5% | ... | ||||||||||||||
Mauritania | % | 50.5% | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.8% | 50.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Nepal | % | 50.5% | 50.7% | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.4% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Oman | % | ... | ... | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.0% | 49.8% | 49.8% | ... | |||||||||||||
Senegal | % | 52.3% | 52.3% | 52.3% | 52.3% | 53.1% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Seychelles | % | 49.4% | 49.3% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 50.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Sierra Leone | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.4% | 50.3% | 50.5% | ... | |||||
Tanzania | % | 50.6% | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.6% | 50.3% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Uganda | % | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.4% | 50.3% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Zambia | % | ... | 49.9% | 49.9% | 49.8% | 50.2% | 50.2% | ... | ... |