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Which Country Has the Most Female Pupils at the Primary Level?

Female Pupils, Primary Education (As % of Total) (%), 2019 or latest

Education | December 31, 2020

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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%	...	...