IDA total - Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in IDA total was 47.88 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 47.99 in 2015, while its lowest value was 38.13 in 1970.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 38.13
1971 38.27
1972 38.89
1973 38.99
1974 39.03
1975 39.26
1976 39.49
1977 40.26
1978 41.08
1979 41.29
1980 41.68
1981 42.26
1982 42.69
1983 42.21
1984 42.66
1985 42.72
1986 42.88
1987 43.03
1988 43.08
1989 43.52
1990 43.43
1991 43.75
1992 43.96
1993 44.02
1994 44.19
1995 44.12
1996 44.25
1997 44.38
1998 44.44
1999 44.73
2000 44.98
2001 45.20
2002 45.23
2003 45.59
2004 45.58
2005 46.10
2006 46.49
2007 46.83
2008 47.00
2009 47.20
2010 47.39
2011 47.58
2012 47.82
2013 47.88
2014 47.89
2015 47.99
2016 47.92
2017 47.95
2018 47.88

Development Relevance: The share of girls allows an assessment on gender composition in school enrollment. A value greater than 50% indicates participation of more girls at a specific level or programme of education.

Limitations and Exceptions: The percentage of female enrollment is limited in assessing gender parity, because it's affected by the gender composition of population. Ratio of female to male in enrollment rate provides a population adjusted measure of gender parity.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Percentage of female enrollment is calculated by dividing the total number of female students at a given level of education by the total enrollment at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation