The chart below shows number of girls per 100 boys enrolled in different levels of education

The bar chart illustrates the figures for girls out of 100 boys join different kind of school education in 2 years 1990 and 1998.

Overall, the number of girls per 100 boys fluctuated during the period shown. In addition, the figure for girls in developed countries is higher than developing countries for almost all time surveyed.

In 1990, among developing countries, primary education accounted for highest number, at around 80 girls student. The figure for secondary and tertiary were lower, at about 80 and 70 respectively, a remarkable gap of 10. However, in developed countries group, female student who join tertiary school more than other kind of education. The number of girl was 105, although secondary came a close second at approximately 98. The lowest figure was 96 on primary student.

The number of girls in primary education in developing countries in 1998 increased slightly from about 80 to 83 and became the highest in developing countries group. The figures for secondary and tertiary were lower at 80 and 77 respectively. In contrast, the number of tertiary school in devloped countries was highest, at 115. The figures for secondary and primary were lower, at 100 and 97 respectively.