Latest items for AFE-DATA-1
Feb. 12, 2025, 8:03 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1, AFE-DATA-1
"Korean women are the most highly educated of those in OECD countries, and yet the country has the worst gender pay gap and a higher-than-average proportion of women out of work compared to men" (par. 31).
Variables: ERBG-DATA-1, AFE-DATA-1
"Korean women are the most highly educated of those in OECD countries, and yet the country has the worst gender pay gap and a higher-than-average proportion of women out of work compared to men" (par. 31).
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"In 2017-2018, there were 699,265 children enrolled in primary education, of whom 44 per cent were girls. The rate of enrolment nationally was 49.8 per cent, of whom 45.5 were girls. The rural enrolment rate was 36.6 per cent, of whom 28 per cent were girls ... The proportion of girls studying at all levels of primary education has seen a significant increase. It was 99.1 per cent in 2017. The total number of girls enrolled at all levels of public and private basic education rose from 2,458,374 in 2008-2009 to 2,841,758 in 2017-2018, an increase of 16 per cent ... The total number of girls enrolled at all levels...more
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"In 2017-2018, there were 699,265 children enrolled in primary education, of whom 44 per cent were girls. The rate of enrolment nationally was 49.8 per cent, of whom 45.5 were girls. The rural enrolment rate was 36.6 per cent, of whom 28 per cent were girls ... The proportion of girls studying at all levels of primary education has seen a significant increase. It was 99.1 per cent in 2017. The total number of girls enrolled at all levels of public and private basic education rose from 2,458,374 in 2008-2009 to 2,841,758 in 2017-2018, an increase of 16 per cent ... The total number of girls enrolled at all levels...more
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"The Committee nevertheless notes with concern… (b) The low enrolment rates among women and girls compared with men and boys" (11).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"The Committee nevertheless notes with concern… (b) The low enrolment rates among women and girls compared with men and boys" (11).
Jan. 30, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"School completion rates at the primary and lower secondary levels evince inequities between boys and girls. According to UNICEF, between 2012 and 2018, only 56 percent of girls completed primary school, compared to 64 percent of boys. Within the same timeframe, only 34 percent of girls completed lower secondary school, compared to 42 percent of boys. At the upper secondary level, boys and girls completed school at similar rates" (6). "The male completion rate was 14 percent, and 15 percent for females" (6). This refers to the completion of upper secondary school (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"School completion rates at the primary and lower secondary levels evince inequities between boys and girls. According to UNICEF, between 2012 and 2018, only 56 percent of girls completed primary school, compared to 64 percent of boys. Within the same timeframe, only 34 percent of girls completed lower secondary school, compared to 42 percent of boys. At the upper secondary level, boys and girls completed school at similar rates" (6). "The male completion rate was 14 percent, and 15 percent for females" (6). This refers to the completion of upper secondary school (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 28, 2025, 9:22 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"The probability of completing primary school is higher in urban than rural areas and increases with the relative wealth of the student’s household. Only 5 percent of girls from the poorest quintile attend secondary school, compared to 35 percent from the richest quintile" (4).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"The probability of completing primary school is higher in urban than rural areas and increases with the relative wealth of the student’s household. Only 5 percent of girls from the poorest quintile attend secondary school, compared to 35 percent from the richest quintile" (4).
Jan. 28, 2025, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Given that, from an early age, women face circumstances that put them at risk of educational exclusion, it is a national achievement that exclusion rates for women have fallen from 7.2 per cent in 2017 to 5.2 per cent in 2019. In the first half of 2019, 2,426 women were reintegrated into the education system, well above the target of 1,000 people per year" (13). "Of particular note is the inclusive admissions model of the National University of Costa Rica.... [D]uring the period 2017–2020, 54 per cent of new students were women. In addition, with regard to both gender and place of origin, in the five-year period 2016–2020, women and...more
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Given that, from an early age, women face circumstances that put them at risk of educational exclusion, it is a national achievement that exclusion rates for women have fallen from 7.2 per cent in 2017 to 5.2 per cent in 2019. In the first half of 2019, 2,426 women were reintegrated into the education system, well above the target of 1,000 people per year" (13). "Of particular note is the inclusive admissions model of the National University of Costa Rica.... [D]uring the period 2017–2020, 54 per cent of new students were women. In addition, with regard to both gender and place of origin, in the five-year period 2016–2020, women and...more
Jan. 24, 2025, 7:43 p.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"At all levels of education, women are disadvantaged compared to men in the population aged 15 and over. The percentage of women aged between 15 and 29 who decide to not continue their studies is 17.5%, compared with 7.9% of men" (4). "In education, women with disabilities study for fewer years than men. If the disability is moderate, women study 9.4 years and men 10 years; if the disability is severe, women study 6.8 years and men 7.7 years" (4).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"At all levels of education, women are disadvantaged compared to men in the population aged 15 and over. The percentage of women aged between 15 and 29 who decide to not continue their studies is 17.5%, compared with 7.9% of men" (4). "In education, women with disabilities study for fewer years than men. If the disability is moderate, women study 9.4 years and men 10 years; if the disability is severe, women study 6.8 years and men 7.7 years" (4).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
Table 11, titled "Number of children in pre-school establishments, broken down by place of residence," shows that the number of girls in pre-school has grown each year, both in rural and urban areas. In 2013, there were 37,137 girls in pre-school in urban areas and 27,681 girls in pre-school in rural areas. By 2017, there were 44,831 girls in pre-school in urban areas and 46,123 girls in pre-school in rural areas. The total number of children in pre-school, including both boys and girls in rural and urban areas, grew from 132,481 in 2013 to 187,078 in 2017 (22). Table 12, titled "Number of pupils enrolled in first grade," shows that...more
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
Table 11, titled "Number of children in pre-school establishments, broken down by place of residence," shows that the number of girls in pre-school has grown each year, both in rural and urban areas. In 2013, there were 37,137 girls in pre-school in urban areas and 27,681 girls in pre-school in rural areas. By 2017, there were 44,831 girls in pre-school in urban areas and 46,123 girls in pre-school in rural areas. The total number of children in pre-school, including both boys and girls in rural and urban areas, grew from 132,481 in 2013 to 187,078 in 2017 (22). Table 12, titled "Number of pupils enrolled in first grade," shows that...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:18 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"In the four decades since 1981... the proportion of females enrolled in secondary school soared from a fifth to nearly four-fifths, closing the gap with their male counterparts" (para 34).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"In the four decades since 1981... the proportion of females enrolled in secondary school soared from a fifth to nearly four-fifths, closing the gap with their male counterparts" (para 34).
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Over the past four years, 626 women and young women, including some from rural areas, were enrolled in an educational establishment. There are 51 low -income women and young women with physical disabilities enrolled in distance-learning institutions free of charge and 54 who pay 50 per cent of the tuition fees. The use of textbooks for this group of students is free of charge." (p. 29). "At present, about 5,000 students, most of them girls, are enrolled in the country’s higher vocational educational establishments under the quota of the President of Tajikistan" (p. 29). "While women and girls made up 44 per cent of students in the 1991/92 school year,...more
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Over the past four years, 626 women and young women, including some from rural areas, were enrolled in an educational establishment. There are 51 low -income women and young women with physical disabilities enrolled in distance-learning institutions free of charge and 54 who pay 50 per cent of the tuition fees. The use of textbooks for this group of students is free of charge." (p. 29). "At present, about 5,000 students, most of them girls, are enrolled in the country’s higher vocational educational establishments under the quota of the President of Tajikistan" (p. 29). "While women and girls made up 44 per cent of students in the 1991/92 school year,...more
Jan. 3, 2025, 2:39 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Szoo is part of a long-running rise in the number of women pursuing higher education, while the percentage of students who are men has been declining — a trend that's beginning to hit even male-dominated fields such as engineering and business. The number of college-educated women in the workforce has now overtaken the number of college-educated men, according to the Pew Research Center" (par. 5). "That slow progress comes despite the fact that women now significantly outnumber men in college. The proportion of college students who are women is closing in on a record 60%, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Women who go to college are also 7...more
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Szoo is part of a long-running rise in the number of women pursuing higher education, while the percentage of students who are men has been declining — a trend that's beginning to hit even male-dominated fields such as engineering and business. The number of college-educated women in the workforce has now overtaken the number of college-educated men, according to the Pew Research Center" (par. 5). "That slow progress comes despite the fact that women now significantly outnumber men in college. The proportion of college students who are women is closing in on a record 60%, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Women who go to college are also 7...more
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:41 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"[R]ecord-high numbers of Chinese women attend college" (para 15).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"[R]ecord-high numbers of Chinese women attend college" (para 15).
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:20 a.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1, AFE-DATA-1
"More girls than boys complete elementary school in Zimbabwe but one in three women were married before they reached 18, according to the United Nations children’s agency. UNICEF cited teenage pregnancy and early marriage as key factors preventing girls completing high school and pursuing careers" (para 11).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1, AFE-DATA-1
"More girls than boys complete elementary school in Zimbabwe but one in three women were married before they reached 18, according to the United Nations children’s agency. UNICEF cited teenage pregnancy and early marriage as key factors preventing girls completing high school and pursuing careers" (para 11).
Dec. 6, 2024, 9:44 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Today's Indian women are more literate and educated than ever before. They're enrolling in schools and colleges in greater numbers and staying in school longer than previous generations did" (para 25).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Today's Indian women are more literate and educated than ever before. They're enrolling in schools and colleges in greater numbers and staying in school longer than previous generations did" (para 25).
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"The Committee recommends that the State party...[a]dopt and apply temporary special measures to promote the substantive equality of women and men in all areas in which women are underrepresented or disadvantaged, such as...education" (6). The Committee...notes with concern: the high dropout rates among girls [and] the fact that, despite the efforts undertaken by the State party to increase school enrolment among girls belonging to minority groups, in particular Roma girls, their numbers are stagnating" (10).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"The Committee recommends that the State party...[a]dopt and apply temporary special measures to promote the substantive equality of women and men in all areas in which women are underrepresented or disadvantaged, such as...education" (6). The Committee...notes with concern: the high dropout rates among girls [and] the fact that, despite the efforts undertaken by the State party to increase school enrolment among girls belonging to minority groups, in particular Roma girls, their numbers are stagnating" (10).
Oct. 22, 2024, 11:02 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Unicef estimates that about 3.2 million school-age Iraqi children are out of school" (para 5). "In 2004, a study published by the Iraqi education ministry and Unicef found the education system lacked the basics necessary to provide children with adequate education, especially girls, whose enrolment was lower than boys across all grades" (para 8).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Unicef estimates that about 3.2 million school-age Iraqi children are out of school" (para 5). "In 2004, a study published by the Iraqi education ministry and Unicef found the education system lacked the basics necessary to provide children with adequate education, especially girls, whose enrolment was lower than boys across all grades" (para 8).
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"In 2020, Belize received a US$10 million loan to fund Phase II of the Education Quality Improvement Program (EQIP II) to improve quality and gender equity at primary and secondary levels across the country. Although SDG#4 data for 2020 shows a net primary enrolment of 98.95 per cent, low retention and high repetition rates among boys remain a problem. SDG#4 data for 2020, puts the secondary school completion rate at 69.47 per cent. The greatest gender disparity exists at the tertiary level, where the ratio is 62:38 female to male (MoE, 2013). Thus, among several targets, this program is addressing these disparities" (30). "The Technical and Vocational Education Training (ITVET)...more
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"In 2020, Belize received a US$10 million loan to fund Phase II of the Education Quality Improvement Program (EQIP II) to improve quality and gender equity at primary and secondary levels across the country. Although SDG#4 data for 2020 shows a net primary enrolment of 98.95 per cent, low retention and high repetition rates among boys remain a problem. SDG#4 data for 2020, puts the secondary school completion rate at 69.47 per cent. The greatest gender disparity exists at the tertiary level, where the ratio is 62:38 female to male (MoE, 2013). Thus, among several targets, this program is addressing these disparities" (30). "The Technical and Vocational Education Training (ITVET)...more
April 28, 2024, 11:16 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Girls in rural areas are particularly disadvantaged. According to a 2017-2018 Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey, girls in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), for example, were 23 percentage points less likely than boys in rural areas, and 46 percentage points less likely than boys in urban areas, to enter grade 12" (para 4).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Girls in rural areas are particularly disadvantaged. According to a 2017-2018 Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey, girls in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), for example, were 23 percentage points less likely than boys in rural areas, and 46 percentage points less likely than boys in urban areas, to enter grade 12" (para 4).
March 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"[No information is provided] on school attendance and drop-out rates among the Roma population and children with disabilities" (11).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"[No information is provided] on school attendance and drop-out rates among the Roma population and children with disabilities" (11).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"The enrolment rate among girls at the secondary level remains low, owing to insecurity, forced marriage and pregnancy" (10).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"The enrolment rate among girls at the secondary level remains low, owing to insecurity, forced marriage and pregnancy" (10).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"[There is]disproportionately low enrolment and completion rates at all levels of education among Roma girls, rural girls, refugee and asylum-seeking girls, girls with disabilities and girls who are victims of child marriage, gender-based violence or trafficking, throughout the State party" (11).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"[There is]disproportionately low enrolment and completion rates at all levels of education among Roma girls, rural girls, refugee and asylum-seeking girls, girls with disabilities and girls who are victims of child marriage, gender-based violence or trafficking, throughout the State party" (11).
Jan. 23, 2024, 4:53 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"[T]he enrolment of girls and women in scientific fields of study and in higher education [has increased]" (10).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"[T]he enrolment of girls and women in scientific fields of study and in higher education [has increased]" (10).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Enrolment statistics show that girls enrolled more than boys in secondary and tertiary education. However, the likelihood of attaining secondary and tertiary education is higher among men compared to women. Fewer females continue to enrol in science and technology fields than males" (7). "As shown in the previous Country Report regarding enrolment, girls consistently enrol in larger numbers than boys in secondary and tertiary education (page 51 of the CEDAW/C/BOT/3). For secondary education, more females than males were enrolled in 2009. Botswana observes the same pattern on enrolment as confirmed by the African Gender and Development Index Botswana Report of 2012. An analysis of the 2011 Population and Housing Census...more
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Enrolment statistics show that girls enrolled more than boys in secondary and tertiary education. However, the likelihood of attaining secondary and tertiary education is higher among men compared to women. Fewer females continue to enrol in science and technology fields than males" (7). "As shown in the previous Country Report regarding enrolment, girls consistently enrol in larger numbers than boys in secondary and tertiary education (page 51 of the CEDAW/C/BOT/3). For secondary education, more females than males were enrolled in 2009. Botswana observes the same pattern on enrolment as confirmed by the African Gender and Development Index Botswana Report of 2012. An analysis of the 2011 Population and Housing Census...more
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Among residents aged 25 to 34 years in 2020, 79.8 per cent have tertiary qualifications, up from 77.5 per cent in 2016. For the same age group in 2020, 82.7 per cent of females have tertiary qualifications, up from 79.6 per cent in 2016. Drop-out rates in primary and secondary schools are very low. In 2020, the cohort drop-out rates for females in primary schools and secondary schools was less than 1 per cent" (22). "In 2020, girls made up 47 per cent of the students in the Singapore Sports School; 23 per cent in the National University of Singapore High School; 27 per cent in the School of Science...more
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Among residents aged 25 to 34 years in 2020, 79.8 per cent have tertiary qualifications, up from 77.5 per cent in 2016. For the same age group in 2020, 82.7 per cent of females have tertiary qualifications, up from 79.6 per cent in 2016. Drop-out rates in primary and secondary schools are very low. In 2020, the cohort drop-out rates for females in primary schools and secondary schools was less than 1 per cent" (22). "In 2020, girls made up 47 per cent of the students in the Singapore Sports School; 23 per cent in the National University of Singapore High School; 27 per cent in the School of Science...more
Jan. 3, 2024, 12:13 p.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"In 2020, women made up 39 per cent, 48 per cent and 50 per cent of the full-time student enrolment at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), polytechnics and universities respectively... 25 per cent of the electronics/info-communications technology courses in ITE; 52 per cent of the architecture and building courses, 64 per cent of the natural, physical and mathematical sciences courses, and 27 per cent of the information technology courses in polytechnics; and 54 per cent of the natural, physical and mathematical sciences courses, and 58.9 per cent of architecture and building courses in universities" (22).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"In 2020, women made up 39 per cent, 48 per cent and 50 per cent of the full-time student enrolment at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), polytechnics and universities respectively... 25 per cent of the electronics/info-communications technology courses in ITE; 52 per cent of the architecture and building courses, 64 per cent of the natural, physical and mathematical sciences courses, and 27 per cent of the information technology courses in polytechnics; and 54 per cent of the natural, physical and mathematical sciences courses, and 58.9 per cent of architecture and building courses in universities" (22).
Nov. 6, 2023, 11:49 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"The proportion of girls receiving preschool education has continued to rise… As at the end of 2018, 46.56 million young children were studying in preschools across the country, 21.77 million of whom were girls" (18). "In 2018, the net enrolment rate of primary school-age girls was close to 100 per cent. The completion rate of compulsory education reached 94.2 per cent, with 46.5 per cent of children in school being girls" (18). "There are 18.6 million girls enrolled in senior secondary schools, accounting for 47.3 per cent of all enrolled students. More than half of the students in regular high schools have been girls since 2015, and that ratio reached...more
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"The proportion of girls receiving preschool education has continued to rise… As at the end of 2018, 46.56 million young children were studying in preschools across the country, 21.77 million of whom were girls" (18). "In 2018, the net enrolment rate of primary school-age girls was close to 100 per cent. The completion rate of compulsory education reached 94.2 per cent, with 46.5 per cent of children in school being girls" (18). "There are 18.6 million girls enrolled in senior secondary schools, accounting for 47.3 per cent of all enrolled students. More than half of the students in regular high schools have been girls since 2015, and that ratio reached...more
Oct. 30, 2023, 12:56 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Since January 2014, in the Ministry 105 female officials have enrolled in academic certificate and degree programmes, 130 have received training abroad and approximately 5,300 have participated in theoretical and professional training" (18).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"Since January 2014, in the Ministry 105 female officials have enrolled in academic certificate and degree programmes, 130 have received training abroad and approximately 5,300 have participated in theoretical and professional training" (18).
Oct. 27, 2023, 1:53 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"More than half of students in higher education are women. As at the end of 2017, some 14.47 million female students were enrolled in undergraduate programmes in the country’s regular higher education institutions, accounting for 52.5 per cent of all enrolled students. For adult education, 3.2 million female students are currently enrolled in undergraduate programmes in adult higher education institutions, accounting for 58.8 per cent of all enrolled students. Among students enrolled in graduate programmes, 1.278 million, or 48.4 per cent, are women. A higher percentage of women are receiving vocational education and technical training, especially government-subsidized vocational training" (19).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"More than half of students in higher education are women. As at the end of 2017, some 14.47 million female students were enrolled in undergraduate programmes in the country’s regular higher education institutions, accounting for 52.5 per cent of all enrolled students. For adult education, 3.2 million female students are currently enrolled in undergraduate programmes in adult higher education institutions, accounting for 58.8 per cent of all enrolled students. Among students enrolled in graduate programmes, 1.278 million, or 48.4 per cent, are women. A higher percentage of women are receiving vocational education and technical training, especially government-subsidized vocational training" (19).
Sept. 30, 2023, 4 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: AFE-LAW-1, AFE-DATA-1
"The Committee commends the State party for its efforts to increase access for women and girls to all levels of education. It notes that the percentage of children not enrolled in secondary education is below 1 per cent, according to official data, and welcomes the initiation, in 2017, of mandatory monitoring of school enrolment." (p.12).
Variables: AFE-LAW-1, AFE-DATA-1
"The Committee commends the State party for its efforts to increase access for women and girls to all levels of education. It notes that the percentage of children not enrolled in secondary education is below 1 per cent, according to official data, and welcomes the initiation, in 2017, of mandatory monitoring of school enrolment." (p.12).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"According to UNESCO, enrollment rates were higher for boys than for girls, especially at the secondary level" (20).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
"According to UNESCO, enrollment rates were higher for boys than for girls, especially at the secondary level" (20).