Female 40-44 population linked to primary enrollment
Comparing Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita with Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP across 189 countries, 2018–2025.
- Rank correlation
- +0.70
- Holding size constant
- +0.61
- Countries compared
- 189
- Period
- 2018–2025
What might link these
The relationship between the proportion of females aged 40-44 in a country's GDP and primary education enrollment could be influenced by factors such as women's participation in the workforce and education systems. A careful reader should consider that urbanization might be a confounder, as it can affect both education enrollment and the demographic makeup of a country. This correlation does not imply a direct causal link between the two indicators.
Why this is not proof of anything
This is a correlation across countries, not an experiment. It cannot show that either indicator causes the other, and both may simply follow a third thing. This correlation could mislead because it may be driven by broader socioeconomic factors rather than a direct relationship between the two indicators.
The second figure above repeats the measurement with national population and income held constant. It is the more conservative number: a relationship that largely disappears there was mostly telling you that larger, richer countries have more of most things.
How this was measured
Both indicators were ranked across every country reporting each, and the two rankings compared — ranks rather than raw values, because a handful of very large countries can otherwise manufacture a relationship on their own. The calculation is arithmetic over figures already published on this site; the commentary above is drafted from the two indicator names and the resulting coefficients.