Afghanistan vs Saudi Arabia: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 13.7% in Afghanistan in 1993 and 94.4% in Saudi Arabia in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates.

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

AfghanistanSaudi ArabiaWorld

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Year	Afghanistan	Saudi Arabia	World
2018	–	94.4	88.2
2017	–	95.3	88.2
2016	–	95.6	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	–	–	88.2
2012	–	–	88.2
2011	–	97.1	88.1
2010	–	96.9	87.9
2009	–	90.6	87.9
2008	–	–	87.6
2007	–	–	87.2
2006	–	–	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	–	–	84.7
2003	–	–	83.5
2002	–	–	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	–	–	80.7
1999	–	–	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	–	–	78
1994	–	–	78.3
1993	13.7	–	78
1992	–	–	77.7
1991	–	–	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	–	–	75.3
1985	–	–	74
1980	11	–	75.8
1975	7	–	72.9
1970	7	–	69
1965	4.4	–	66
1960	1.8	–	63.1
1955	0.9	–	57.4
1950	0.3	–	51.4
1945	0	–	43.5
1940	0	–	40
1935	0	–	38.2
1930	0	–	36.4
1925	0	–	33
1920	0	–	30.5
1915	0	–	29.2
1910	0	–	28.1
1905	0	–	25.1
1900	0	–	23.3
1895	0	–	21.8
1890	0	–	20
1885	0	–	19
1880	0	–	17.2
1875	0	–	15.7
1870	0	–	13.2
1865	0	–	10.6
1860	0	–	9.3
1855	0	–	8
1850	0	–	6.8
1845	0	–	5.9
1840	0	–	5.2
1835	0	–	4.5
1830	0	–	4
1825	0	–	3.5
1820	0	–	3.1

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