Angola vs South Africa

Angola vs South Africa: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 67.3% in Angola in 2011 and 86.7% in South Africa in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 1998 the value was higher in South Africa, by 44.7 percentage points, or 2.07 times that in Angola.

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

Angola vs South Africa: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 67.3% in Angola in 2011 and 86.7% in South Africa in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 1998 the value was higher in South Africa, by 44.7 percentage points, or 2.07 times that in Angola.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1998.
  • The world as a whole: 78.9% in 1998.

Every year

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

YearAngolaSouth AfricaWorld
2018––88.2
2017–86.788.2
2016––88.3
2015––88.2
2014––88.3
2013––88.2
2012––88.2
201167.3–88.1
201068.6–87.9
200969.3–87.9
200870.4–87.6
2007––87.2
2006––86
2005–88.985.4
2004–89.384.7
2003–89.783.5
2002–88.381.4
2001–87.681
2000–86.380.7
1999–8879.9
19984286.778.9
1997––78.1
1996––77.9
1995–90.978
1994–90.278.3
1993––78
1992––77.7
1991–8977.8
1990––77.3
1989––77.6
1988––76.6
1987––75.8
1986––75.3
1985––74
1980–8875.8
1975–8872.9
1970–8869
1965–78.266
1960–75.663.1
1955–68.457.4
1950–61.351.4
1945–54.243.5
1940–47.140
1935–39.938.2
1930–32.836.4
1925–25.733
1920–18.630.5
1915–11.429.2
1910–4.328.1
1905–1.725.1
1900–1.523.3
1895–1.321.8
1890–120
1885–0.819
1880–0.617.2
1875–0.415.7
1870–0.313.2
1865–0.310.6
1860–0.29.3
1855–0.18
1850–0.16.8
1845–0.15.9
1840–0.15.2
1835–0.14.5
1830–04
1825–03.5
1820–03.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
  • Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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