Argentina vs Nigeria: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 96% in Argentina in 1991 and 58.1% in Nigeria in 2010, by Our World in Data estimates.

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

ArgentinaNigeriaWorld

Every year

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

Year	Argentina	Nigeria	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	–	88.2
2016	–	–	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	–	–	88.2
2012	–	–	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	58.1	87.9
2009	–	57.9	87.9
2008	–	56.7	87.6
2007	–	62.7	87.2
2006	–	63.3	86
2005	–	62.1	85.4
2004	–	61.5	84.7
2003	–	–	83.5
2002	–	–	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	–	59.2	80.7
1999	–	56.3	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	–	–	78
1994	–	–	78.3
1993	–	–	78
1992	–	–	77.7
1991	96	–	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	–	–	75.3
1985	–	–	74
1980	94.3	–	75.8
1975	97	–	72.9
1970	97	–	69
1965	93	–	66
1960	90	–	63.1
1955	86.5	–	57.4
1950	79.2	–	51.4
1945	74.8	–	43.5
1940	70.4	–	40
1935	66	–	38.2
1930	61.6	–	36.4
1925	57.2	–	33
1920	52.8	–	30.5
1915	48.4	–	29.2
1910	44	–	28.1
1905	39.6	–	25.1
1900	35.2	–	23.3
1895	30.8	–	21.8
1890	25.8	–	20
1885	20.7	–	19
1880	20.4	–	17.2
1875	20.1	–	15.7
1870	19.8	–	13.2
1865	16	–	10.6
1860	12.8	–	9.3
1855	10.2	–	8
1850	8.1	–	6.8
1845	6.3	–	5.9
1840	5	–	5.2
1835	3.9	–	4.5
1830	3	–	4
1825	2.4	–	3.5
1820	1.8	–	3.1

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