Australia vs Japan: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 96.7% in Australia in 2017 and 100% in Japan in 1980, by Our World in Data estimates. In 1980 both had 100%.

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

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What the numbers say

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

Year	Australia	Japan	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	96.7	–	88.2
2016	–	–	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	–	–	88.2
2012	98.2	–	88.2
2011	98	–	88.1
2010	–	–	87.9
2009	–	–	87.9
2008	–	–	87.6
2007	–	–	87.2
2006	–	–	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	96.7	–	84.7
2003	96.4	–	83.5
2002	–	–	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	95.9	–	80.7
1999	95.7	–	79.9
1998	95.7	–	78.9
1997	95.6	–	78.1
1996	95.8	–	77.9
1995	95.3	–	78
1994	96.7	–	78.3
1993	97	–	78
1992	97.5	–	77.7
1991	97.7	–	77.8
1990	98.3	–	77.3
1989	98.8	–	77.6
1988	98.7	–	76.6
1987	97.9	–	75.8
1986	97.3	–	75.3
1985	96.5	–	74
1980	100	100	75.8
1975	97	100	72.9
1970	91	99	69
1965	83.9	100	66
1960	82.3	100	63.1
1955	100	100	57.4
1950	98	99.4	51.4
1945	93.8	100	43.5
1940	89.7	100	40
1935	85.5	100	38.2
1930	81.3	100	36.4
1925	77.1	100	33
1920	72.9	100	30.5
1915	68.8	100	29.2
1910	64.6	98.1	28.1
1905	60.4	81.1	25.1
1900	56.2	70.6	23.3
1895	52.1	70.5	21.8
1890	47.9	51.8	20
1885	58.4	57.3	19
1880	55.3	35.8	17.2
1875	52.2	30.3	15.7
1870	49.1	25.3	13.2
1865	45.9	20.9	10.6
1860	42.8	17	9.3
1855	39.8	13.8	8
1850	36.8	11.1	6.8
1845	34	8.8	5.9
1840	31.2	7	5.2
1835	28.6	5.6	4.5
1830	26.1	4.4	4
1825	23.8	3.5	3.5
1820	21.6	2.7	3.1

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