Australia vs Kenya

Australia vs Kenya: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 96.7% in Australia in 2017 and 81.7% in Kenya in 2012, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012 the value was higher in Australia, by 16.5 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Kenya.

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

Australia vs Kenya: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 96.7% in Australia in 2017 and 81.7% in Kenya in 2012, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012 the value was higher in Australia, by 16.5 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Kenya.
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What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1820.
  • In 2012, Australia ranked 10 and Kenya ranked 81 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2012.

Every year

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

YearAustraliaKenyaWorld
2018––88.2
201796.7–88.2
2016––88.3
2015––88.2
2014––88.3
2013––88.2
201298.281.788.2
201198–88.1
2010––87.9
2009–76.487.9
2008–75.287.6
2007–78.587.2
2006–69.286
2005–69.785.4
200496.768.984.7
200396.470.583.5
2002–59.681.4
2001–65.481
200095.964.480.7
199995.761.279.9
199895.7–78.9
199795.6–78.1
199695.8–77.9
199595.3–78
199496.7–78.3
199397–78
199297.5–77.7
199197.7–77.8
199098.3–77.3
198998.8–77.6
198898.7–76.6
198797.9–75.8
198697.3–75.3
198596.5–74
19801008475.8
1975977972.9
19709143.469
196583.934.766
196082.32663.1
195510019.157.4
19509818.851.4
194593.814.543.5
194089.711.140
193585.58.438.2
193081.36.336.4
192577.14.733
192072.93.530.5
191568.82.629.2
191064.61.928.1
190560.41.425.1
190056.2123.3
189552.10.821.8
189047.90.620
188558.40.419
188055.30.317.2
187552.20.215.7
187049.10.213.2
186545.90.110.6
186042.80.19.3
185539.80.18
185036.80.16.8
18453405.9
184031.205.2
183528.604.5
183026.104
182523.803.5
182021.603.1

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.
  • Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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