Australia vs North Korea: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 96.7% in Australia in 2017 and 94.1% in North Korea in 2009, by Our World in Data estimates.

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

AustraliaNorth KoreaWorld

Every year

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

Year	Australia	North Korea	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	–	94.1	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	–	75.8
1975	97	–	72.9
1970	91	–	69
1965	83.9	–	66
1960	82.3	–	63.1
1955	100	–	57.4
1950	98	–	51.4
1945	93.8	–	43.5
1940	89.7	–	40
1935	85.5	–	38.2
1930	81.3	–	36.4
1925	77.1	–	33
1920	72.9	–	30.5
1915	68.8	–	29.2
1910	64.6	–	28.1
1905	60.4	–	25.1
1900	56.2	–	23.3
1895	52.1	–	21.8
1890	47.9	–	20
1885	58.4	–	19
1880	55.3	–	17.2
1875	52.2	–	15.7
1870	49.1	–	13.2
1865	45.9	–	10.6
1860	42.8	–	9.3
1855	39.8	–	8
1850	36.8	–	6.8
1845	34	–	5.9
1840	31.2	–	5.2
1835	28.6	–	4.5
1830	26.1	–	4
1825	23.8	–	3.5
1820	21.6	–	3.1

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