Australia vs United Arab Emirates: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 96.7% in Australia in 2017 and 86.8% in United Arab Emirates in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012 the value was higher in Australia, by 10.8 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in United Arab Emirates.

Watch it change on the map

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

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What the numbers say

Australia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
In 2012, Australia ranked 10 and United Arab Emirates ranked 70 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

Year	Australia	United Arab Emirates	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	96.7	–	88.2
2016	–	–	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	–	86.8	88.2
2012	98.2	87.5	88.2
2011	98	–	88.1
2010	–	–	87.9
2009	–	–	87.9
2008	–	–	87.6
2007	–	87.1	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	79.7	78.9
1997	95.6	82.5	78.1
1996	95.8	86.1	77.9
1995	95.3	88.8	78
1994	96.7	88.5	78.3
1993	97	90.1	78
1992	97.5	91.9	77.7
1991	97.7	95.9	77.8
1990	98.3	95.1	77.3
1989	98.8	90.8	77.6
1988	98.7	86.2	76.6
1987	97.9	83.3	75.8
1986	97.3	73.2	75.3
1985	96.5	72	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

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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Australia vs United Arab Emirates

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Education

Learning-adjusted schoolingAustralia: 11.2 years in 2020United Arab Emirates: 9.6 years in 2020

Politics

Conflict

Deaths in conflictsAustralia: 0 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022