Australia vs United Kingdom

Australia vs United Kingdom: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2017: 96.7% in Australia and 99.4% in United Kingdom, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 2.6 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Australia.

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

Australia vs United Kingdom: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school in 2017: 96.7% in Australia and 99.4% in United Kingdom, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 2.6 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Australia.
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What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Australia.
  • In 2012, Australia ranked 10 and United Kingdom ranked 9 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.

Every year

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

YearAustraliaUnited KingdomWorld
2018––88.2
201796.799.488.2
2016–99.688.3
2015––88.2
2014––88.3
2013–99.688.2
201298.298.388.2
20119898.288.1
2010–9887.9
2009–97.887.9
2008–98.687.6
2007–96.887.2
2006–98.786
2005––85.4
200496.798.284.7
200396.4–83.5
2002–99.981.4
2001––81
200095.9–80.7
199995.7–79.9
199895.7–78.9
199795.6–78.1
199695.8–77.9
199595.3–78
199496.7–78.3
199397–78
199297.596.877.7
199197.798.477.8
199098.3–77.3
198998.8–77.6
198898.799.976.6
198797.998.275.8
198697.395.375.3
198596.593.774
19801009775.8
1975979872.9
1970919869
196583.910066
196082.310063.1
195510010057.4
19509810051.4
194593.810043.5
194089.710040
193585.510038.2
193081.310036.4
192577.110033
192072.910030.5
191568.810029.2
191064.610028.1
190560.410025.1
190056.291.323.3
189552.182.621.8
189047.973.920
188558.465.219
188055.356.417.2
187552.247.715.7
187049.13913.2
186545.935.410.6
186042.831.99.3
185539.828.38
185036.824.76.8
18453422.55.9
184031.220.45.2
183528.618.54.5
183026.116.84
182523.815.13.5
182021.613.63.1

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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