Belgium vs United Kingdom

Belgium vs United Kingdom: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2017: 98.9% in Belgium and 99.4% in United Kingdom, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1 times that in Belgium.

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

Belgium vs United Kingdom: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school in 2017: 98.9% in Belgium and 99.4% in United Kingdom, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1 times that in Belgium.
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What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Belgium.
  • In 2012, Belgium ranked 14 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

YearBelgiumUnited KingdomWorld
2018––88.2
201798.999.488.2
201698.399.688.3
201598–88.2
201497.6–88.3
201397.899.688.2
201297.898.388.2
201197.698.288.1
201097.59887.9
200997.697.887.9
200897.898.687.6
200797.296.887.2
200696.298.786
200595.9–85.4
200496.398.284.7
200397.7–83.5
200298.899.981.4
2001––81
200099–80.7
1999––79.9
1998––78.9
1997––78.1
199697.7–77.9
199597.2–78
199497.3–78.3
199398–78
199296.496.877.7
199197.998.477.8
1990––77.3
1989––77.6
19889899.976.6
198796.798.275.8
198695.195.375.3
198593.893.774
1980989775.8
197597.59872.9
197097.89869
196510010066
196010010063.1
195587.310057.4
195091.410051.4
194589.710043.5
19408810040
193586.310038.2
193084.510036.4
192582.810033
192081.110030.5
191579.410029.2
191077.710028.1
190573.810025.1
190074.191.323.3
18956282.621.8
189055.273.920
188529.965.219
18802756.417.2
187524.347.715.7
187021.73913.2
186519.435.410.6
186017.331.99.3
185515.328.38
185013.624.76.8
18451222.55.9
184010.620.45.2
18359.318.54.5
18308.216.84
18257.215.13.5
18206.313.63.1

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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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