Bolivia vs Cuba: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2018: 92.7% in Bolivia and 97.5% in Cuba, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2018 the value was higher in Cuba, by 4.8 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Bolivia.

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

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What the numbers say

Cuba has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1820.
In 2012, Bolivia ranked 73 and Cuba ranked 16 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2018.

Every year

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

Year	Bolivia	Cuba	World
2018	92.7	97.5	88.2
2017	90.6	95.4	88.2
2016	88.5	94.4	88.3
2015	86.9	93.9	88.2
2014	85.8	95.1	88.3
2013	85.9	97.6	88.2
2012	86.6	97.7	88.2
2011	88.3	98.3	88.1
2010	90.9	98.2	87.9
2009	93.5	97.5	87.9
2008	–	95.9	87.6
2007	–	96	87.2
2006	–	96.1	86
2005	–	96.5	85.4
2004	–	97	84.7
2003	–	97	83.5
2002	–	–	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	–	97.3	80.7
1999	–	97.2	79.9
1998	–	96.4	78.9
1997	–	98.2	78.1
1996	–	98.6	77.9
1995	–	97.1	78
1994	–	97.3	78.3
1993	–	95	78
1992	–	94.2	77.7
1991	–	91.7	77.8
1990	–	91.9	77.3
1989	–	91.7	77.6
1988	–	91.4	76.6
1987	–	91.7	75.8
1986	–	90.3	75.3
1985	–	90.1	74
1980	72	97	75.8
1975	71.1	100	72.9
1970	57.2	100	69
1965	58.2	100	66
1960	47.1	88.8	63.1
1955	44	77.7	57.4
1950	41	72.8	51.4
1945	37.9	71.4	43.5
1940	34.9	69.9	40
1935	31.8	68.4	38.2
1930	28.8	67	36.4
1925	25.7	65.5	33
1920	22.7	64	30.5
1915	19.6	62.6	29.2
1910	16.6	53.1	28.1
1905	13.5	43.6	25.1
1900	10.5	37.5	23.3
1895	7.4	31.3	21.8
1890	4.4	25.2	20
1885	3.4	19.1	19
1880	2.7	13	17.2
1875	2.1	10.4	15.7
1870	1.7	8.2	13.2
1865	1.3	6.5	10.6
1860	1	5.1	9.3
1855	0.8	4	8
1850	0.6	3.1	6.8
1845	0.5	2.4	5.9
1840	0.4	1.9	5.2
1835	0.3	1.4	4.5
1830	0.2	1.1	4
1825	0.2	0.9	3.5
1820	0.1	0.7	3.1

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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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