Bolivia vs Paraguay: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 92.7% in Bolivia in 2018 and 87.3% in Paraguay in 2012, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012 the value was higher in Paraguay, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.01 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

Paraguay has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Bolivia.
In 2012, Bolivia ranked 73 and Paraguay ranked 71 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	Bolivia	Paraguay	World
2018	92.7	–	88.2
2017	90.6	–	88.2
2016	88.5	–	88.3
2015	86.9	–	88.2
2014	85.8	–	88.3
2013	85.9	–	88.2
2012	86.6	87.3	88.2
2011	88.3	87.8	88.1
2010	90.9	88	87.9
2009	93.5	88.3	87.9
2008	–	89.3	87.6
2007	–	91	87.2
2006	–	92.8	86
2005	–	94.5	85.4
2004	–	93.8	84.7
2003	–	94.3	83.5
2002	–	95.1	81.4
2001	–	97.1	81
2000	–	97.4	80.7
1999	–	96.1	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	94.5	77.9
1995	–	–	78
1994	–	91.4	78.3
1993	–	95.3	78
1992	–	86	77.7
1991	–	94.2	77.8
1990	–	92.2	77.3
1989	–	90.6	77.6
1988	–	88.6	76.6
1987	–	87	75.8
1986	–	86.2	75.3
1985	–	87.2	74
1980	72	85	75.8
1975	71.1	83	72.9
1970	57.2	86	69
1965	58.2	81.8	66
1960	47.1	81.8	63.1
1955	44	76.8	57.4
1950	41	62.6	51.4
1945	37.9	57.1	43.5
1940	34.9	51.7	40
1935	31.8	46.2	38.2
1930	28.8	40.8	36.4
1925	25.7	35.3	33
1920	22.7	29.9	30.5
1915	19.6	24.5	29.2
1910	16.6	19	28.1
1905	13.5	13.6	25.1
1900	10.5	10.8	23.3
1895	7.4	8.6	21.8
1890	4.4	6.8	20
1885	3.4	5.3	19
1880	2.7	4.2	17.2
1875	2.1	3.2	15.7
1870	1.7	2.5	13.2
1865	1.3	2	10.6
1860	1	1.5	9.3
1855	0.8	1.2	8
1850	0.6	0.9	6.8
1845	0.5	0.7	5.9
1840	0.4	0.6	5.2
1835	0.3	0.4	4.5
1830	0.2	0.3	4
1825	0.2	0.3	3.5
1820	0.1	0.2	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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