Botswana vs South Africa: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 88.1% in Botswana in 2014 and 86.7% in South Africa in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2005 the value was higher in Botswana, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1 times that in South Africa.

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

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What the numbers say

Botswana has been higher since 2005, when it overtook South Africa.
The world as a whole: 85.4% in 2005.

Every year

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

Year	Botswana	South Africa	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	86.7	88.2
2016	–	–	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	88.1	–	88.3
2013	88.8	–	88.2
2012	88.7	–	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	–	87.9
2009	86.4	–	87.9
2008	87.2	–	87.6
2007	88.3	–	87.2
2006	89.6	–	86
2005	89.1	88.9	85.4
2004	88.4	89.3	84.7
2003	89.1	89.7	83.5
2002	88.9	88.3	81.4
2001	89.1	87.6	81
2000	87.8	86.3	80.7
1999	86.9	88	79.9
1998	86.3	86.7	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	85.6	–	77.9
1995	85.3	90.9	78
1994	95.2	90.2	78.3
1993	95.4	–	78
1992	96.2	–	77.7
1991	97.3	89	77.8
1990	95	–	77.3
1989	94.9	–	77.6
1988	94.8	–	76.6
1987	94.3	–	75.8
1986	93.9	–	75.3
1985	94	–	74
1980	–	88	75.8
1975	–	88	72.9
1970	–	88	69
1965	–	78.2	66
1960	–	75.6	63.1
1955	–	68.4	57.4
1950	–	61.3	51.4
1945	–	54.2	43.5
1940	–	47.1	40
1935	–	39.9	38.2
1930	–	32.8	36.4
1925	–	25.7	33
1920	–	18.6	30.5
1915	–	11.4	29.2
1910	–	4.3	28.1
1905	–	1.7	25.1
1900	–	1.5	23.3
1895	–	1.3	21.8
1890	–	1	20
1885	–	0.8	19
1880	–	0.6	17.2
1875	–	0.4	15.7
1870	–	0.3	13.2
1865	–	0.3	10.6
1860	–	0.2	9.3
1855	–	0.1	8
1850	–	0.1	6.8
1845	–	0.1	5.9
1840	–	0.1	5.2
1835	–	0.1	4.5
1830	–	0	4
1825	–	0	3.5
1820	–	0	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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