Brazil vs France: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 94.7% in Brazil in 2015 and 99.1% in France in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2015 the value was higher in France, by 4 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in Brazil.

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

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What the numbers say

France has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1820.
In 2012, Brazil ranked 6 and France ranked 4 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2015.

Every year

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

Year	Brazil	France	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	–	88.2
2016	–	99.1	88.3
2015	94.7	98.7	88.2
2014	94.7	97.9	88.3
2013	93.9	98.7	88.2
2012	98.7	98.8	88.2
2011	94.6	98.8	88.1
2010	–	97.5	87.9
2009	96.3	98	87.9
2008	–	98.3	87.6
2007	92.7	–	87.2
2006	–	–	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	92.1	95.5	84.7
2003	–	95.4	83.5
2002	–	95.6	81.4
2001	–	95.7	81
2000	–	95.7	80.7
1999	–	96	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	–	100	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	–	98.9	78
1994	–	97.7	78.3
1993	–	97.8	78
1992	–	99.2	77.7
1991	–	–	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	–	97.6	75.3
1985	–	95.1	74
1980	77.6	100	75.8
1975	74	94.8	72.9
1970	67.2	98	69
1965	58.3	98	66
1960	81.8	97	63.1
1955	43.9	100	57.4
1950	37.2	100	51.4
1945	35.8	100	43.5
1940	34.3	100	40
1935	32.9	100	38.2
1930	30.4	100	36.4
1925	27.9	100	33
1920	25.4	100	30.5
1915	22.9	100	29.2
1910	20.4	100	28.1
1905	17.9	100	25.1
1900	15.5	100	23.3
1895	13	100	21.8
1890	10.5	100	20
1885	8	100	19
1880	5.5	100	17.2
1875	3	100	15.7
1870	0.5	65	13.2
1865	0.4	29.9	10.6
1860	0.3	27.1	9.3
1855	0.2	24.6	8
1850	0.2	22.1	6.8
1845	0.1	19.9	5.9
1840	0.1	17.8	5.2
1835	0.1	16	4.5
1830	0.1	14.2	4
1825	0.1	12.7	3.5
1820	0	11.2	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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