Bulgaria vs Romania: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2017: 86.3% in Bulgaria and 82% in Romania, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Bulgaria, by 4.3 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Romania.

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

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What the numbers say

Bulgaria has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Romania.
In 2012, Bulgaria ranked 23 and Romania ranked 61 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

Year	Bulgaria	Romania	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	86.3	82	88.2
2016	87.3	83.9	88.3
2015	90.2	86	88.2
2014	92.7	–	88.3
2013	93.8	–	88.2
2012	95.6	89.1	88.2
2011	–	90.4	88.1
2010	–	90.7	87.9
2009	–	90.5	87.9
2008	–	89.6	87.6
2007	–	93.6	87.2
2006	94.8	93.6	86
2005	94	94.8	85.4
2004	95.3	–	84.7
2003	94.1	93.8	83.5
2002	93.5	90.3	81.4
2001	94.6	90.8	81
2000	94.3	86.7	80.7
1999	94.6	86.7	79.9
1998	93.7	89.1	78.9
1997	94.2	89.8	78.1
1996	92.7	89.7	77.9
1995	–	88.3	78
1994	–	83.4	78.3
1993	–	75.5	78
1992	–	–	77.7
1991	–	–	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	–	–	75.3
1985	–	–	74
1980	96	80.2	75.8
1975	97	84.9	72.9
1970	98	89.7	69
1965	100	80.2	66
1960	90.1	66.7	63.1
1955	90.1	63.2	57.4
1950	84.3	54.8	51.4
1945	82.9	50.9	43.5
1940	81.6	47	40
1935	80.2	43.1	38.2
1930	78.9	39.3	36.4
1925	77.5	35.4	33
1920	76.2	31.5	30.5
1915	74.8	27.6	29.2
1910	73.4	23.7	28.1
1905	71	19.8	25.1
1900	38.7	16	23.3
1895	35.2	12.1	21.8
1890	31.8	8.2	20
1885	28.3	6.8	19
1880	25.1	5.5	17.2
1875	22.1	4.5	15.7
1870	19.3	3.7	13.2
1865	16.9	3	10.6
1860	14.7	2.5	9.3
1855	12.7	2	8
1850	11	1.6	6.8
1845	9.4	1.3	5.9
1840	8.1	1.1	5.2
1835	7	0.9	4.5
1830	6	0.7	4
1825	5.1	0.6	3.5
1820	4.3	0.5	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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