Cambodia vs Laos

Cambodia vs Laos: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2018: 90.2% in Cambodia and 90.7% in Laos, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2018 the value was higher in Laos, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Cambodia.

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

Cambodia vs Laos: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school in 2018: 90.2% in Cambodia and 90.7% in Laos, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2018 the value was higher in Laos, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Cambodia.
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What the numbers say

  • Laos has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Cambodia.
  • The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2018.

Every year

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

YearCambodiaLaosWorld
201890.290.788.2
201790.391.788.2
201692.792.988.3
201596.69488.2
20149495.488.3
2013–94.988.2
2012–92.888.2
2011–92.988.1
201092.792.587.9
2009–8887.9
200892.785.187.6
20079482.487.2
20069479.686
2005–78.285.4
2004–76.884.7
2003–75.683.5
2002–7381.4
2001–71.981
200087.172.380.7
199981.371.479.9
199878.370.478.9
199776.367.178.1
1996–64.577.9
1995––78
1994–61.678.3
1993–58.178
1992–53.777.7
1991––77.8
1990––77.3
1989––77.6
1988––76.6
1987––75.8
1986––75.3
1985––74
198047.6–75.8
197540.3–72.9
197033–69
196525.7–66
196018.3–63.1
195511–57.4
19503.8–51.4
19452.6–43.5
19401.8–40
19351.2–38.2
19300.8–36.4
19250.5–33
19200.4–30.5
19150.2–29.2
19100.2–28.1
19050.1–25.1
19000.1–23.3
18950–21.8
18900–20
18850–19
18800–17.2
18750–15.7
18700–13.2
18650–10.6
18600–9.3
18550–8
18500–6.8
18450–5.9
18400–5.2
18350–4.5
18300–4
18250–3.5
18200–3.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • 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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