Canada vs Nigeria: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 99% in Canada in 1998 and 58.1% in Nigeria in 2010, by Our World in Data estimates.

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

CanadaNigeriaWorld

Every year

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

Year	Canada	Nigeria	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	–	88.2
2016	–	–	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	–	–	88.2
2012	–	–	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	58.1	87.9
2009	–	57.9	87.9
2008	–	56.7	87.6
2007	–	62.7	87.2
2006	–	63.3	86
2005	–	62.1	85.4
2004	–	61.5	84.7
2003	–	–	83.5
2002	–	–	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	–	59.2	80.7
1999	–	56.3	79.9
1998	99	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	95	–	77.9
1995	94.1	–	78
1994	94.9	–	78.3
1993	95.9	–	78
1992	97.9	–	77.7
1991	98.1	–	77.8
1990	96.1	–	77.3
1989	94.9	–	77.6
1988	95.3	–	76.6
1987	95.3	–	75.8
1986	95.2	–	75.3
1985	94.8	–	74
1980	93.2	–	75.8
1975	92.2	–	72.9
1970	93	–	69
1965	69	–	66
1960	72	–	63.1
1955	94.4	–	57.4
1950	91	–	51.4
1945	87.7	–	43.5
1940	84.3	–	40
1935	80.9	–	38.2
1930	77.6	–	36.4
1925	74.2	–	33
1920	70.9	–	30.5
1915	67.5	–	29.2
1910	67.1	–	28.1
1905	47.3	–	25.1
1900	42.1	–	23.3
1895	45.9	–	21.8
1890	62.3	–	20
1885	78.7	–	19
1880	76.2	–	17.2
1875	73.5	–	15.7
1870	70.5	–	13.2
1865	67.5	–	10.6
1860	64.2	–	9.3
1855	60.9	–	8
1850	57.4	–	6.8
1845	53.9	–	5.9
1840	50.3	–	5.2
1835	46.7	–	4.5
1830	43.2	–	4
1825	39.8	–	3.5
1820	36.4	–	3.1

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