Chile vs Colombia: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 94.8% in Chile in 2017 and 93.2% in Colombia in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Chile, by 1.4 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Colombia.

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

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What the numbers say

Chile has been higher since 1845, when it overtook Colombia.
In 2012, Chile ranked 27 and Colombia ranked 58 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	Chile	Colombia	World
2018	–	93.2	88.2
2017	94.8	93.4	88.2
2016	94.1	93.2	88.3
2015	93.5	92	88.2
2014	93.4	90.5	88.3
2013	93.7	90.1	88.2
2012	94.5	89.9	88.2
2011	94.8	91.5	88.1
2010	95.5	91.4	87.9
2009	94.2	92.5	87.9
2008	95.5	–	87.6
2007	95	–	87.2
2006	–	–	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	–	93.1	84.7
2003	–	–	83.5
2002	–	92.4	81.4
2001	–	91.7	81
2000	–	93.8	80.7
1999	–	94.3	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	–	–	78
1994	–	–	78.3
1993	–	–	78
1992	–	–	77.7
1991	–	77	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	–	69.1	75.3
1985	–	–	74
1980	97.9	95.3	75.8
1975	97	88	72.9
1970	88.8	80.7	69
1965	93.7	66	66
1960	84.7	59	63.1
1955	100	55.2	57.4
1950	93	42.8	51.4
1945	87.4	41.9	43.5
1940	81.8	41.1	40
1935	76.2	40.3	38.2
1930	70.6	39.5	36.4
1925	65	38.7	33
1920	59.4	37.8	30.5
1915	53.8	37	29.2
1910	48.2	31.2	28.1
1905	45.8	25.4	25.1
1900	36.1	19.7	23.3
1895	26.5	13.9	21.8
1890	21.1	12.3	20
1885	17.6	10.8	19
1880	16.2	12.7	17.2
1875	14.9	10.9	15.7
1870	13.5	9.4	13.2
1865	12.1	7.9	10.6
1860	8.8	6.4	9.3
1855	5.6	4.8	8
1850	4.7	3.3	6.8
1845	3.7	3.2	5.9
1840	3	3.3	5.2
1835	2.4	1.7	4.5
1830	1.9	1.4	4
1825	1.6	1.1	3.5
1820	1.2	0.9	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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