China vs Ethiopia

China vs Ethiopia: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 88.4% in China in 1997 and 81.5% in Ethiopia in 2015, by Our World in Data estimates. In 1996 the value was higher in China, by 68.4 percentage points, or 4.37 times that in Ethiopia.

Watch it change on the map

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

China vs Ethiopia: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 88.4% in China in 1997 and 81.5% in Ethiopia in 2015, by Our World in Data estimates. In 1996 the value was higher in China, by 68.4 percentage points, or 4.37 times that in Ethiopia.
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What the numbers say

  • China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1987.
  • The world as a whole: 77.9% in 1996.

Every year

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

YearChinaEthiopiaWorld
2018––88.2
2017––88.2
2016––88.3
2015–81.588.2
2014–82.288.3
2013––88.2
2012–76.388.2
2011–7588.1
2010–71.587.9
2009–73.687.9
2008–73.587.6
2007–67.787.2
2006–62.586
2005–57.285.4
2004–45.884.7
2003–42.183.5
2002–40.981.4
2001–38.581
2000–34.280.7
1999–29.379.9
1998–26.778.9
199788.4–78.1
199688.720.377.9
199589.617.378
199490.915.678.3
199392.2–78
199293.2–77.7
199193.8–77.8
1990––77.3
198992.424.177.6
1988–24.676.6
198788.924.375.8
1986––75.3
1985––74
198082.2–75.8
197579.8–72.9
197071–69
196571–66
196071–63.1
195553.1–57.4
195035.1–51.4
194517.1–43.5
19409.4–40
19358.4–38.2
19305.3–36.4
19253.6–33
19202.4–30.5
19151.6–29.2
19101.1–28.1
19050.7–25.1
19000.5–23.3
18950.3–21.8
18900.2–20
18850.1–19
18800.1–17.2
18750.1–15.7
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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