China vs Mongolia

China vs Mongolia: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 88.4% in China in 1997 and 95.2% in Mongolia in 2015, by Our World in Data estimates. In 1997 the value was higher in China, by 2.1 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Mongolia.

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

China vs Mongolia: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 88.4% in China in 1997 and 95.2% in Mongolia in 2015, by Our World in Data estimates. In 1997 the value was higher in China, by 2.1 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Mongolia.
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What the numbers say

  • China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1995.
  • The world as a whole: 78.1% in 1997.

Every year

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

YearChinaMongoliaWorld
2018––88.2
2017––88.2
2016––88.3
2015–95.288.2
2014–93.888.3
2013–93.788.2
2012–96.588.2
2011––88.1
2010––87.9
2009––87.9
2008––87.6
2007–88.587.2
2006–91.686
2005–88.185.4
2004–86.984.7
2003–82.883.5
2002–9081.4
2001–91.981
2000–90.680.7
1999–88.779.9
1998–87.578.9
199788.486.378.1
199688.785.277.9
199589.681.978
199490.9–78.3
199392.2–78
199293.2–77.7
199193.8–77.8
1990––77.3
198992.4–77.6
1988––76.6
198788.9–75.8
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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