China vs North Korea: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 88.4% in China in 1997 and 94.1% in North Korea in 2009, by Our World in Data estimates.

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

ChinaNorth KoreaWorld

Every year

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

Year	China	North Korea	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	–	–	87.9
2009	–	94.1	87.9
2008	–	–	87.6
2007	–	–	87.2
2006	–	–	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	–	–	84.7
2003	–	–	83.5
2002	–	–	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	–	–	80.7
1999	–	–	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	88.4	–	78.1
1996	88.7	–	77.9
1995	89.6	–	78
1994	90.9	–	78.3
1993	92.2	–	78
1992	93.2	–	77.7
1991	93.8	–	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	92.4	–	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	88.9	–	75.8
1986	–	–	75.3
1985	–	–	74
1980	82.2	–	75.8
1975	79.8	–	72.9
1970	71	–	69
1965	71	–	66
1960	71	–	63.1
1955	53.1	–	57.4
1950	35.1	–	51.4
1945	17.1	–	43.5
1940	9.4	–	40
1935	8.4	–	38.2
1930	5.3	–	36.4
1925	3.6	–	33
1920	2.4	–	30.5
1915	1.6	–	29.2
1910	1.1	–	28.1
1905	0.7	–	25.1
1900	0.5	–	23.3
1895	0.3	–	21.8
1890	0.2	–	20
1885	0.1	–	19
1880	0.1	–	17.2
1875	0.1	–	15.7
1870	0	–	13.2
1865	0	–	10.6
1860	0	–	9.3
1855	0	–	8
1850	0	–	6.8
1845	0	–	5.9
1840	0	–	5.2
1835	0	–	4.5
1830	0	–	4
1825	0	–	3.5
1820	0	–	3.1

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