Egypt vs France: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 98.8% in Egypt in 2012 and 99.1% in France in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012 the value was higher in France, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1 times that in Egypt.

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

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What the numbers say

France has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1820.
In 2012, Egypt ranked 5 and France ranked 4 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2012.

Every year

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

Year	Egypt	France	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	–	88.2
2016	–	99.1	88.3
2015	–	98.7	88.2
2014	–	97.9	88.3
2013	–	98.7	88.2
2012	98.8	98.8	88.2
2011	–	98.8	88.1
2010	–	97.5	87.9
2009	–	98	87.9
2008	–	98.3	87.6
2007	–	–	87.2
2006	–	–	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	89.9	95.5	84.7
2003	88.2	95.4	83.5
2002	86.8	95.6	81.4
2001	85.5	95.7	81
2000	84.3	95.7	80.7
1999	84.3	96	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	84.2	100	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	–	98.9	78
1994	80.9	97.7	78.3
1993	–	97.8	78
1992	–	99.2	77.7
1991	–	–	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	–	97.6	75.3
1985	–	95.1	74
1980	63	100	75.8
1975	57	94.8	72.9
1970	52	98	69
1965	56	98	66
1960	47	97	63.1
1955	30.7	100	57.4
1950	31.4	100	51.4
1945	27.9	100	43.5
1940	24.3	100	40
1935	20.8	100	38.2
1930	17.3	100	36.4
1925	13.8	100	33
1920	10.2	100	30.5
1915	6.7	100	29.2
1910	3.2	100	28.1
1905	2.2	100	25.1
1900	1.7	100	23.3
1895	1.2	100	21.8
1890	0.9	100	20
1885	0.7	100	19
1880	0.5	100	17.2
1875	0.4	100	15.7
1870	0.3	65	13.2
1865	0.2	29.9	10.6
1860	0.1	27.1	9.3
1855	0.1	24.6	8
1850	0.1	22.1	6.8
1845	0.1	19.9	5.9
1840	0	17.8	5.2
1835	0	16	4.5
1830	0	14.2	4
1825	0	12.7	3.5
1820	0	11.2	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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