Egypt vs Kenya: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2012: 98.8% in Egypt and 81.7% in Kenya, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012 the value was higher in Egypt, by 17.1 percentage points, or 1.21 times that in Kenya.

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

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What the numbers say

Egypt has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Kenya.
In 2012, Egypt ranked 5 and Kenya ranked 81 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	Kenya	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	–	88.2
2016	–	–	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	–	–	88.2
2012	98.8	81.7	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	–	87.9
2009	–	76.4	87.9
2008	–	75.2	87.6
2007	–	78.5	87.2
2006	–	69.2	86
2005	–	69.7	85.4
2004	89.9	68.9	84.7
2003	88.2	70.5	83.5
2002	86.8	59.6	81.4
2001	85.5	65.4	81
2000	84.3	64.4	80.7
1999	84.3	61.2	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	84.2	–	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	–	–	78
1994	80.9	–	78.3
1993	–	–	78
1992	–	–	77.7
1991	–	–	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	–	–	75.3
1985	–	–	74
1980	63	84	75.8
1975	57	79	72.9
1970	52	43.4	69
1965	56	34.7	66
1960	47	26	63.1
1955	30.7	19.1	57.4
1950	31.4	18.8	51.4
1945	27.9	14.5	43.5
1940	24.3	11.1	40
1935	20.8	8.4	38.2
1930	17.3	6.3	36.4
1925	13.8	4.7	33
1920	10.2	3.5	30.5
1915	6.7	2.6	29.2
1910	3.2	1.9	28.1
1905	2.2	1.4	25.1
1900	1.7	1	23.3
1895	1.2	0.8	21.8
1890	0.9	0.6	20
1885	0.7	0.4	19
1880	0.5	0.3	17.2
1875	0.4	0.2	15.7
1870	0.3	0.2	13.2
1865	0.2	0.1	10.6
1860	0.1	0.1	9.3
1855	0.1	0.1	8
1850	0.1	0.1	6.8
1845	0.1	0	5.9
1840	0	0	5.2
1835	0	0	4.5
1830	0	0	4
1825	0	0	3.5
1820	0	0	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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