Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 49% in Eritrea in 2018 and 81.5% in Ethiopia in 2015, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2015 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 24.6 percentage points, or 1.43 times that in Eritrea.

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

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What the numbers say

Ethiopia has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Eritrea.
In 2012, Eritrea ranked 91 and Ethiopia ranked 85 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2015.

Every year

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

Year	Eritrea	Ethiopia	World
2018	49	–	88.2
2017	49.3	–	88.2
2016	–	–	88.3
2015	56.8	81.5	88.2
2014	59.9	82.2	88.3
2013	60.8	–	88.2
2012	62.9	76.3	88.2
2011	61.2	75	88.1
2010	58.7	71.5	87.9
2009	63.2	73.6	87.9
2008	67.9	73.5	87.6
2007	72.7	67.7	87.2
2006	78.2	62.5	86
2005	76.4	57.2	85.4
2004	71.8	45.8	84.7
2003	66.8	42.1	83.5
2002	59.2	40.9	81.4
2001	52	38.5	81
2000	49.2	34.2	80.7
1999	42.2	29.3	79.9
1998	–	26.7	78.9
1997	35.6	–	78.1
1996	35	20.3	77.9
1995	32.8	17.3	78
1994	31.5	15.6	78.3
1993	–	–	78
1992	27.8	–	77.7
1991	–	–	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	24.1	77.6
1988	–	24.6	76.6
1987	–	24.3	75.8
1986	–	–	75.3
1985	–	–	74
1980	–	–	75.8
1975	–	–	72.9
1970	–	–	69
1965	–	–	66
1960	–	–	63.1
1955	–	–	57.4
1950	–	–	51.4
1945	–	–	43.5
1940	–	–	40
1935	–	–	38.2
1930	–	–	36.4
1925	–	–	33
1920	–	–	30.5
1915	–	–	29.2
1910	–	–	28.1
1905	–	–	25.1
1900	–	–	23.3
1895	–	–	21.8
1890	–	–	20
1885	–	–	19
1880	–	–	17.2
1875	–	–	15.7
1870	–	–	13.2
1865	–	–	10.6
1860	–	–	9.3
1855	–	–	8
1850	–	–	6.8
1845	–	–	5.9
1840	–	–	5.2
1835	–	–	4.5
1830	–	–	4
1825	–	–	3.5
1820	–	–	3.1

Each country on its own

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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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