Eswatini vs South Africa: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2017: 82.4% in Eswatini and 86.7% in South Africa, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Africa, by 4.3 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Eswatini.

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

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1820.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.

Every year

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

Year	Eswatini	South Africa	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	82.4	86.7	88.2
2016	83.6	–	88.3
2015	83.5	–	88.2
2014	84.5	–	88.3
2013	83.6	–	88.2
2012	86.6	–	88.2
2011	86.3	–	88.1
2010	87.2	–	87.9
2009	81.6	–	87.9
2008	–	–	87.6
2007	–	–	87.2
2006	–	–	86
2005	–	88.9	85.4
2004	–	89.3	84.7
2003	–	89.7	83.5
2002	–	88.3	81.4
2001	–	87.6	81
2000	–	86.3	80.7
1999	–	88	79.9
1998	–	86.7	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	79.9	–	77.9
1995	80.6	90.9	78
1994	77.8	90.2	78.3
1993	75.3	–	78
1992	75.7	–	77.7
1991	74.5	89	77.8
1990	74.3	–	77.3
1989	72.4	–	77.6
1988	72.5	–	76.6
1987	73.2	–	75.8
1986	72.3	–	75.3
1985	73.4	–	74
1980	82.9	88	75.8
1975	75	88	72.9
1970	64	88	69
1965	48.4	78.2	66
1960	41.7	75.6	63.1
1955	50.1	68.4	57.4
1950	38.1	61.3	51.4
1945	27.7	54.2	43.5
1940	19	47.1	40
1935	12.5	39.9	38.2
1930	7.8	32.8	36.4
1925	4.7	25.7	33
1920	2.6	18.6	30.5
1915	1.4	11.4	29.2
1910	0.7	4.3	28.1
1905	0.2	1.7	25.1
1900	0	1.5	23.3
1895	0	1.3	21.8
1890	0	1	20
1885	0	0.8	19
1880	0	0.6	17.2
1875	0	0.4	15.7
1870	0	0.3	13.2
1865	0	0.3	10.6
1860	0	0.2	9.3
1855	0	0.1	8
1850	0	0.1	6.8
1845	0	0.1	5.9
1840	0	0.1	5.2
1835	0	0.1	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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