Ethiopia vs Ireland

Ethiopia vs Ireland: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 81.5% in Ethiopia in 2015 and 97.3% in Ireland in 2011, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2011 the value was higher in Ireland, by 22.3 percentage points, or 1.3 times that in Ethiopia.

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

Ethiopia vs Ireland: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 81.5% in Ethiopia in 2015 and 97.3% in Ireland in 2011, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2011 the value was higher in Ireland, by 22.3 percentage points, or 1.3 times that in Ethiopia.
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What the numbers say

  • Ireland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1987.
  • The world as a whole: 88.1% in 2011.

Every year

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

YearEthiopiaIrelandWorld
2018––88.2
2017––88.2
2016––88.3
201581.5–88.2
201482.2–88.3
2013––88.2
201276.3–88.2
20117597.388.1
201071.5–87.9
200973.6–87.9
200873.5–87.6
200767.7–87.2
200662.5–86
200557.2–85.4
200445.8–84.7
200342.1–83.5
200240.9–81.4
200138.594.381
200034.2–80.7
199929.394.379.9
199826.7–78.9
1997––78.1
199620.389.677.9
199517.388.678
199415.688.378.3
1993–88.278
1992–88.677.7
1991–89.777.8
1990–90.477.3
198924.19077.6
198824.689.476.6
198724.388.575.8
1986–87.975.3
1985––74
1980–9175.8
1975–9172.9
1970–9269
1965–9266
1960–96.363.1
1955–10057.4
1950–10051.4
1945–95.943.5
1940–91.740
1935–87.638.2
1930–83.436.4
1925–79.333
1920–75.130.5
1915–7129.2
1910–66.828.1
1905–62.725.1
1900–58.523.3
1895–54.421.8
1890–50.320
1885–46.119
1880–4217.2
1875–37.815.7
1870–33.713.2
1865–29.510.6
1860–279.3
1855–24.68
1850–22.36.8
1845–20.25.9
1840–18.25.2
1835–16.44.5
1830–14.84
1825–13.33.5
1820–11.93.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • 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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