Ethiopia vs Japan: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 81.5% in Ethiopia in 2015 and 100% in Japan in 1980, by Our World in Data estimates.

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

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Every year

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

Year	Ethiopia	Japan	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	–	88.2
2016	–	–	88.3
2015	81.5	–	88.2
2014	82.2	–	88.3
2013	–	–	88.2
2012	76.3	–	88.2
2011	75	–	88.1
2010	71.5	–	87.9
2009	73.6	–	87.9
2008	73.5	–	87.6
2007	67.7	–	87.2
2006	62.5	–	86
2005	57.2	–	85.4
2004	45.8	–	84.7
2003	42.1	–	83.5
2002	40.9	–	81.4
2001	38.5	–	81
2000	34.2	–	80.7
1999	29.3	–	79.9
1998	26.7	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	20.3	–	77.9
1995	17.3	–	78
1994	15.6	–	78.3
1993	–	–	78
1992	–	–	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	–	100	75.8
1975	–	100	72.9
1970	–	99	69
1965	–	100	66
1960	–	100	63.1
1955	–	100	57.4
1950	–	99.4	51.4
1945	–	100	43.5
1940	–	100	40
1935	–	100	38.2
1930	–	100	36.4
1925	–	100	33
1920	–	100	30.5
1915	–	100	29.2
1910	–	98.1	28.1
1905	–	81.1	25.1
1900	–	70.6	23.3
1895	–	70.5	21.8
1890	–	51.8	20
1885	–	57.3	19
1880	–	35.8	17.2
1875	–	30.3	15.7
1870	–	25.3	13.2
1865	–	20.9	10.6
1860	–	17	9.3
1855	–	13.8	8
1850	–	11.1	6.8
1845	–	8.8	5.9
1840	–	7	5.2
1835	–	5.6	4.5
1830	–	4.4	4
1825	–	3.5	3.5
1820	–	2.7	3.1

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