Ethiopia vs Pakistan

Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 81.5% in Ethiopia in 2015 and 61.6% in Pakistan in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2015 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 25.5 percentage points, or 1.46 times that in Pakistan.

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

Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 81.5% in Ethiopia in 2015 and 61.6% in Pakistan in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2015 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 25.5 percentage points, or 1.46 times that in Pakistan.
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What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Pakistan.
  • In 2012, Ethiopia ranked 85 and Pakistan ranked 94 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

YearEthiopiaPakistanWorld
2018–61.688.2
2017–59.988.2
2016–6088.3
201581.55688.2
201482.260.488.3
2013–57.688.2
201276.358.288.2
20117558.188.1
201071.560.687.9
200973.660.187.9
200873.559.287.6
200767.758.787.2
200662.553.586
200557.254.985.4
200445.851.984.7
200342.147.583.5
200240.944.681.4
200138.5–81
200034.2–80.7
199929.3–79.9
199826.7–78.9
1997––78.1
199620.3–77.9
199517.3–78
199415.6–78.3
1993––78
1992––77.7
1991––77.8
1990––77.3
198924.1–77.6
198824.6–76.6
198724.3–75.8
1986––75.3
1985––74
1980–20.175.8
1975–21.672.9
1970–1769
1965–1766
1960–963.1
1955–5.157.4
1950–1.151.4
1945–0.943.5
1940–0.740
1935–0.538.2
1930–0.436.4
1925–0.333
1920–0.230.5
1915–0.229.2
1910–0.128.1
1905–0.125.1
1900–0.123.3
1895–0.121.8
1890–0.120
1885–019
1880–017.2
1875–015.7
1870–013.2
1865–010.6
1860–09.3
1855–08
1850–06.8
1845–05.9
1840–05.2
1835–04.5
1830–04
1825–03.5
1820–03.1

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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