Ethiopia vs Spain

Ethiopia vs Spain: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 81.5% in Ethiopia in 2015 and 97.6% in Spain in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 1989 the value was higher in Spain, by 75.2 percentage points, or 4.12 times that in Ethiopia.

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

Ethiopia vs Spain: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 81.5% in Ethiopia in 2015 and 97.6% in Spain in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 1989 the value was higher in Spain, by 75.2 percentage points, or 4.12 times that in Ethiopia.
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What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
  • The world as a whole: 77.6% in 1989.

Every year

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

YearEthiopiaSpainWorld
2018––88.2
2017–97.688.2
2016–99.188.3
201581.5–88.2
201482.2–88.3
2013––88.2
201276.3–88.2
201175–88.1
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
200138.5–81
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
1992–99.877.7
1991––77.8
1990–99.277.3
198924.199.477.6
198824.698.776.6
198724.3–75.8
1986––75.3
1985––74
1980–10075.8
1975–10072.9
1970–9569
1965–8366
1960–84.563.1
1955–80.357.4
1950–64.651.4
1945–60.543.5
1940–56.540
1935–52.438.2
1930–48.336.4
1925–44.333
1920–44.230.5
1915–44.129.2
1910–4428.1
1905–43.925.1
1900–43.823.3
1895–43.721.8
1890–43.620
1885–43.519
1880–37.917.2
1875–32.515.7
1870–27.613.2
1865–23.210.6
1860–19.39.3
1855–15.98
1850–13.16.8
1845–10.65.9
1840–8.65.2
1835–74.5
1830–5.64
1825–4.53.5
1820–3.63.1

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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