Ethiopia vs United Arab Emirates: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 81.5% in Ethiopia in 2015 and 86.8% in United Arab Emirates in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 11.1 percentage points, or 1.15 times that in Ethiopia.

Watch it change on the map

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

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What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1987.
In 2012, Ethiopia ranked 85 and United Arab Emirates ranked 70 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2012.

Every year

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

Year	Ethiopia	United Arab Emirates	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	–	88.2
2016	–	–	88.3
2015	81.5	–	88.2
2014	82.2	–	88.3
2013	–	86.8	88.2
2012	76.3	87.5	88.2
2011	75	–	88.1
2010	71.5	–	87.9
2009	73.6	–	87.9
2008	73.5	–	87.6
2007	67.7	87.1	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	79.7	78.9
1997	–	82.5	78.1
1996	20.3	86.1	77.9
1995	17.3	88.8	78
1994	15.6	88.5	78.3
1993	–	90.1	78
1992	–	91.9	77.7
1991	–	95.9	77.8
1990	–	95.1	77.3
1989	24.1	90.8	77.6
1988	24.6	86.2	76.6
1987	24.3	83.3	75.8
1986	–	73.2	75.3
1985	–	72	74
1980	–	–	75.8
1975	–	–	72.9
1970	–	–	69
1965	–	–	66
1960	–	–	63.1
1955	–	–	57.4
1950	–	–	51.4
1945	–	–	43.5
1940	–	–	40
1935	–	–	38.2
1930	–	–	36.4
1925	–	–	33
1920	–	–	30.5
1915	–	–	29.2
1910	–	–	28.1
1905	–	–	25.1
1900	–	–	23.3
1895	–	–	21.8
1890	–	–	20
1885	–	–	19
1880	–	–	17.2
1875	–	–	15.7
1870	–	–	13.2
1865	–	–	10.6
1860	–	–	9.3
1855	–	–	8
1850	–	–	6.8
1845	–	–	5.9
1840	–	–	5.2
1835	–	–	4.5
1830	–	–	4
1825	–	–	3.5
1820	–	–	3.1

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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