Finland vs Norway: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 98.8% in Finland in 2017 and 99.8% in Norway in 2014, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2014 the value was higher in Norway, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1 times that in Finland.
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Watch it change on the map% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
Latest figures
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 98.8 2017 | 97.4 | 2 of 97 |
| Norway | 99.8 2014 | 99.4 | — |
| World | 88.2 2018 | 87.6 |
What the numbers say
- Norway has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Finland.
- The world as a whole: 88.3% in 2014.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | Finland | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | 98.8 | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | 99.2 | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | 99.2 | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | 99.5 | 99.8 | 88.3 |
| 2013 | 99.1 | – | 88.2 |
| 2012 | 99 | – | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 98.5 | 99.5 | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 98.2 | 99.2 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 97.9 | 99.3 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 97.7 | 99.4 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 97.4 | 99.2 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | 96.8 | 98.9 | 86 |
| 2005 | 97.2 | 98.7 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | 97.4 | 99.4 | 84.7 |
| 2003 | 98.4 | 99.9 | 83.5 |
| 2002 | 99.2 | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | – | – | 81 |
| 2000 | – | – | 80.7 |
| 1999 | – | – | 79.9 |
| 1998 | 99.3 | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | 98.8 | 84.3 | 78.1 |
| 1996 | 98.7 | 98.3 | 77.9 |
| 1995 | 98.4 | 98.2 | 78 |
| 1994 | 98.7 | 98.5 | 78.3 |
| 1993 | 98.7 | 98.9 | 78 |
| 1992 | – | 99.7 | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | – | 99.8 | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | 98.7 | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | 97.6 | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | 97.2 | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | 96.4 | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | 96.5 | 74 |
| 1980 | 83 | 99 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 88 | 100 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 79 | 93.1 | 69 |
| 1965 | 100 | 95.1 | 66 |
| 1960 | 95 | 99 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 100 | 100 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 100 | 100 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 93.8 | 98.2 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 87.7 | 96.5 | 40 |
| 1935 | 81.5 | 94.7 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 75.4 | 92.9 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 69.2 | 91.2 | 33 |
| 1920 | 63 | 89.4 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 56.9 | 87.6 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 50.7 | 85.9 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 46.4 | 84.1 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 37.9 | 82.3 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 29.5 | 80.5 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 21.1 | 78.8 | 20 |
| 1885 | 24.8 | 77 | 19 |
| 1880 | 17.7 | 75.4 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 10.6 | 73.6 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 8.8 | 71.8 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 7.3 | 70 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 6 | 68.1 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 4.9 | 66.1 | 8 |
| 1850 | 4.1 | 64.1 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 3.3 | 62 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 2.7 | 59.8 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 2.2 | 57.7 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 1.8 | 55.5 | 4 |
| 1825 | 1.5 | 53.3 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 1.2 | 51.1 | 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time