France vs Italy: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 99.1% in France in 2016 and 95.4% in Italy in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2016 the value was higher in France, by 3.4 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in Italy.

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

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What the numbers say

France has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Italy.
The world as a whole: 88.3% in 2016.

Every year

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

Year	France	Italy	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	95.4	88.2
2016	99.1	95.8	88.3
2015	98.7	96.4	88.2
2014	97.9	96.9	88.3
2013	98.7	97.6	88.2
2012	98.8	–	88.2
2011	98.8	–	88.1
2010	97.5	–	87.9
2009	98	–	87.9
2008	98.3	–	87.6
2007	–	–	87.2
2006	–	–	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	95.5	–	84.7
2003	95.4	–	83.5
2002	95.6	–	81.4
2001	95.7	–	81
2000	95.7	–	80.7
1999	96	–	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	100	99.1	78.1
1996	–	97.9	77.9
1995	98.9	–	78
1994	97.7	–	78.3
1993	97.8	–	78
1992	99.2	–	77.7
1991	–	–	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	97.6	–	75.3
1985	95.1	99.2	74
1980	100	97.2	75.8
1975	94.8	99	72.9
1970	98	100	69
1965	98	99.9	66
1960	97	100	63.1
1955	100	90.9	57.4
1950	100	94.5	51.4
1945	100	91.6	43.5
1940	100	100	40
1935	100	99.6	38.2
1930	100	94.1	36.4
1925	100	75.6	33
1920	100	87.9	30.5
1915	100	77.6	29.2
1910	100	76.8	28.1
1905	100	69.6	25.1
1900	100	66	23.3
1895	100	63.1	21.8
1890	100	61.4	20
1885	100	59.7	19
1880	100	57.1	17.2
1875	100	52.7	15.7
1870	65	43.9	13.2
1865	29.9	33.1	10.6
1860	27.1	29.6	9.3
1855	24.6	26.3	8
1850	22.1	23.3	6.8
1845	19.9	20.5	5.9
1840	17.8	18	5.2
1835	16	15.7	4.5
1830	14.2	13.7	4
1825	12.7	11.9	3.5
1820	11.2	10.3	3.1

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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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