France vs Japan: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 99.1% in France in 2016 and 100% in Japan in 1980, by Our World in Data estimates. In 1980 both had 100%.

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

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What the numbers say

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

Year	France	Japan	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	–	88.2
2016	99.1	–	88.3
2015	98.7	–	88.2
2014	97.9	–	88.3
2013	98.7	–	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	–	78.1
1996	–	–	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	–	74
1980	100	100	75.8
1975	94.8	100	72.9
1970	98	99	69
1965	98	100	66
1960	97	100	63.1
1955	100	100	57.4
1950	100	99.4	51.4
1945	100	100	43.5
1940	100	100	40
1935	100	100	38.2
1930	100	100	36.4
1925	100	100	33
1920	100	100	30.5
1915	100	100	29.2
1910	100	98.1	28.1
1905	100	81.1	25.1
1900	100	70.6	23.3
1895	100	70.5	21.8
1890	100	51.8	20
1885	100	57.3	19
1880	100	35.8	17.2
1875	100	30.3	15.7
1870	65	25.3	13.2
1865	29.9	20.9	10.6
1860	27.1	17	9.3
1855	24.6	13.8	8
1850	22.1	11.1	6.8
1845	19.9	8.8	5.9
1840	17.8	7	5.2
1835	16	5.6	4.5
1830	14.2	4.4	4
1825	12.7	3.5	3.5
1820	11.2	2.7	3.1

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