France vs Kenya: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 99.1% in France in 2016 and 81.7% in Kenya in 2012, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012 the value was higher in France, by 17.1 percentage points, or 1.21 times that in Kenya.

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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 in every year both have figures for since 1820.
In 2012, France ranked 4 and Kenya ranked 81 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	France	Kenya	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	81.7	88.2
2011	98.8	–	88.1
2010	97.5	–	87.9
2009	98	76.4	87.9
2008	98.3	75.2	87.6
2007	–	78.5	87.2
2006	–	69.2	86
2005	–	69.7	85.4
2004	95.5	68.9	84.7
2003	95.4	70.5	83.5
2002	95.6	59.6	81.4
2001	95.7	65.4	81
2000	95.7	64.4	80.7
1999	96	61.2	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	84	75.8
1975	94.8	79	72.9
1970	98	43.4	69
1965	98	34.7	66
1960	97	26	63.1
1955	100	19.1	57.4
1950	100	18.8	51.4
1945	100	14.5	43.5
1940	100	11.1	40
1935	100	8.4	38.2
1930	100	6.3	36.4
1925	100	4.7	33
1920	100	3.5	30.5
1915	100	2.6	29.2
1910	100	1.9	28.1
1905	100	1.4	25.1
1900	100	1	23.3
1895	100	0.8	21.8
1890	100	0.6	20
1885	100	0.4	19
1880	100	0.3	17.2
1875	100	0.2	15.7
1870	65	0.2	13.2
1865	29.9	0.1	10.6
1860	27.1	0.1	9.3
1855	24.6	0.1	8
1850	22.1	0.1	6.8
1845	19.9	0	5.9
1840	17.8	0	5.2
1835	16	0	4.5
1830	14.2	0	4
1825	12.7	0	3.5
1820	11.2	0	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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