France vs United Kingdom

France vs United Kingdom: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 99.1% in France in 2016 and 99.4% in United Kingdom in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2016 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1 times that in France.

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

France vs United Kingdom: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 99.1% in France in 2016 and 99.4% in United Kingdom in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2016 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.4 percentage points, or 1 times that in France.
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What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2013, when it overtook France.
  • In 2012, France ranked 4 and United Kingdom ranked 9 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 88.3% in 2016.

Every year

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

YearFranceUnited KingdomWorld
2018––88.2
2017–99.488.2
201699.199.688.3
201598.7–88.2
201497.9–88.3
201398.799.688.2
201298.898.388.2
201198.898.288.1
201097.59887.9
20099897.887.9
200898.398.687.6
2007–96.887.2
2006–98.786
2005––85.4
200495.598.284.7
200395.4–83.5
200295.699.981.4
200195.7–81
200095.7–80.7
199996–79.9
1998––78.9
1997100–78.1
1996––77.9
199598.9–78
199497.7–78.3
199397.8–78
199299.296.877.7
1991–98.477.8
1990––77.3
1989––77.6
1988–99.976.6
1987–98.275.8
198697.695.375.3
198595.193.774
19801009775.8
197594.89872.9
1970989869
19659810066
19609710063.1
195510010057.4
195010010051.4
194510010043.5
194010010040
193510010038.2
193010010036.4
192510010033
192010010030.5
191510010029.2
191010010028.1
190510010025.1
190010091.323.3
189510082.621.8
189010073.920
188510065.219
188010056.417.2
187510047.715.7
1870653913.2
186529.935.410.6
186027.131.99.3
185524.628.38
185022.124.76.8
184519.922.55.9
184017.820.45.2
18351618.54.5
183014.216.84
182512.715.13.5
182011.213.63.1

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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