Greece vs United Kingdom

Greece vs United Kingdom: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2017: 98.5% in Greece and 99.4% in United Kingdom, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.9 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Greece.

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

Greece vs United Kingdom: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school in 2017: 98.5% in Greece and 99.4% in United Kingdom, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.9 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Greece.
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What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 1986, when it overtook Greece.
  • In 2012, Greece ranked 18 and United Kingdom ranked 9 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.

Every year

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

YearGreeceUnited KingdomWorld
2018––88.2
201798.599.488.2
201697.999.688.3
201597.1–88.2
201496.2–88.3
201396.899.688.2
201296.998.388.2
201196.198.288.1
201095.99887.9
2009–97.887.9
2008–98.687.6
200794.596.887.2
200694.498.786
200594.9–85.4
200495.798.284.7
200395.2–83.5
200294.899.981.4
200194.4–81
200095.5–80.7
199994.8–79.9
199893.7–78.9
199789.9–78.1
199688.8–77.9
199589.6–78
199487–78.3
199387.3–78
199289.196.877.7
199190.598.477.8
199090.8–77.3
198991.3–77.6
198891.999.976.6
198791.198.275.8
198693.595.375.3
198594.493.774
1980979775.8
1975979872.9
1970979869
19659910066
196097.210063.1
195578.710057.4
195097.210051.4
194589.210043.5
194081.310040
193573.310038.2
193065.410036.4
192557.410033
192049.410030.5
191541.510029.2
191033.510028.1
190529.510025.1
190017.191.323.3
189513.382.621.8
18909.673.920
18858.965.219
18808.256.417.2
18757.647.715.7
18706.93913.2
18655.635.410.6
18604.531.99.3
18553.628.38
18502.824.76.8
18452.322.55.9
18401.820.45.2
18351.418.54.5
18301.116.84
18250.915.13.5
18200.713.63.1

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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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