Hungary vs Romania: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2017: 90.1% in Hungary and 82% in Romania, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Hungary, by 8.1 percentage points, or 1.1 times that in Romania.

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

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Hungary has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Romania.
In 2012, Hungary ranked 53 and Romania ranked 61 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

Year	Hungary	Romania	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	90.1	82	88.2
2016	90.8	83.9	88.3
2015	90.7	86	88.2
2014	90.5	–	88.3
2013	90.2	–	88.2
2012	90.4	89.1	88.2
2011	91.1	90.4	88.1
2010	91.7	90.7	87.9
2009	91.4	90.5	87.9
2008	90.5	89.6	87.6
2007	88.9	93.6	87.2
2006	89.8	93.6	86
2005	88.4	94.8	85.4
2004	87.9	–	84.7
2003	87.9	93.8	83.5
2002	88.3	90.3	81.4
2001	88	90.8	81
2000	87.5	86.7	80.7
1999	86.7	86.7	79.9
1998	86.4	89.1	78.9
1997	86.3	89.8	78.1
1996	77.3	89.7	77.9
1995	–	88.3	78
1994	–	83.4	78.3
1993	–	75.5	78
1992	–	–	77.7
1991	–	–	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	–	–	75.3
1985	–	–	74
1980	95	80.2	75.8
1975	95.9	84.9	72.9
1970	93	89.7	69
1965	97	80.2	66
1960	98	66.7	63.1
1955	93.2	63.2	57.4
1950	98.6	54.8	51.4
1945	88.4	50.9	43.5
1940	78.1	47	40
1935	67.8	43.1	38.2
1930	57.6	39.3	36.4
1925	47.3	35.4	33
1920	57.4	31.5	30.5
1915	67.6	27.6	29.2
1910	77.7	23.7	28.1
1905	87.8	19.8	25.1
1900	83.4	16	23.3
1895	79	12.1	21.8
1890	74.5	8.2	20
1885	66.3	6.8	19
1880	58.1	5.5	17.2
1875	49.8	4.5	15.7
1870	41.6	3.7	13.2
1865	33.4	3	10.6
1860	30.6	2.5	9.3
1855	27.9	2	8
1850	25.4	1.6	6.8
1845	23	1.3	5.9
1840	20.8	1.1	5.2
1835	18.7	0.9	4.5
1830	16.9	0.7	4
1825	15.1	0.6	3.5
1820	13.5	0.5	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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