India vs Nigeria: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 93% in India in 2013 and 58.1% in Nigeria in 2010, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in India, by 34.3 percentage points, or 1.59 times that in Nigeria.
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Latest figures
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 93 2013 | 83 | 40 of 97 |
| Nigeria | 58.1 2010 | 59.2 | — |
| World | 88.2 2018 | 87.6 |
What the numbers say
- India has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- The world as a whole: 87.9% in 2010.
Every year
% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
| Year | India | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | – | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | – | – | 88.3 |
| 2013 | 93 | – | 88.2 |
| 2012 | 92.4 | – | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 92.1 | – | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 92.4 | 58.1 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 92.3 | 57.9 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 92 | 56.7 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 90.9 | 62.7 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | – | 63.3 | 86 |
| 2005 | – | 62.1 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | – | 61.5 | 84.7 |
| 2003 | 83 | – | 83.5 |
| 2002 | 73.9 | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | 73.5 | – | 81 |
| 2000 | 73.2 | 59.2 | 80.7 |
| 1999 | – | 56.3 | 79.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | – | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | – | 78 |
| 1994 | – | – | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | – | 78 |
| 1992 | – | – | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | – | 77.8 |
| 1990 | 65.6 | – | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | – | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | – | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | – | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | – | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | – | 74 |
| 1980 | 52.6 | – | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 47.1 | – | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 44 | – | 69 |
| 1965 | 31.4 | – | 66 |
| 1960 | 20.4 | – | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 22.6 | – | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 16 | – | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 8.1 | – | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 6.4 | – | 40 |
| 1935 | 4.4 | – | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 3.9 | – | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 4.6 | – | 33 |
| 1920 | 3.8 | – | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 3.1 | – | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 2.5 | – | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 1.8 | – | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 1.3 | – | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 1.2 | – | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 1 | – | 20 |
| 1885 | 0.6 | – | 19 |
| 1880 | 0.5 | – | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 0.4 | – | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 0.3 | – | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 0.2 | – | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 0.2 | – | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 0.1 | – | 8 |
| 1850 | 0.1 | – | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 0.1 | – | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 0.1 | – | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 0 | – | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 0 | – | 4 |
| 1825 | 0 | – | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 0 | – | 3.1 |
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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