India vs Switzerland: Girls in primary school
Girls in primary school: 93% in India in 2013 and 93.6% in Switzerland in 2012, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 1.1 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in India.
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Watch it change on the map% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data
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 |
| Switzerland | 93.6 2012 | — | 31 of 97 |
| World | 88.2 2018 | 87.6 |
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1820.
- In 2012, India ranked 40 and Switzerland ranked 31 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 | India | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2017 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2016 | – | – | 88.3 |
| 2015 | – | – | 88.2 |
| 2014 | – | – | 88.3 |
| 2013 | 93 | – | 88.2 |
| 2012 | 92.4 | 93.6 | 88.2 |
| 2011 | 92.1 | 93.7 | 88.1 |
| 2010 | 92.4 | 93.8 | 87.9 |
| 2009 | 92.3 | 93.9 | 87.9 |
| 2008 | 92 | 93.8 | 87.6 |
| 2007 | 90.9 | 93.2 | 87.2 |
| 2006 | – | 93.2 | 86 |
| 2005 | – | 93.6 | 85.4 |
| 2004 | – | 94.8 | 84.7 |
| 2003 | 83 | – | 83.5 |
| 2002 | 73.9 | – | 81.4 |
| 2001 | 73.5 | – | 81 |
| 2000 | 73.2 | – | 80.7 |
| 1999 | – | – | 79.9 |
| 1998 | – | – | 78.9 |
| 1997 | – | – | 78.1 |
| 1996 | – | 91 | 77.9 |
| 1995 | – | 89 | 78 |
| 1994 | – | 83.7 | 78.3 |
| 1993 | – | 84.4 | 78 |
| 1992 | – | 85 | 77.7 |
| 1991 | – | 84.9 | 77.8 |
| 1990 | 65.6 | 84.1 | 77.3 |
| 1989 | – | 82.3 | 77.6 |
| 1988 | – | 80.5 | 76.6 |
| 1987 | – | 78.7 | 75.8 |
| 1986 | – | 77.4 | 75.3 |
| 1985 | – | 77 | 74 |
| 1980 | 52.6 | 94.9 | 75.8 |
| 1975 | 47.1 | 85.6 | 72.9 |
| 1970 | 44 | 79.1 | 69 |
| 1965 | 31.4 | 81 | 66 |
| 1960 | 20.4 | 100 | 63.1 |
| 1955 | 22.6 | 87.2 | 57.4 |
| 1950 | 16 | 83.7 | 51.4 |
| 1945 | 8.1 | 83.9 | 43.5 |
| 1940 | 6.4 | 84.2 | 40 |
| 1935 | 4.4 | 84.4 | 38.2 |
| 1930 | 3.9 | 84.6 | 36.4 |
| 1925 | 4.6 | 84.9 | 33 |
| 1920 | 3.8 | 85.1 | 30.5 |
| 1915 | 3.1 | 85.4 | 29.2 |
| 1910 | 2.5 | 85.6 | 28.1 |
| 1905 | 1.8 | 100 | 25.1 |
| 1900 | 1.3 | 100 | 23.3 |
| 1895 | 1.2 | 100 | 21.8 |
| 1890 | 1 | 100 | 20 |
| 1885 | 0.6 | 96.1 | 19 |
| 1880 | 0.5 | 92.2 | 17.2 |
| 1875 | 0.4 | 89.6 | 15.7 |
| 1870 | 0.3 | 87 | 13.2 |
| 1865 | 0.2 | 84.4 | 10.6 |
| 1860 | 0.2 | 81.8 | 9.3 |
| 1855 | 0.1 | 79.2 | 8 |
| 1850 | 0.1 | 76.6 | 6.8 |
| 1845 | 0.1 | 74 | 5.9 |
| 1840 | 0.1 | 71.5 | 5.2 |
| 1835 | 0 | 68.9 | 4.5 |
| 1830 | 0 | 66.3 | 4 |
| 1825 | 0 | 63.2 | 3.5 |
| 1820 | 0 | 59.9 | 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time