India vs United Arab Emirates: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2013: 93% in India and 86.8% in United Arab Emirates, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2013 the value was higher in India, by 6.2 percentage points, or 1.07 times that in United Arab Emirates.

Watch it change on the map

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

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What the numbers say

India has been higher since 2007, when it overtook United Arab Emirates.
In 2012, India ranked 40 and United Arab Emirates ranked 70 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2013.

Every year

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

Year	India	United Arab Emirates	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	–	88.2
2016	–	–	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	93	86.8	88.2
2012	92.4	87.5	88.2
2011	92.1	–	88.1
2010	92.4	–	87.9
2009	92.3	–	87.9
2008	92	–	87.6
2007	90.9	87.1	87.2
2006	–	–	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	–	–	84.7
2003	83	–	83.5
2002	73.9	–	81.4
2001	73.5	–	81
2000	73.2	–	80.7
1999	–	–	79.9
1998	–	79.7	78.9
1997	–	82.5	78.1
1996	–	86.1	77.9
1995	–	88.8	78
1994	–	88.5	78.3
1993	–	90.1	78
1992	–	91.9	77.7
1991	–	95.9	77.8
1990	65.6	95.1	77.3
1989	–	90.8	77.6
1988	–	86.2	76.6
1987	–	83.3	75.8
1986	–	73.2	75.3
1985	–	72	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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Deaths in conflictsIndia: 358 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022