Indonesia vs United Arab Emirates: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 91% in Indonesia in 2018 and 86.8% in United Arab Emirates in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2013 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 4.2 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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

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What the numbers say

Indonesia has been higher since 1992, when it overtook United Arab Emirates.
In 2012, Indonesia ranked 34 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	Indonesia	United Arab Emirates	World
2018	91	–	88.2
2017	91.8	–	88.2
2016	90.3	–	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	89.4	–	88.3
2013	91	86.8	88.2
2012	93.3	87.5	88.2
2011	95.6	–	88.1
2010	94.5	–	87.9
2009	92.7	–	87.9
2008	92.2	–	87.6
2007	92	87.1	87.2
2006	90.4	–	86
2005	87.5	–	85.4
2004	88.9	–	84.7
2003	89.8	–	83.5
2002	90.9	–	81.4
2001	91.3	–	81
2000	–	–	80.7
1999	–	–	79.9
1998	–	79.7	78.9
1997	91.2	82.5	78.1
1996	91.3	86.1	77.9
1995	91.7	88.8	78
1994	92	88.5	78.3
1993	91.7	90.1	78
1992	92.8	91.9	77.7
1991	93.9	95.9	77.8
1990	94.7	95.1	77.3
1989	96.2	90.8	77.6
1988	–	86.2	76.6
1987	96.6	83.3	75.8
1986	–	73.2	75.3
1985	–	72	74
1980	83	–	75.8
1975	67	–	72.9
1970	62.6	–	69
1965	55.5	–	66
1960	46.7	–	63.1
1955	35.4	–	57.4
1950	24	–	51.4
1945	12.7	–	43.5
1940	10.7	–	40
1935	9.3	–	38.2
1930	7.7	–	36.4
1925	4.6	–	33
1920	3.3	–	30.5
1915	2.6	–	29.2
1910	2	–	28.1
1905	1.4	–	25.1
1900	1	–	23.3
1895	0.9	–	21.8
1890	0.6	–	20
1885	0.5	–	19
1880	0.4	–	17.2
1875	0.1	–	15.7
1870	0	–	13.2
1865	0	–	10.6
1860	0	–	9.3
1855	0	–	8
1850	0	–	6.8
1845	0	–	5.9
1840	0	–	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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