Italy vs Nigeria: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 95.4% in Italy in 2017 and 58.1% in Nigeria in 2010, by Our World in Data estimates.

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

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Every year

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

Year	Italy	Nigeria	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	95.4	–	88.2
2016	95.8	–	88.3
2015	96.4	–	88.2
2014	96.9	–	88.3
2013	97.6	–	88.2
2012	–	–	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	58.1	87.9
2009	–	57.9	87.9
2008	–	56.7	87.6
2007	–	62.7	87.2
2006	–	63.3	86
2005	–	62.1	85.4
2004	–	61.5	84.7
2003	–	–	83.5
2002	–	–	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	–	59.2	80.7
1999	–	56.3	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	99.1	–	78.1
1996	97.9	–	77.9
1995	–	–	78
1994	–	–	78.3
1993	–	–	78
1992	–	–	77.7
1991	–	–	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	–	–	75.3
1985	99.2	–	74
1980	97.2	–	75.8
1975	99	–	72.9
1970	100	–	69
1965	99.9	–	66
1960	100	–	63.1
1955	90.9	–	57.4
1950	94.5	–	51.4
1945	91.6	–	43.5
1940	100	–	40
1935	99.6	–	38.2
1930	94.1	–	36.4
1925	75.6	–	33
1920	87.9	–	30.5
1915	77.6	–	29.2
1910	76.8	–	28.1
1905	69.6	–	25.1
1900	66	–	23.3
1895	63.1	–	21.8
1890	61.4	–	20
1885	59.7	–	19
1880	57.1	–	17.2
1875	52.7	–	15.7
1870	43.9	–	13.2
1865	33.1	–	10.6
1860	29.6	–	9.3
1855	26.3	–	8
1850	23.3	–	6.8
1845	20.5	–	5.9
1840	18	–	5.2
1835	15.7	–	4.5
1830	13.7	–	4
1825	11.9	–	3.5
1820	10.3	–	3.1

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