Italy vs United Arab Emirates: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 95.4% in Italy in 2017 and 86.8% in United Arab Emirates in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2013 the value was higher in Italy, by 10.7 percentage points, or 1.12 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

Italy has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2013.

Every year

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

Year	Italy	United Arab Emirates	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	86.8	88.2
2012	–	87.5	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	–	87.9
2009	–	–	87.9
2008	–	–	87.6
2007	–	87.1	87.2
2006	–	–	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	–	–	84.7
2003	–	–	83.5
2002	–	–	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	–	–	80.7
1999	–	–	79.9
1998	–	79.7	78.9
1997	99.1	82.5	78.1
1996	97.9	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	–	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	99.2	72	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

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 conflictsItaly: 0 deaths in 2022United Arab Emirates: 3 deaths in 2022