Japan vs Russia: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 100% in Japan in 1980 and 96.8% in Russia in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates. In 1980 both had 100%.

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

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What the numbers say

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

Year	Japan	Russia	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	–	88.2
2016	–	96.8	88.3
2015	–	95.8	88.2
2014	–	94.5	88.3
2013	–	–	88.2
2012	–	–	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	–	87.9
2009	–	94.1	87.9
2008	–	92.5	87.6
2007	–	90.4	87.2
2006	–	90.2	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	–	–	84.7
2003	–	–	83.5
2002	–	–	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	–	–	80.7
1999	–	–	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	–	93.5	78
1994	–	96.9	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	–	–	74
1980	100	100	75.8
1975	100	96	72.9
1970	99	99	69
1965	100	99.9	66
1960	100	97	63.1
1955	100	95.5	57.4
1950	99.4	94	51.4
1945	100	92.5	43.5
1940	100	91	40
1935	100	89.5	38.2
1930	100	88	36.4
1925	100	59	33
1920	100	30	30.5
1915	100	27.3	29.2
1910	98.1	24.7	28.1
1905	81.1	22	25.1
1900	70.6	19.4	23.3
1895	70.5	15.3	21.8
1890	51.8	11.2	20
1885	57.3	7.1	19
1880	35.8	7.4	17.2
1875	30.3	5.9	15.7
1870	25.3	4.8	13.2
1865	20.9	3.8	10.6
1860	17	3	9.3
1855	13.8	2.4	8
1850	11.1	1.9	6.8
1845	8.8	1.5	5.9
1840	7	1.2	5.2
1835	5.6	0.9	4.5
1830	4.4	0.7	4
1825	3.5	0.6	3.5
1820	2.7	0.5	3.1

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