Japan vs South Korea: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 100% in Japan in 1980 and 97.2% in South Korea in 2017, 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	South Korea	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	97.2	88.2
2016	–	96.8	88.3
2015	–	98	88.2
2014	–	95.9	88.3
2013	–	95.6	88.2
2012	–	98.1	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	–	87.9
2009	–	99.6	87.9
2008	–	–	87.6
2007	–	–	87.2
2006	–	–	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	–	98	84.7
2003	–	98.5	83.5
2002	–	97.9	81.4
2001	–	98.4	81
2000	–	99.8	80.7
1999	–	–	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	–	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	–	99.7	75.8
1986	–	98.6	75.3
1985	–	98.9	74
1980	100	100	75.8
1975	100	100	72.9
1970	99	94	69
1965	100	88.5	66
1960	100	90.4	63.1
1955	100	77.8	57.4
1950	99.4	43.4	51.4
1945	100	37.1	43.5
1940	100	30.7	40
1935	100	13.6	38.2
1930	100	8.1	36.4
1925	100	6.5	33
1920	100	1.6	30.5
1915	100	0.8	29.2
1910	98.1	0.4	28.1
1905	81.1	0.2	25.1
1900	70.6	0.1	23.3
1895	70.5	0.1	21.8
1890	51.8	0	20
1885	57.3	0	19
1880	35.8	0	17.2
1875	30.3	0	15.7
1870	25.3	0	13.2
1865	20.9	0	10.6
1860	17	0	9.3
1855	13.8	0	8
1850	11.1	0	6.8
1845	8.8	0	5.9
1840	7	0	5.2
1835	5.6	0	4.5
1830	4.4	0	4
1825	3.5	0	3.5
1820	2.7	0	3.1

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