Japan vs Spain: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 100% in Japan in 1980 and 97.6% in Spain 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	Spain	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	97.6	88.2
2016	–	99.1	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	–	–	88.2
2012	–	–	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	–	87.9
2009	–	–	87.9
2008	–	–	87.6
2007	–	–	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	–	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	–	–	78
1994	–	–	78.3
1993	–	–	78
1992	–	99.8	77.7
1991	–	–	77.8
1990	–	99.2	77.3
1989	–	99.4	77.6
1988	–	98.7	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	–	–	75.3
1985	–	–	74
1980	100	100	75.8
1975	100	100	72.9
1970	99	95	69
1965	100	83	66
1960	100	84.5	63.1
1955	100	80.3	57.4
1950	99.4	64.6	51.4
1945	100	60.5	43.5
1940	100	56.5	40
1935	100	52.4	38.2
1930	100	48.3	36.4
1925	100	44.3	33
1920	100	44.2	30.5
1915	100	44.1	29.2
1910	98.1	44	28.1
1905	81.1	43.9	25.1
1900	70.6	43.8	23.3
1895	70.5	43.7	21.8
1890	51.8	43.6	20
1885	57.3	43.5	19
1880	35.8	37.9	17.2
1875	30.3	32.5	15.7
1870	25.3	27.6	13.2
1865	20.9	23.2	10.6
1860	17	19.3	9.3
1855	13.8	15.9	8
1850	11.1	13.1	6.8
1845	8.8	10.6	5.9
1840	7	8.6	5.2
1835	5.6	7	4.5
1830	4.4	5.6	4
1825	3.5	4.5	3.5
1820	2.7	3.6	3.1

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