Japan vs Tanzania: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 100% in Japan in 1980 and 82.9% in Tanzania in 2018, 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	Japan	Tanzania	World
2018	–	82.9	88.2
2017	–	85.2	88.2
2016	–	85.4	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	–	85.4	88.3
2013	–	85.4	88.2
2012	–	88.8	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	93.1	87.9
2009	–	–	87.9
2008	–	98.7	87.6
2007	–	–	87.2
2006	–	96.3	86
2005	–	90.3	85.4
2004	–	85.6	84.7
2003	–	80.9	83.5
2002	–	72.8	81.4
2001	–	58.4	81
2000	–	54.4	80.7
1999	–	50.9	79.9
1998	–	50.4	78.9
1997	–	50.8	78.1
1996	–	50.3	77.9
1995	–	50.2	78
1994	–	50.4	78.3
1993	–	51.4	78
1992	–	52	77.7
1991	–	52	77.8
1990	–	52.8	77.3
1989	–	53.5	77.6
1988	–	53.7	76.6
1987	–	55.6	75.8
1986	–	57.4	75.3
1985	–	58.6	74
1980	100	–	75.8
1975	100	–	72.9
1970	99	–	69
1965	100	–	66
1960	100	–	63.1
1955	100	–	57.4
1950	99.4	–	51.4
1945	100	–	43.5
1940	100	–	40
1935	100	–	38.2
1930	100	–	36.4
1925	100	–	33
1920	100	–	30.5
1915	100	–	29.2
1910	98.1	–	28.1
1905	81.1	–	25.1
1900	70.6	–	23.3
1895	70.5	–	21.8
1890	51.8	–	20
1885	57.3	–	19
1880	35.8	–	17.2
1875	30.3	–	15.7
1870	25.3	–	13.2
1865	20.9	–	10.6
1860	17	–	9.3
1855	13.8	–	8
1850	11.1	–	6.8
1845	8.8	–	5.9
1840	7	–	5.2
1835	5.6	–	4.5
1830	4.4	–	4
1825	3.5	–	3.5
1820	2.7	–	3.1

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