Kenya vs South Korea: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 81.7% in Kenya in 2012 and 97.2% in South Korea in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012 the value was higher in South Korea, by 16.4 percentage points, or 1.2 times that in Kenya.

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

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What the numbers say

South Korea has been higher since 1925, when it overtook Kenya.
In 2012, Kenya ranked 81 and South Korea ranked 11 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2012.

Every year

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

Year	Kenya	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	81.7	98.1	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	–	87.9
2009	76.4	99.6	87.9
2008	75.2	–	87.6
2007	78.5	–	87.2
2006	69.2	–	86
2005	69.7	–	85.4
2004	68.9	98	84.7
2003	70.5	98.5	83.5
2002	59.6	97.9	81.4
2001	65.4	98.4	81
2000	64.4	99.8	80.7
1999	61.2	–	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	84	100	75.8
1975	79	100	72.9
1970	43.4	94	69
1965	34.7	88.5	66
1960	26	90.4	63.1
1955	19.1	77.8	57.4
1950	18.8	43.4	51.4
1945	14.5	37.1	43.5
1940	11.1	30.7	40
1935	8.4	13.6	38.2
1930	6.3	8.1	36.4
1925	4.7	6.5	33
1920	3.5	1.6	30.5
1915	2.6	0.8	29.2
1910	1.9	0.4	28.1
1905	1.4	0.2	25.1
1900	1	0.1	23.3
1895	0.8	0.1	21.8
1890	0.6	0	20
1885	0.4	0	19
1880	0.3	0	17.2
1875	0.2	0	15.7
1870	0.2	0	13.2
1865	0.1	0	10.6
1860	0.1	0	9.3
1855	0.1	0	8
1850	0.1	0	6.8
1845	0	0	5.9
1840	0	0	5.2
1835	0	0	4.5
1830	0	0	4
1825	0	0	3.5
1820	0	0	3.1

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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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