Latvia vs Russia

Latvia vs Russia: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 96.8% in Latvia in 2017 and 96.8% in Russia in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2016 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1 times that in Latvia.

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

Latvia vs Russia: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 96.8% in Latvia in 2017 and 96.8% in Russia in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2016 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1 times that in Latvia.
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What the numbers say

  • Russia has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Latvia.
  • The world as a whole: 88.3% in 2016.

Every year

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

YearLatviaRussiaWorld
2018––88.2
201796.8–88.2
201696.596.888.3
201596.495.888.2
201496.394.588.3
201396.5–88.2
201296.7–88.2
201197.5–88.1
201097.4–87.9
200996.894.187.9
2008–92.587.6
2007–90.487.2
2006–90.286
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
1995–93.578
1994–96.978.3
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
1980–10075.8
1975–9672.9
1970–9969
1965–99.966
1960–9763.1
1955–95.557.4
1950–9451.4
1945–92.543.5
1940–9140
1935–89.538.2
1930–8836.4
1925–5933
1920–3030.5
1915–27.329.2
1910–24.728.1
1905–2225.1
1900–19.423.3
1895–15.321.8
1890–11.220
1885–7.119
1880–7.417.2
1875–5.915.7
1870–4.813.2
1865–3.810.6
1860–39.3
1855–2.48
1850–1.96.8
1845–1.55.9
1840–1.25.2
1835–0.94.5
1830–0.74
1825–0.63.5
1820–0.53.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • 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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