Madagascar vs Niger

Madagascar vs Niger: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 77.8% in Madagascar in 2003 and 60.2% in Niger in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2003 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 47.3 percentage points, or 2.55 times that in Niger.

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

Madagascar vs Niger: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 77.8% in Madagascar in 2003 and 60.2% in Niger in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2003 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 47.3 percentage points, or 2.55 times that in Niger.
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What the numbers say

  • Madagascar has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1989.
  • The world as a whole: 83.5% in 2003.

Every year

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

YearMadagascarNigerWorld
2018––88.2
2017–60.288.2
2016–58.388.3
2015–56.488.2
2014–55.188.3
2013–55.388.2
2012–54.788.2
2011–52.688.1
2010–4887.9
2009–44.887.9
2008–4187.6
2007–36.687.2
2006–35.286
2005–34.385.4
2004–33.484.7
200377.830.583.5
200268.327.281.4
200167.624.481
200066.521.680.7
199964.820.779.9
1998–19.278.9
1997–18.678.1
199657–77.9
199557.5–78
1994––78.3
1993––78
1992–1677.7
1991–17.477.8
199063.816.977.3
198964.916.577.6
1988––76.6
1987––75.8
1986–16.575.3
1985––74
1980–18.175.8
1975–12.472.9
1970–8.669
1965–6.766
1960–2.963.1
1955–1.257.4
1950–0.451.4
1945–0.343.5
1940–0.340
1935–0.238.2
1930–0.236.4
1925–0.133
1920–0.130.5
1915–0.129.2
1910–0.128.1
1905–025.1
1900–023.3
1895–021.8
1890–020
1885–019
1880–017.2
1875–015.7
1870–013.2
1865–010.6
1860–09.3
1855–08
1850–06.8
1845–05.9
1840–05.2
1835–04.5
1830–04
1825–03.5
1820–03.1

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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