Madagascar vs Senegal

Madagascar vs Senegal: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 77.8% in Madagascar in 2003 and 79.6% in Senegal in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2003 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 15.2 percentage points, or 1.24 times that in Senegal.

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

Madagascar vs Senegal: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 77.8% in Madagascar in 2003 and 79.6% in Senegal in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2003 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 15.2 percentage points, or 1.24 times that in Senegal.
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What the numbers say

  • Madagascar has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • The world as a whole: 83.5% in 2003.

Every year

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

YearMadagascarSenegalWorld
2018––88.2
2017–79.688.2
2016–77.388.3
2015–77.388.2
2014–76.988.3
2013–76.188.2
2012–77.288.2
2011–74.688.1
2010–73.787.9
2009–72.287.9
2008–71.487.6
2007–69.887.2
2006–66.886
2005–6485.4
2004–62.684.7
200377.862.683.5
200268.3–81.4
200167.6–81
200066.554.880.7
199964.850.879.9
1998–5278.9
1997–48.778.1
19965744.177.9
199557.5–78
1994––78.3
1993––78
1992–38.377.7
1991––77.8
199063.838.377.3
198964.9–77.6
1988–38.876.6
1987––75.8
1986–37.575.3
1985–33.974
1980–3075.8
1975–2472.9
1970–23.269
1965–22.566
1960–13.263.1
1955–8.257.4
1950–2.851.4
1945–2.143.5
1940–1.740
1935–1.338.2
1930–136.4
1925–0.833
1920–0.630.5
1915–0.529.2
1910–0.428.1
1905–0.325.1
1900–0.223.3
1895–0.221.8
1890–0.120
1885–0.119
1880–0.117.2
1875–0.115.7
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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