Madagascar vs South Africa

Madagascar vs South Africa: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 77.8% in Madagascar in 2003 and 86.7% in South Africa in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2003 the value was higher in South Africa, by 11.9 percentage points, or 1.15 times that in Madagascar.

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

Madagascar vs South Africa: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 77.8% in Madagascar in 2003 and 86.7% in South Africa in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2003 the value was higher in South Africa, by 11.9 percentage points, or 1.15 times that in Madagascar.
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What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1995.
  • The world as a whole: 83.5% in 2003.

Every year

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

YearMadagascarSouth AfricaWorld
2018––88.2
2017–86.788.2
2016––88.3
2015––88.2
2014––88.3
2013––88.2
2012––88.2
2011––88.1
2010––87.9
2009––87.9
2008––87.6
2007––87.2
2006––86
2005–88.985.4
2004–89.384.7
200377.889.783.5
200268.388.381.4
200167.687.681
200066.586.380.7
199964.88879.9
1998–86.778.9
1997––78.1
199657–77.9
199557.590.978
1994–90.278.3
1993––78
1992––77.7
1991–8977.8
199063.8–77.3
198964.9–77.6
1988––76.6
1987––75.8
1986––75.3
1985––74
1980–8875.8
1975–8872.9
1970–8869
1965–78.266
1960–75.663.1
1955–68.457.4
1950–61.351.4
1945–54.243.5
1940–47.140
1935–39.938.2
1930–32.836.4
1925–25.733
1920–18.630.5
1915–11.429.2
1910–4.328.1
1905–1.725.1
1900–1.523.3
1895–1.321.8
1890–120
1885–0.819
1880–0.617.2
1875–0.415.7
1870–0.313.2
1865–0.310.6
1860–0.29.3
1855–0.18
1850–0.16.8
1845–0.15.9
1840–0.15.2
1835–0.14.5
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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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