Madagascar vs Zambia

Madagascar vs Zambia: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 77.8% in Madagascar in 2003 and 84.9% in Zambia in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2002 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 1.1 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Zambia.

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

Madagascar vs Zambia: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 77.8% in Madagascar in 2003 and 84.9% in Zambia in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2002 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 1.1 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Zambia.
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What the numbers say

  • Madagascar has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Zambia.
  • The world as a whole: 81.4% in 2002.

Every year

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

YearMadagascarZambiaWorld
2018––88.2
2017–84.988.2
2016––88.3
2015––88.2
2014––88.3
2013–87.488.2
2012–90.488.2
2011–88.788.1
2010–85.687.9
2009–8887.9
2008––87.6
2007–90.287.2
2006–90.286
2005–9085.4
2004–81.184.7
200377.8–83.5
200268.367.281.4
200167.665.381
200066.565.180.7
199964.865.179.9
1998–6778.9
1997––78.1
199657–77.9
199557.569.878
1994–71.578.3
1993––78
1992––77.7
1991––77.8
199063.8–77.3
198964.9–77.6
1988–78.276.6
1987––75.8
1986–79.775.3
1985––74
1980–8175.8
1975–7872.9
1970–73.469
1965–49.566
1960–3763.1
1955–3357.4
1950–29.251.4
1945–19.943.5
1940–12.840
1935–7.838.2
1930–4.436.4
1925–2.433
1920–1.130.5
1915–0.429.2
1910–028.1
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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