Malaysia vs North Korea

Malaysia vs North Korea: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 99.8% in Malaysia in 2014 and 94.1% in North Korea in 2009, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2009 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 3.3 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in North Korea.

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

Malaysia vs North Korea: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 99.8% in Malaysia in 2014 and 94.1% in North Korea in 2009, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2009 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 3.3 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in North Korea.
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What the numbers say

  • Malaysia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2009.
  • The world as a whole: 87.9% in 2009.

Every year

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

YearMalaysiaNorth KoreaWorld
2018––88.2
2017––88.2
2016––88.3
2015––88.2
201499.8–88.3
2013––88.2
201298.9–88.2
201197.6–88.1
201096.4–87.9
200997.494.187.9
200895.3–87.6
200796.1–87.2
200696.8–86
200599.7–85.4
200499.4–84.7
200397.1–83.5
200296.6–81.4
200197.9–81
200098.5–80.7
199994.9–79.9
199895.5–78.9
1997––78.1
1996––77.9
1995––78
199497.5–78.3
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
198089.9–75.8
197587.9–72.9
197083–69
196579.1–66
196082–63.1
195549.3–57.4
195044.7–51.4
194537.1–43.5
194030–40
193523.8–38.2
193018.5–36.4
192514.2–33
192010.8–30.5
19158.1–29.2
19106–28.1
19054.5–25.1
19003.3–23.3
18952.4–21.8
18901.8–20
18851.3–19
18801–17.2
18750.7–15.7
18700.5–13.2
18650.4–10.6
18600.3–9.3
18550.2–8
18500.1–6.8
18450.1–5.9
18400.1–5.2
18350.1–4.5
18300–4
18250–3.5
18200–3.1

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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