Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 99.8% in Malaysia in 2014 and 71% in Papua New Guinea in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates.

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

MalaysiaPapua New GuineaWorld

Every year

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

Year	Malaysia	Papua New Guinea	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	–	88.2
2016	–	71	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	99.8	–	88.3
2013	–	–	88.2
2012	98.9	–	88.2
2011	97.6	–	88.1
2010	96.4	–	87.9
2009	97.4	–	87.9
2008	95.3	–	87.6
2007	96.1	–	87.2
2006	96.8	–	86
2005	99.7	–	85.4
2004	99.4	–	84.7
2003	97.1	–	83.5
2002	96.6	–	81.4
2001	97.9	–	81
2000	98.5	–	80.7
1999	94.9	–	79.9
1998	95.5	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	–	–	78
1994	97.5	–	78.3
1993	–	–	78
1992	–	–	77.7
1991	–	–	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	52.3	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	–	–	75.3
1985	–	–	74
1980	89.9	–	75.8
1975	87.9	–	72.9
1970	83	–	69
1965	79.1	–	66
1960	82	–	63.1
1955	49.3	–	57.4
1950	44.7	–	51.4
1945	37.1	–	43.5
1940	30	–	40
1935	23.8	–	38.2
1930	18.5	–	36.4
1925	14.2	–	33
1920	10.8	–	30.5
1915	8.1	–	29.2
1910	6	–	28.1
1905	4.5	–	25.1
1900	3.3	–	23.3
1895	2.4	–	21.8
1890	1.8	–	20
1885	1.3	–	19
1880	1	–	17.2
1875	0.7	–	15.7
1870	0.5	–	13.2
1865	0.4	–	10.6
1860	0.3	–	9.3
1855	0.2	–	8
1850	0.1	–	6.8
1845	0.1	–	5.9
1840	0.1	–	5.2
1835	0.1	–	4.5
1830	0	–	4
1825	0	–	3.5
1820	0	–	3.1

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