Malaysia vs South Korea: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 99.8% in Malaysia in 2014 and 97.2% in South Korea in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2014 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 3.9 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in South Korea.

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

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What the numbers say

Malaysia has been higher since 2012, when it overtook South Korea.
In 2012, Malaysia ranked 3 and South Korea ranked 11 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.3% in 2014.

Every year

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

Year	Malaysia	South Korea	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	97.2	88.2
2016	–	96.8	88.3
2015	–	98	88.2
2014	99.8	95.9	88.3
2013	–	95.6	88.2
2012	98.9	98.1	88.2
2011	97.6	–	88.1
2010	96.4	–	87.9
2009	97.4	99.6	87.9
2008	95.3	–	87.6
2007	96.1	–	87.2
2006	96.8	–	86
2005	99.7	–	85.4
2004	99.4	98	84.7
2003	97.1	98.5	83.5
2002	96.6	97.9	81.4
2001	97.9	98.4	81
2000	98.5	99.8	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	–	–	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	99.7	75.8
1986	–	98.6	75.3
1985	–	98.9	74
1980	89.9	100	75.8
1975	87.9	100	72.9
1970	83	94	69
1965	79.1	88.5	66
1960	82	90.4	63.1
1955	49.3	77.8	57.4
1950	44.7	43.4	51.4
1945	37.1	37.1	43.5
1940	30	30.7	40
1935	23.8	13.6	38.2
1930	18.5	8.1	36.4
1925	14.2	6.5	33
1920	10.8	1.6	30.5
1915	8.1	0.8	29.2
1910	6	0.4	28.1
1905	4.5	0.2	25.1
1900	3.3	0.1	23.3
1895	2.4	0.1	21.8
1890	1.8	0	20
1885	1.3	0	19
1880	1	0	17.2
1875	0.7	0	15.7
1870	0.5	0	13.2
1865	0.4	0	10.6
1860	0.3	0	9.3
1855	0.2	0	8
1850	0.1	0	6.8
1845	0.1	0	5.9
1840	0.1	0	5.2
1835	0.1	0	4.5
1830	0	0	4
1825	0	0	3.5
1820	0	0	3.1

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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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