Mali vs South Africa: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 55.8% in Mali in 2018 and 86.7% in South Africa in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Africa, by 29 percentage points, or 1.5 times that in Mali.

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

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1820.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.

Every year

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

Year	Mali	South Africa	World
2018	55.8	–	88.2
2017	57.7	86.7	88.2
2016	53.4	–	88.3
2015	52.1	–	88.2
2014	55.7	–	88.3
2013	–	–	88.2
2012	58.5	–	88.2
2011	60.2	–	88.1
2010	59.2	–	87.9
2009	58.2	–	87.9
2008	–	–	87.6
2007	54.2	–	87.2
2006	51.8	–	86
2005	50.1	88.9	85.4
2004	47.1	89.3	84.7
2003	44.8	89.7	83.5
2002	44.9	88.3	81.4
2001	–	87.6	81
2000	–	86.3	80.7
1999	36.9	88	79.9
1998	–	86.7	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	–	90.9	78
1994	–	90.2	78.3
1993	–	–	78
1992	–	–	77.7
1991	–	89	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	–	–	75.3
1985	–	–	74
1980	11.9	88	75.8
1975	12.1	88	72.9
1970	11	88	69
1965	6.9	78.2	66
1960	2.8	75.6	63.1
1955	2.3	68.4	57.4
1950	1.4	61.3	51.4
1945	1	54.2	43.5
1940	0.7	47.1	40
1935	0.5	39.9	38.2
1930	0.3	32.8	36.4
1925	0.2	25.7	33
1920	0.2	18.6	30.5
1915	0.1	11.4	29.2
1910	0.1	4.3	28.1
1905	0.1	1.7	25.1
1900	0	1.5	23.3
1895	0	1.3	21.8
1890	0	1	20
1885	0	0.8	19
1880	0	0.6	17.2
1875	0	0.4	15.7
1870	0	0.3	13.2
1865	0	0.3	10.6
1860	0	0.2	9.3
1855	0	0.1	8
1850	0	0.1	6.8
1845	0	0.1	5.9
1840	0	0.1	5.2
1835	0	0.1	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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