Moldova vs Romania: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 86.2% in Moldova in 2018 and 82% in Romania in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Moldova, by 3.9 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Romania.

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

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What the numbers say

Moldova has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Romania.
In 2012, Moldova ranked 69 and Romania ranked 61 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.

Every year

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

Year	Moldova	Romania	World
2018	86.2	–	88.2
2017	86	82	88.2
2016	86.2	83.9	88.3
2015	86.2	86	88.2
2014	86.8	–	88.3
2013	87.6	–	88.2
2012	87.6	89.1	88.2
2011	87.1	90.4	88.1
2010	87.4	90.7	87.9
2009	86.8	90.5	87.9
2008	87	89.6	87.6
2007	87	93.6	87.2
2006	87.8	93.6	86
2005	90.6	94.8	85.4
2004	92.1	–	84.7
2003	92.2	93.8	83.5
2002	90.9	90.3	81.4
2001	91.3	90.8	81
2000	88.5	86.7	80.7
1999	–	86.7	79.9
1998	–	89.1	78.9
1997	–	89.8	78.1
1996	–	89.7	77.9
1995	–	88.3	78
1994	–	83.4	78.3
1993	–	75.5	78
1992	–	–	77.7
1991	–	–	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	–	–	75.3
1985	–	–	74
1980	–	80.2	75.8
1975	–	84.9	72.9
1970	–	89.7	69
1965	–	80.2	66
1960	–	66.7	63.1
1955	–	63.2	57.4
1950	–	54.8	51.4
1945	–	50.9	43.5
1940	–	47	40
1935	–	43.1	38.2
1930	–	39.3	36.4
1925	–	35.4	33
1920	–	31.5	30.5
1915	–	27.6	29.2
1910	–	23.7	28.1
1905	–	19.8	25.1
1900	–	16	23.3
1895	–	12.1	21.8
1890	–	8.2	20
1885	–	6.8	19
1880	–	5.5	17.2
1875	–	4.5	15.7
1870	–	3.7	13.2
1865	–	3	10.6
1860	–	2.5	9.3
1855	–	2	8
1850	–	1.6	6.8
1845	–	1.3	5.9
1840	–	1.1	5.2
1835	–	0.9	4.5
1830	–	0.7	4
1825	–	0.6	3.5
1820	–	0.5	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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