Namibia vs Zambia: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 96.2% in Namibia in 2012 and 84.9% in Zambia in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012 the value was higher in Namibia, by 5.8 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Zambia.

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

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What the numbers say

Namibia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1998.
In 2012, Namibia ranked 22 and Zambia ranked 54 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2012.

Every year

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

Year	Namibia	Zambia	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	84.9	88.2
2016	–	–	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	–	87.4	88.2
2012	96.2	90.4	88.2
2011	–	88.7	88.1
2010	92.8	85.6	87.9
2009	92.1	88	87.9
2008	91.5	–	87.6
2007	92.1	90.2	87.2
2006	90.6	90.2	86
2005	92	90	85.4
2004	91.5	81.1	84.7
2003	93.6	–	83.5
2002	93.3	67.2	81.4
2001	90.9	65.3	81
2000	89.5	65.1	80.7
1999	88.4	65.1	79.9
1998	87.3	67	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	–	69.8	78
1994	–	71.5	78.3
1993	–	–	78
1992	82.1	–	77.7
1991	–	–	77.8
1990	79.9	–	77.3
1989	79.9	–	77.6
1988	–	78.2	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	–	79.7	75.3
1985	–	–	74
1980	–	81	75.8
1975	–	78	72.9
1970	–	73.4	69
1965	–	49.5	66
1960	–	37	63.1
1955	–	33	57.4
1950	–	29.2	51.4
1945	–	19.9	43.5
1940	–	12.8	40
1935	–	7.8	38.2
1930	–	4.4	36.4
1925	–	2.4	33
1920	–	1.1	30.5
1915	–	0.4	29.2
1910	–	0	28.1
1905	–	0	25.1
1900	–	0	23.3
1895	–	0	21.8
1890	–	0	20
1885	–	0	19
1880	–	0	17.2
1875	–	0	15.7
1870	–	0	13.2
1865	–	0	10.6
1860	–	0	9.3
1855	–	0	8
1850	–	0	6.8
1845	–	0	5.9
1840	–	0	5.2
1835	–	0	4.5
1830	–	0	4
1825	–	0	3.5
1820	–	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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