Nigeria vs Uganda

Nigeria vs Uganda: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 58.1% in Nigeria in 2010 and 96.9% in Uganda in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Uganda, by 34.3 percentage points, or 1.59 times that in Nigeria.

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

Nigeria vs Uganda: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 58.1% in Nigeria in 2010 and 96.9% in Uganda in 2013, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2010 the value was higher in Uganda, by 34.3 percentage points, or 1.59 times that in Nigeria.
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What the numbers say

  • Uganda has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2009.
  • The world as a whole: 87.9% in 2010.

Every year

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

YearNigeriaUgandaWorld
2018––88.2
2017––88.2
2016––88.3
2015––88.2
2014––88.3
2013–96.988.2
2012––88.2
2011–95.788.1
201058.192.587.9
200957.995.487.9
200856.7–87.6
200762.7–87.2
200663.3–86
200562.1–85.4
200461.5–84.7
2003––83.5
2002––81.4
2001––81
200059.2–80.7
199956.3–79.9
1998––78.9
1997––78.1
1996––77.9
1995––78
1994––78.3
1993––78
1992––77.7
1991––77.8
1990––77.3
1989––77.6
1988––76.6
1987––75.8
1986–5475.3
1985––74
1980–3575.8
1975–29.372.9
1970–25.269
1965–40.766
1960–26.163.1
1955–15.957.4
1950–13.151.4
1945–043.5
1940–040
1935–038.2
1930–036.4
1925–033
1920–030.5
1915–029.2
1910–028.1
1905–025.1
1900–023.3
1895–021.8
1890–020
1885–019
1880–017.2
1875–015.7
1870–013.2
1865–010.6
1860–09.3
1855–08
1850–06.8
1845–05.9
1840–05.2
1835–04.5
1830–04
1825–03.5
1820–03.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • 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.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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