North Korea vs Papua New Guinea: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 94.1% in North Korea in 2009 and 71% in Papua New Guinea in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates.

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

North KoreaPapua New GuineaWorld

Every year

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

Year	North Korea	Papua New Guinea	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	–	88.2
2016	–	71	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	–	–	88.2
2012	–	–	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	–	87.9
2009	94.1	–	87.9
2008	–	–	87.6
2007	–	–	87.2
2006	–	–	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	–	–	84.7
2003	–	–	83.5
2002	–	–	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	–	–	80.7
1999	–	–	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	–	52.3	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	–	–	75.3
1985	–	–	74
1980	–	–	75.8
1975	–	–	72.9
1970	–	–	69
1965	–	–	66
1960	–	–	63.1
1955	–	–	57.4
1950	–	–	51.4
1945	–	–	43.5
1940	–	–	40
1935	–	–	38.2
1930	–	–	36.4
1925	–	–	33
1920	–	–	30.5
1915	–	–	29.2
1910	–	–	28.1
1905	–	–	25.1
1900	–	–	23.3
1895	–	–	21.8
1890	–	–	20
1885	–	–	19
1880	–	–	17.2
1875	–	–	15.7
1870	–	–	13.2
1865	–	–	10.6
1860	–	–	9.3
1855	–	–	8
1850	–	–	6.8
1845	–	–	5.9
1840	–	–	5.2
1835	–	–	4.5
1830	–	–	4
1825	–	–	3.5
1820	–	–	3.1

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