North Korea vs Philippines

North Korea vs Philippines: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 94.1% in North Korea in 2009 and 93.7% in Philippines in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2009 the value was higher in North Korea, by 2.9 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Philippines.

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

North Korea vs Philippines: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 94.1% in North Korea in 2009 and 93.7% in Philippines in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2009 the value was higher in North Korea, by 2.9 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Philippines.
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What the numbers say

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

Every year

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

YearNorth KoreaPhilippinesWorld
2018––88.2
2017–93.788.2
2016–94.788.3
2015–95.788.2
2014–96.288.3
2013––88.2
2012––88.2
2011––88.1
2010––87.9
200994.191.187.9
2008–89.487.6
2007–88.287.2
2006–87.986
2005–89.785.4
2004–90.484.7
2003–90.883.5
2002–90.881.4
2001–90.381
2000––80.7
1999–89.379.9
1998–90.378.9
1997––78.1
1996––77.9
1995––78
1994––78.3
1993––78
1992––77.7
1991––77.8
1990––77.3
1989–98.377.6
1988–96.876.6
1987–93.375.8
1986–93.975.3
1985––74
1980–9475.8
1975–94.872.9
1970–10069
1965–9966
1960–81.663.1
1955–10057.4
1950–10051.4
1945–93.143.5
1940–86.240
1935–79.338.2
1930–72.436.4
1925–65.533
1920–51.730.5
1915–3829.2
1910–24.228.1
1905–28.925.1
1900–22.923.3
1895–17.821.8
1890–13.620
1885–10.319
1880–7.817.2
1875–5.815.7
1870–4.313.2
1865–3.210.6
1860–1.59.3
1855–1.18
1850–0.86.8
1845–0.65.9
1840–0.55.2
1835–0.44.5
1830–0.34
1825–0.33.5
1820–0.23.1

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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