North Korea vs Russia

North Korea vs Russia: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 94.1% in North Korea in 2009 and 96.8% in Russia in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2009 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1 times that in North Korea.

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

North Korea vs Russia: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 94.1% in North Korea in 2009 and 96.8% in Russia in 2016, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2009 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1 times that in North Korea.
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What the numbers say

  • Russia 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 KoreaRussiaWorld
2018––88.2
2017––88.2
2016–96.888.3
2015–95.888.2
2014–94.588.3
2013––88.2
2012––88.2
2011––88.1
2010––87.9
200994.194.187.9
2008–92.587.6
2007–90.487.2
2006–90.286
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
1995–93.578
1994–96.978.3
1993––78
1992––77.7
1991––77.8
1990––77.3
1989––77.6
1988––76.6
1987––75.8
1986––75.3
1985––74
1980–10075.8
1975–9672.9
1970–9969
1965–99.966
1960–9763.1
1955–95.557.4
1950–9451.4
1945–92.543.5
1940–9140
1935–89.538.2
1930–8836.4
1925–5933
1920–3030.5
1915–27.329.2
1910–24.728.1
1905–2225.1
1900–19.423.3
1895–15.321.8
1890–11.220
1885–7.119
1880–7.417.2
1875–5.915.7
1870–4.813.2
1865–3.810.6
1860–39.3
1855–2.48
1850–1.96.8
1845–1.55.9
1840–1.25.2
1835–0.94.5
1830–0.74
1825–0.63.5
1820–0.53.1

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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