Peru vs Venezuela: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 93.1% in Peru in 2015 and 87.2% in Venezuela in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2015 the value was higher in Peru, by 2.4 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Venezuela.

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

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What the numbers say

Peru has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Venezuela.
In 2012, Peru ranked 44 and Venezuela ranked 47 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2015.

Every year

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

Year	Peru	Venezuela	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	87.2	88.2
2016	–	88.8	88.3
2015	93.1	90.6	88.2
2014	92.9	91.3	88.3
2013	93.9	90.7	88.2
2012	91.8	91.5	88.2
2011	96.9	92.8	88.1
2010	–	92.5	87.9
2009	96.3	92.1	87.9
2008	–	90.2	87.6
2007	–	92.1	87.2
2006	–	91	86
2005	–	91.1	85.4
2004	–	92	84.7
2003	98.5	91.9	83.5
2002	–	93.4	81.4
2001	–	90.6	81
2000	97.1	88.1	80.7
1999	96.3	86	79.9
1998	95	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	84.8	–	78
1994	–	–	78.3
1993	89.9	–	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	82.4	95.5	75.8
1975	77.9	89.1	72.9
1970	72	86.3	69
1965	62	87.2	66
1960	47.3	91.8	63.1
1955	55.1	72	57.4
1950	55.9	81.7	51.4
1945	51	68.9	43.5
1940	46.1	56.2	40
1935	41.2	43.4	38.2
1930	36.3	30.7	36.4
1925	31.5	18	33
1920	26.6	5.2	30.5
1915	21.7	8.3	29.2
1910	16.8	11.4	28.1
1905	12.3	10.7	25.1
1900	8.9	8.4	23.3
1895	6.3	6.6	21.8
1890	4.5	5.2	20
1885	3.1	4.1	19
1880	2.1	3.2	17.2
1875	1.5	1.5	15.7
1870	1	1.2	13.2
1865	0.7	0.9	10.6
1860	0.4	0.7	9.3
1855	0.3	0.6	8
1850	0.2	0.4	6.8
1845	0.1	0.3	5.9
1840	0.1	0.3	5.2
1835	0	0.2	4.5
1830	0	0.2	4
1825	0	0.1	3.5
1820	0	0.1	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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