Philippines vs South Korea: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2017: 93.7% in Philippines and 97.2% in South Korea, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in South Korea, by 3.5 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in Philippines.

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

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What the numbers say

South Korea has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Philippines.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.

Every year

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

Year	Philippines	South Korea	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	93.7	97.2	88.2
2016	94.7	96.8	88.3
2015	95.7	98	88.2
2014	96.2	95.9	88.3
2013	–	95.6	88.2
2012	–	98.1	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	–	87.9
2009	91.1	99.6	87.9
2008	89.4	–	87.6
2007	88.2	–	87.2
2006	87.9	–	86
2005	89.7	–	85.4
2004	90.4	98	84.7
2003	90.8	98.5	83.5
2002	90.8	97.9	81.4
2001	90.3	98.4	81
2000	–	99.8	80.7
1999	89.3	–	79.9
1998	90.3	–	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	98.3	–	77.6
1988	96.8	–	76.6
1987	93.3	99.7	75.8
1986	93.9	98.6	75.3
1985	–	98.9	74
1980	94	100	75.8
1975	94.8	100	72.9
1970	100	94	69
1965	99	88.5	66
1960	81.6	90.4	63.1
1955	100	77.8	57.4
1950	100	43.4	51.4
1945	93.1	37.1	43.5
1940	86.2	30.7	40
1935	79.3	13.6	38.2
1930	72.4	8.1	36.4
1925	65.5	6.5	33
1920	51.7	1.6	30.5
1915	38	0.8	29.2
1910	24.2	0.4	28.1
1905	28.9	0.2	25.1
1900	22.9	0.1	23.3
1895	17.8	0.1	21.8
1890	13.6	0	20
1885	10.3	0	19
1880	7.8	0	17.2
1875	5.8	0	15.7
1870	4.3	0	13.2
1865	3.2	0	10.6
1860	1.5	0	9.3
1855	1.1	0	8
1850	0.8	0	6.8
1845	0.6	0	5.9
1840	0.5	0	5.2
1835	0.4	0	4.5
1830	0.3	0	4
1825	0.3	0	3.5
1820	0.2	0	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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