Philippines vs United Kingdom: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2017: 93.7% in Philippines and 99.4% in United Kingdom, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 5.7 percentage points, or 1.06 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

United Kingdom has been higher since 1975, 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	United Kingdom	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	93.7	99.4	88.2
2016	94.7	99.6	88.3
2015	95.7	–	88.2
2014	96.2	–	88.3
2013	–	99.6	88.2
2012	–	98.3	88.2
2011	–	98.2	88.1
2010	–	98	87.9
2009	91.1	97.8	87.9
2008	89.4	98.6	87.6
2007	88.2	96.8	87.2
2006	87.9	98.7	86
2005	89.7	–	85.4
2004	90.4	98.2	84.7
2003	90.8	–	83.5
2002	90.8	99.9	81.4
2001	90.3	–	81
2000	–	–	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	–	96.8	77.7
1991	–	98.4	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	98.3	–	77.6
1988	96.8	99.9	76.6
1987	93.3	98.2	75.8
1986	93.9	95.3	75.3
1985	–	93.7	74
1980	94	97	75.8
1975	94.8	98	72.9
1970	100	98	69
1965	99	100	66
1960	81.6	100	63.1
1955	100	100	57.4
1950	100	100	51.4
1945	93.1	100	43.5
1940	86.2	100	40
1935	79.3	100	38.2
1930	72.4	100	36.4
1925	65.5	100	33
1920	51.7	100	30.5
1915	38	100	29.2
1910	24.2	100	28.1
1905	28.9	100	25.1
1900	22.9	91.3	23.3
1895	17.8	82.6	21.8
1890	13.6	73.9	20
1885	10.3	65.2	19
1880	7.8	56.4	17.2
1875	5.8	47.7	15.7
1870	4.3	39	13.2
1865	3.2	35.4	10.6
1860	1.5	31.9	9.3
1855	1.1	28.3	8
1850	0.8	24.7	6.8
1845	0.6	22.5	5.9
1840	0.5	20.4	5.2
1835	0.4	18.5	4.5
1830	0.3	16.8	4
1825	0.3	15.1	3.5
1820	0.2	13.6	3.1

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.
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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Learning-adjusted schoolingPhilippines: 7.5 years in 2020United Kingdom: 11.5 years in 2020

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