Portugal vs Romania: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2017: 97.2% in Portugal and 82% in Romania, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Portugal, by 15.2 percentage points, or 1.18 times that in Romania.

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

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What the numbers say

Portugal has been higher since 1975, when it overtook Romania.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.

Every year

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

Year	Portugal	Romania	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	97.2	82	88.2
2016	96.5	83.9	88.3
2015	97.3	86	88.2
2014	98.3	–	88.3
2013	–	–	88.2
2012	–	89.1	88.2
2011	–	90.4	88.1
2010	–	90.7	87.9
2009	–	90.5	87.9
2008	–	89.6	87.6
2007	–	93.6	87.2
2006	–	93.6	86
2005	–	94.8	85.4
2004	–	–	84.7
2003	–	93.8	83.5
2002	–	90.3	81.4
2001	–	90.8	81
2000	–	86.7	80.7
1999	–	86.7	79.9
1998	–	89.1	78.9
1997	–	89.8	78.1
1996	–	89.7	77.9
1995	–	88.3	78
1994	98.1	83.4	78.3
1993	–	75.5	78
1992	–	–	77.7
1991	99	–	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	–	75.8
1986	–	–	75.3
1985	–	–	74
1980	97	80.2	75.8
1975	88	84.9	72.9
1970	82	89.7	69
1965	77	80.2	66
1960	100	66.7	63.1
1955	86.2	63.2	57.4
1950	70.7	54.8	51.4
1945	66.6	50.9	43.5
1940	62.4	47	40
1935	58.3	43.1	38.2
1930	54.1	39.3	36.4
1925	49.9	35.4	33
1920	45.8	31.5	30.5
1915	41.6	27.6	29.2
1910	37.4	23.7	28.1
1905	33.3	19.8	25.1
1900	29.1	16	23.3
1895	24.9	12.1	21.8
1890	20.8	8.2	20
1885	17.4	6.8	19
1880	13.9	5.5	17.2
1875	10.5	4.5	15.7
1870	7.1	3.7	13.2
1865	3.7	3	10.6
1860	2.9	2.5	9.3
1855	2.3	2	8
1850	1.8	1.6	6.8
1845	1.4	1.3	5.9
1840	1.1	1.1	5.2
1835	0.9	0.9	4.5
1830	0.7	0.7	4
1825	0.5	0.6	3.5
1820	0.4	0.5	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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