Romania vs Ukraine: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 82% in Romania in 2017 and 92.7% in Ukraine in 2014, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 4.9 percentage points, or 1.05 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

Ukraine has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Romania.
In 2012, Romania ranked 61 and Ukraine ranked 30 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2012.

Every year

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

Year	Romania	Ukraine	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	82	–	88.2
2016	83.9	–	88.3
2015	86	–	88.2
2014	–	92.7	88.3
2013	–	94.3	88.2
2012	89.1	94	88.2
2011	90.4	93	88.1
2010	90.7	90.7	87.9
2009	90.5	88	87.9
2008	89.6	87.6	87.6
2007	93.6	87.6	87.2
2006	93.6	88.2	86
2005	94.8	89.4	85.4
2004	–	87.8	84.7
2003	93.8	88.6	83.5
2002	90.3	93.6	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	83.4	–	78.3
1993	75.5	–	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	80.2	–	75.8
1975	84.9	–	72.9
1970	89.7	–	69
1965	80.2	–	66
1960	66.7	–	63.1
1955	63.2	–	57.4
1950	54.8	–	51.4
1945	50.9	–	43.5
1940	47	–	40
1935	43.1	–	38.2
1930	39.3	–	36.4
1925	35.4	–	33
1920	31.5	–	30.5
1915	27.6	–	29.2
1910	23.7	–	28.1
1905	19.8	–	25.1
1900	16	–	23.3
1895	12.1	–	21.8
1890	8.2	–	20
1885	6.8	–	19
1880	5.5	–	17.2
1875	4.5	–	15.7
1870	3.7	–	13.2
1865	3	–	10.6
1860	2.5	–	9.3
1855	2	–	8
1850	1.6	–	6.8
1845	1.3	–	5.9
1840	1.1	–	5.2
1835	0.9	–	4.5
1830	0.7	–	4
1825	0.6	–	3.5
1820	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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