Romania vs United Kingdom: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school in 2017: 82% in Romania and 99.4% in United Kingdom, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 17.3 percentage points, or 1.21 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

United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1820.
In 2012, Romania ranked 61 and United Kingdom ranked 9 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.

Every year

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

Year	Romania	United Kingdom	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	82	99.4	88.2
2016	83.9	99.6	88.3
2015	86	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	–	99.6	88.2
2012	89.1	98.3	88.2
2011	90.4	98.2	88.1
2010	90.7	98	87.9
2009	90.5	97.8	87.9
2008	89.6	98.6	87.6
2007	93.6	96.8	87.2
2006	93.6	98.7	86
2005	94.8	–	85.4
2004	–	98.2	84.7
2003	93.8	–	83.5
2002	90.3	99.9	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	–	96.8	77.7
1991	–	98.4	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	–	99.9	76.6
1987	–	98.2	75.8
1986	–	95.3	75.3
1985	–	93.7	74
1980	80.2	97	75.8
1975	84.9	98	72.9
1970	89.7	98	69
1965	80.2	100	66
1960	66.7	100	63.1
1955	63.2	100	57.4
1950	54.8	100	51.4
1945	50.9	100	43.5
1940	47	100	40
1935	43.1	100	38.2
1930	39.3	100	36.4
1925	35.4	100	33
1920	31.5	100	30.5
1915	27.6	100	29.2
1910	23.7	100	28.1
1905	19.8	100	25.1
1900	16	91.3	23.3
1895	12.1	82.6	21.8
1890	8.2	73.9	20
1885	6.8	65.2	19
1880	5.5	56.4	17.2
1875	4.5	47.7	15.7
1870	3.7	39	13.2
1865	3	35.4	10.6
1860	2.5	31.9	9.3
1855	2	28.3	8
1850	1.6	24.7	6.8
1845	1.3	22.5	5.9
1840	1.1	20.4	5.2
1835	0.9	18.5	4.5
1830	0.7	16.8	4
1825	0.6	15.1	3.5
1820	0.5	13.6	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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