Russia vs South Korea: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 96.8% in Russia in 2016 and 97.2% in South Korea in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2016 the value was higher in Russia, by 0 percentage points, or 1 times that in South Korea.

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

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What the numbers say

Russia has been higher since 2016, when it overtook South Korea.
The world as a whole: 88.3% in 2016.

Every year

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

Year	Russia	South Korea	World
2018	–	–	88.2
2017	–	97.2	88.2
2016	96.8	96.8	88.3
2015	95.8	98	88.2
2014	94.5	95.9	88.3
2013	–	95.6	88.2
2012	–	98.1	88.2
2011	–	–	88.1
2010	–	–	87.9
2009	94.1	99.6	87.9
2008	92.5	–	87.6
2007	90.4	–	87.2
2006	90.2	–	86
2005	–	–	85.4
2004	–	98	84.7
2003	–	98.5	83.5
2002	–	97.9	81.4
2001	–	98.4	81
2000	–	99.8	80.7
1999	–	–	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	93.5	–	78
1994	96.9	–	78.3
1993	–	–	78
1992	–	–	77.7
1991	–	–	77.8
1990	–	–	77.3
1989	–	–	77.6
1988	–	–	76.6
1987	–	99.7	75.8
1986	–	98.6	75.3
1985	–	98.9	74
1980	100	100	75.8
1975	96	100	72.9
1970	99	94	69
1965	99.9	88.5	66
1960	97	90.4	63.1
1955	95.5	77.8	57.4
1950	94	43.4	51.4
1945	92.5	37.1	43.5
1940	91	30.7	40
1935	89.5	13.6	38.2
1930	88	8.1	36.4
1925	59	6.5	33
1920	30	1.6	30.5
1915	27.3	0.8	29.2
1910	24.7	0.4	28.1
1905	22	0.2	25.1
1900	19.4	0.1	23.3
1895	15.3	0.1	21.8
1890	11.2	0	20
1885	7.1	0	19
1880	7.4	0	17.2
1875	5.9	0	15.7
1870	4.8	0	13.2
1865	3.8	0	10.6
1860	3	0	9.3
1855	2.4	0	8
1850	1.9	0	6.8
1845	1.5	0	5.9
1840	1.2	0	5.2
1835	0.9	0	4.5
1830	0.7	0	4
1825	0.6	0	3.5
1820	0.5	0	3.1

Each country on its own

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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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