Rwanda vs Zambia

Rwanda vs Zambia: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 95.1% in Rwanda in 2018 and 84.9% in Zambia in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 12.5 percentage points, or 1.15 times that in Zambia.

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

Rwanda vs Zambia: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 95.1% in Rwanda in 2018 and 84.9% in Zambia in 2017, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 12.5 percentage points, or 1.15 times that in Zambia.
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What the numbers say

  • Rwanda has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1999.
  • The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2017.

Every year

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

YearRwandaZambiaWorld
201895.1–88.2
201797.484.988.2
201699.5–88.3
2015––88.2
2014––88.3
2013–87.488.2
2012–90.488.2
2011–88.788.1
2010–85.687.9
2009–8887.9
2008––87.6
2007–90.287.2
2006–90.286
2005–9085.4
2004–81.184.7
200386.7–83.5
200282.567.281.4
2001–65.381
2000–65.180.7
199985.665.179.9
1998–6778.9
1997––78.1
1996––77.9
1995–69.878
1994–71.578.3
1993––78
1992––77.7
1991––77.8
1990––77.3
1989––77.6
1988–78.276.6
1987––75.8
1986–79.775.3
1985––74
1980–8175.8
1975–7872.9
1970–73.469
1965–49.566
1960–3763.1
1955–3357.4
1950–29.251.4
1945–19.943.5
1940–12.840
1935–7.838.2
1930–4.436.4
1925–2.433
1920–1.130.5
1915–0.429.2
1910–028.1
1905–025.1
1900–023.3
1895–021.8
1890–020
1885–019
1880–017.2
1875–015.7
1870–013.2
1865–010.6
1860–09.3
1855–08
1850–06.8
1845–05.9
1840–05.2
1835–04.5
1830–04
1825–03.5
1820–03.1

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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