Saudi Arabia vs Sweden: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 94.4% in Saudi Arabia in 2018 and 98.1% in Sweden in 2008, by Our World in Data estimates.

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

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Every year

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

Year	Saudi Arabia	Sweden	World
2018	94.4	–	88.2
2017	95.3	–	88.2
2016	95.6	–	88.3
2015	–	–	88.2
2014	–	–	88.3
2013	–	–	88.2
2012	–	–	88.2
2011	97.1	–	88.1
2010	96.9	–	87.9
2009	90.6	–	87.9
2008	–	98.1	87.6
2007	–	96.1	87.2
2006	–	95	86
2005	–	95.2	85.4
2004	–	96.6	84.7
2003	–	98.8	83.5
2002	–	–	81.4
2001	–	–	81
2000	–	–	80.7
1999	–	–	79.9
1998	–	–	78.9
1997	–	–	78.1
1996	–	–	77.9
1995	–	–	78
1994	–	–	78.3
1993	–	–	78
1992	–	–	77.7
1991	–	99.8	77.8
1990	–	99.5	77.3
1989	–	98.8	77.6
1988	–	98.4	76.6
1987	–	98.1	75.8
1986	–	–	75.3
1985	–	–	74
1980	–	95.7	75.8
1975	–	100	72.9
1970	–	93.1	69
1965	–	98	66
1960	–	95	63.1
1955	–	100	57.4
1950	–	100	51.4
1945	–	97.8	43.5
1940	–	95.7	40
1935	–	93.5	38.2
1930	–	91.3	36.4
1925	–	89.2	33
1920	–	87	30.5
1915	–	84.8	29.2
1910	–	82.7	28.1
1905	–	80.5	25.1
1900	–	78.3	23.3
1895	–	76.2	21.8
1890	–	74	20
1885	–	71.8	19
1880	–	69.7	17.2
1875	–	67.5	15.7
1870	–	65.3	13.2
1865	–	63.2	10.6
1860	–	61	9.3
1855	–	58.8	8
1850	–	56.7	6.8
1845	–	54	5.9
1840	–	51.3	5.2
1835	–	48.6	4.5
1830	–	46	4
1825	–	43.3	3.5
1820	–	40.7	3.1

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